Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Japan, you would:
Health
be 11.6% less likely to be obese
In Japan, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 14.9 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 41.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 90.1% less money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $46,300 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 4.3 times more children
In Japan, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 51.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Japan, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 17.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, on the other hand, 33.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.0% less likely to have internet access
In Japan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 11.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Japan, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 87% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.5% more on education
Japan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 97.6% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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