Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 97.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 34.5% less likely to be obese
In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 2.5 years less
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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
make 2.7 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 69.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
be 17.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malawi, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 46.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 381.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
have 11.7% more children
In Malawi, there are approximately 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 7.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 14% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 6% 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 62.5% more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 44.8% more on education
Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 83.3% more on healthcare
Malawi spends 5.4% 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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