Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 57.5 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 Mozambique, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2020.
live 12.8 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Mozambique, that number is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
be 89.5% more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mozambique, that number is 7.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 67.4% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Mozambique, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mozambique, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.
be 10.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Mozambique, however, that number is 46.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 37.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mozambique, 127.0 women do as of 2020.
have 22.9% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mozambique, there are 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 82.2% 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 Mozambique, on the other hand, 61.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 66.7% 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 Mozambique, that number is 33% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 56.4% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mozambique, about 17.0% do as of 2021.
be 16.1% 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 Mozambique, that number is 73% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.2% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mozambique, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 50.0% more on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mozambique spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Mozambique, that number is 2,470 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mozambique: At a glance
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