Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 90.0% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 9.2 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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 18.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
make 92.1% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,400 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
Life
have 69.7% more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 29.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 29.4% less likely to be literate
In Kuwait, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 61.0% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 12.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kuwait, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 87% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.4% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 57.1% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 41.5% more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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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