Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Tajikistan, you would:
Health
be 73.2% less likely to be obese
In Tajikistan, 14.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 74.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Tajikistan, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
be 85.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tajikistan, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
have 15.1% more children
In Tajikistan, there are approximately 25.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tajikistan, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.8% less likely to be literate
In Tajikistan, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 28.3% more likely to have internet access
In Tajikistan, approximately 30.4% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 28.8% less on education
Tajikistan spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 20.7% more on healthcare
Tajikistan spends 8.2% 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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