Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Mali, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Mali, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 55.8% less likely to be obese
In Mali, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 84.0% more money
Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 49.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mali, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
Life
be 53.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mali, approximately 440.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 91.8% more likely to be literate
In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 44.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Mali, approximately 60.6 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 27.7% fewer children
In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 88.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mali, approximately 53% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 18% 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 14.7% more likely to have internet access
In Mali, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Mali 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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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