Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
Health
be 79.6% less likely to be obese
In Turkmenistan, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 1.9 years less
In Turkmenistan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 56.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkmenistan, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.8% as of 2022.
make 73.5% less money
Turkmenistan has a GDP per capita of $14,700 as of 2022, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,900 as of 2022.
be 209.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkmenistan, 0.2% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 10.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkmenistan, approximately 37.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, on the other hand, 33.7 children do as of 2022.
have 76.8% more children
In Turkmenistan, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 40.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkmenistan, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 31.7% less likely to be literate
In Turkmenistan, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 54.2% more likely to have internet access
In Turkmenistan, approximately 25.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
be 12.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Turkmenistan, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 87% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.5% more on education
Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 73.7% more on healthcare
Turkmenistan spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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