Timor-Leste

East Asia & Pacific·Lower middle income

Population: 1.38M; 154th of 217
GDP: $1.88B; 192nd of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $1,343; 184th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 67.7; 167th of 217
Human development: 0.607; 139th of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Timor-Leste

Myanmar

Lao PDR

Solomon Islands

Kiribati

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lower middle-income Southeast Asian economy; government expenditures funded via oil fund drawdowns; endemic corruption undermines growth; foreign aid-dependent; wide-scale poverty, unemployment, and illiteracy

Area: 14,874 km²
Languages: Tetun Prasa 30.6%, Mambai 16.6%, Makasai 10.5%, Tetun Terik 6.1%, Baikenu 5.9%, Kemak…
Resources: gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble
Borders: Indonesia

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian99.5%

Religious diversity: 0.108 / 10 · very low · 188th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

TLS

MMR

LAO

SLB

GDP

current US$

$1.88B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$232M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

55.5%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

16.9%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

23.9%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

Population

people

1.38M–––

Population density

people per km²

92.1–––

Urban population

% of total

32.5%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

2.7–––

Net migration

people

-2,552–––

Population under 15

% of total

33.7%–––

Population 65+

% of total

5.3%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

14.3%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

3%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

2,000.2–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

368.4–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.5–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

0.108–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

0.1%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

–––

Global Peace Index

1–5

–––

Military expenditure

% of GDP

1.3%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

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GDP

current US$

#192/214

$1.88B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#184/214

$1,3432024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#164/203

$4,806latest

GDP growth

annual %

#206/214

-2.2%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#173/207

$1,5602024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#2/213

-7.5%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#132/201

$232M2024

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#101/205

55.5%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#47/206

16.9%2023

Industry value added

% of GDP

#102/208

23.9%2023

Unemployment

% of labor force

#10/187

1.5%latest

Gini index

0–100

#23/168

28.7latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#152/168

44.2%latest

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#154/217

1.38Mlatest

Population density

people per km²

#112/216

92.1latest

Urban population

% of total

#184/215

32.5%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#167/217

67.7latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#68/217

2.7latest

Net migration

people

#129/217

-2,5522024

Population under 15

% of total

#56/217

33.7%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#142/217

5.3%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

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Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#164/196

35.9latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#168/196

50latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#5/192

14.3%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#129/195

0.8latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#133/160

69.9%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#152/199

3%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#114/194

30.8%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#181/210

34%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#108/214

112.72023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#205/208

02023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#144/215

264.92024

Access to electricity

% of population

#113/215

100%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#165/198

2,000.22023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#162/202

368.42023

Electricity generation

TWh

#170/202

0.52023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#202/202

0%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#202/202

100%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#30/204

0.72024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#33/204

0.52024

Share of global CO₂

#179/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#67/193

3.52023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#91/210

0.2%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#60/210

0.4%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#61/210

0.2%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#37/210

0.2%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#60/210

0.5282024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#44/175

0.7362025

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#53/175

0.5492025

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

#50/175

0.8732025

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

#47/175

0.252025

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

#68/175

0.7312025

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#81/178

422022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#95/193

-0.2662022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#146/193

-0.7682022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#150/193

-0.8832022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#82/193

0.2732022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#90/175

0.7682025

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#188/193

0.1082020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#169/193

0.1%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#139/189

0.6072021

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

#89/170

0.3782021

Global Peace Index

1–5

#48/158

1.82023

Military expenditure

% of GDP

#105/161

1.3%latest

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