Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 95.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 46.5% less likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 73.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 19.3% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 15.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 61.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
have 16.0% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.6% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 20.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 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 31.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 34.5% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 22.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% 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 12.5% less on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 31.7% more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 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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