Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Palau, you would:
Health
be 93.1% less likely to be obese
In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 4.7 years less
In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 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 10.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 70.9% less money
Palau has a GDP per capita of $15,800 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 67.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Palau, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Palau, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 29.5% less likely to be literate
In Palau, the literacy rate is 96.6% as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Palau, approximately 11.3 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 12.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Palau, 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 38.2% less on education
Palau spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 46.2% less on healthcare
Palau spends 18.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 53.5% less coastline
Palau has a total of 1,519 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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