Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 42.4% less likely to be obese
In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 89.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 17.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
be 10.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sudan, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 24.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 270.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.2% more likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 20.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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.
have 10.3% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.1 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 62.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 49% 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 35.4% more likely to have internet access
In Sudan, approximately 28.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 90.9% more on education
Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.3 times more on healthcare
Sudan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 17.2% less coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 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 Sudan? See an in-depth size comparison.