Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 9.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
live 2.3 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 37.0% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.
be 4.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.
be 27.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.
be 14.7% less likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.
be 10.4% more 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 34.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 65% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 15.4% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 73.7% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 88.7% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
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