Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 12.5 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 Rwanda, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2020.
live 4.1 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Rwanda, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
be 52.6% more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Rwanda, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 34.8% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Rwanda, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.
be 9.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Rwanda, that number is 14.9% as of 2023.
Life
be 11.5% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Rwanda, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
be 21.7% 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 Rwanda, on the other hand, 26.4 children do as of 2022.
be 27.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Rwanda, 259.0 women do as of 2020.
have 11.0% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Rwanda, there are 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 49.2% 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 Rwanda, that number is 51% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 38% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 23.1% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Rwanda, about 30.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 26.3% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Rwanda, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Rwanda: At a glance
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