Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
Health
be 81.9% less likely to be obese
In Kazakhstan, 21.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 2.6 years less
In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 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 68.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 87.0% less money
Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $35,500 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 8.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kazakhstan, 5.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 72.7% more children
In Kazakhstan, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kazakhstan, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.8% less likely to be literate
In Kazakhstan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 75.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 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 54.7% less likely to have internet access
In Kazakhstan, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 10.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kazakhstan, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 87% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Kazakhstan spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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