Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Anguilla instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

Health

live 12.3 years longer

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.7 times more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Anguilla, the GDP per capita is $12,200 as of 2008.

be 45.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Anguilla, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2002.

be 5.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.

Life

be 90.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 60.3% fewer children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Anguilla, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Anguilla, about 81.6% do as of 2021.

be 11.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Anguilla, 98% of people do as of 2017.

Geography

see 91.4% less coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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