Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Tanzania, you would:
Health
be 95.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 54.8% less likely to be obese
In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 27.8% more money
Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 41.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
be 58.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 16.7% less likely to be literate
In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Tanzania, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% 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 21.9% more likely to have internet access
In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 21.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 87% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% more on education
Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 50.4% less coastline
Tanzania has a total of 1,424 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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