Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 14.2 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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.
be 54.2% less likely to be obese
In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
be 90.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Somalia, 19.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
be 23.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Somalia, 54.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 67.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Somalia, approximately 621.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 61.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 20.6% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 14.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.0 times more on education
Somalia spends 0.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 76.7% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 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 Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.