Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 10.4 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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.
be 77.1% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 77.3% more money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
be 89.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 16.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
be 15.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 64.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 566.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 30.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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.
have 29.7% more children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 22.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.9% less likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 81.0% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 98.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (81% in urban areas, and 38% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 18.8% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 48.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 51.7% less on education
Lesotho spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 16.1% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 11.8% 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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