Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 86.9% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 13.3 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 38.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
make 92.0% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $48,600 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 68.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 28.2% less likely to be literate
In Malta, the literacy rate is 94.9% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 55.2% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% 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 Malta, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 28.8% less on education
Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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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