Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sudan instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Sudan, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 73.7% more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sudan, that number is 6.6% of people as of 2014.
Economy
be 9.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sudan, that number is 17.6% as of 2022.
be 11.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Sudan, however, that number is 46.5% as of 2009.
Life
have 11.4% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sudan, there are 33.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 32.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sudan, 270.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.9% less likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Sudan, it is 60.7% as of 2018.
be 25.5% 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 Sudan, on the other hand, 42.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 38.3% 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 2021. In Sudan, that number is 62% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 49% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 26.2% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sudan, about 28.8% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 47.6% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sudan spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2009.
spend 69.7% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sudan, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 20.8% more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Sudan, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sudan: At a glance
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