Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.0 years longer

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 5.6 times more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 9.7 times more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,900 as of 2022, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2022.

be 45.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.8% as of 2021.

be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 1.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.

Life

be 97.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 46.7% more likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 89.8% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 72.4% fewer children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 14.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 21.2% less on healthcare

Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 57.1% more on education

Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 5.4 times more coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

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

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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