Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 98.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 3.5 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 77.9% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 92.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 60.0% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 22.2% more children
In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 26.2% less likely to be literate
In Namibia, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 14.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 77.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% 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 26.4% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 56.2% less on education
Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 11.2% more on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 55.1% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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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