Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
be 85.4% less likely to be obese
In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 3.8 years less
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 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 82.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Morocco, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
make 51.9% less money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
be 8.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 76.8% more children
In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.3% less likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 75.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Morocco, approximately 19.2 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 55.7% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 38.2% less on education
Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 65.0% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 61.5% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 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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