Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 99.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 10.2 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 77.0% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 96.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 37.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
be 29.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
make 56.6% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $10,600 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
Life
be 53.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 15.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 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.
have 33.2% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 23.0% less likely to be literate
In Swaziland, the literacy rate is 88.4% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 21.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Swaziland, approximately 82% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 79% 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 33.9% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 16.0% less on education
Swaziland spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 52.3% more on healthcare
Swaziland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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