Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
be 82.2% less likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 42.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
be 13.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Papua New Guinea, 37.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Basic Needs
be 5.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 19% of people have electricity access (65% in urban areas, and 14% 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 21.9% more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 84.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% 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 3.0 times more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 4.0 times more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 86.3% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 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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