Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Uganda, you would:
Health
be 96.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uganda, 5.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 1.0 years longer
In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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.
be 28.3% less likely to be obese
In Uganda, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 64.3% more money
Uganda has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 46.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Uganda, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uganda, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 28.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uganda, approximately 284.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.8% less likely to be literate
In Uganda, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 10.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Uganda, approximately 30.4 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 25.0% fewer children
In Uganda, there are approximately 39.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Uganda, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Uganda, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 55.6% more on education
Uganda spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Uganda spends 4.0% 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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