Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
be 89.3% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 6.7 years less
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 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 68.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 90.7% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 30.2% less likely to be literate
In Saudi Arabia, the literacy rate is 97.6% as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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 61.0% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 12.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 87% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.2% less on education
Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 73.7% more on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 73.3% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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
How big is Timor-Leste compared to Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.