Benin or Timor-Leste: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Timor-Leste wins on more indicators: 8 of 11 against 3.
- Safety and trust: Timor-Leste 0:1
- Costs and work: Benin 1:0
- Climate and health: Timor-Leste 0:7
- Law and institutions: Benin 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Benin
Indicator
Timor-Leste
Safety and trust
Better: Timor-Leste (0 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✗1.09 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
1.1 per 100,000 residents
2017
4.1 per 100,000 residents
2015
Costs and work
Better: Benin (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$4,817
2025almost equal
$4,809
2025almost equal
Climate and health
Better: Timor-Leste (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗61.0 years
202410% lower
✓67.9 years
202411% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗59.5 years
202410% lower
✓66.3 years
202411% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗62.4 years
202410% lower
✓69.7 years
202412% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗69.7 years
20235% lower
✓73.4 years
20235% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✗95.48%
20241% lower
✓96.54%
20241% higher
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗92.53%
20243% lower
✓95.24%
20243% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗39.7 µg/m³ per year
2023231% higher
✓12.0 µg/m³ per year
202370% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Benin (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.46 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.64 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-0.21 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.39 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Benin, Timor-Leste.