Quality of life comparison

be 15.0 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 Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 6.2 years less

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.

make 47.8% less money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $2,400 as of 2023.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

be 14.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 47.7% as of 2018.

have 22.7% more children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.6 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 Guinea-Bissau, 725.0 women do as of 2020.

be 22.3% less likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 52.9% as of 2021.

be 45.6% 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 Guinea-Bissau, on the other hand, 49.0 children do as of 2022.

be 62.5% 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 Guinea-Bissau, that number is 37% of people on average (60% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 10.3% less likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, about 35.0% do as of 2021.

be 16.4% less 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 Guinea-Bissau, that number is 73% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 35.7% less on education

Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 15.2% less on healthcare

Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 50.4% less coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.