Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 40.5 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 Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.
be 52.6% more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 63.0% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malawi, that number is 5.0% as of 2023.
be 21.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Malawi, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2019.
Life
be 86.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malawi, 381.0 women do as of 2020.
have 10.4% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malawi, there are 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 86.0% 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 Malawi, that number is 14% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 38.5% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malawi, about 24.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 31.0% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 45.5% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Malawi: At a glance
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