Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
be 72.9% less likely to be obese
In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 6.2 years less
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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 49.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 84.4% less money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $29,500 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 65.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 29.0% less likely to be literate
In Seychelles, the literacy rate is 95.9% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Seychelles, approximately 10.6 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 52.4% less likely to have internet access
In Seychelles, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 19.2% less on education
Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 54.7% more on healthcare
Seychelles spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 43.8% more coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 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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