Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 85.2% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 3.4 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 72.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.5% as of 2023.
make 40.3% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $4,600 as of 2023.
be 26.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
Life
be 21.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, 204.0 women do as of 2020.
have 77.8% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 30.2% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 90.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 50.4% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, about 39.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 74.8% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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