Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Pakistan, you would:
Health
be 55.8% less likely to be obese
In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 72.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Pakistan, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 17.9% less money
Pakistan has a GDP per capita of $5,600 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 90.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Pakistan, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 17.4% more likely to be literate
In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 37.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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 16.5% more children
In Pakistan, there are approximately 25.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 32.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Pakistan, approximately 154.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 85.7% more likely to have internet access
In Pakistan, approximately 21.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 75.0% more on education
Pakistan spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.5 times more on healthcare
Pakistan spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 32.5% less coastline
Pakistan has a total of 1,046 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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