Country profile
East Timor
East Timor ranks #153 of 215 for population, #182 of 209 for gdp per capita, #167 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
1,400,638
people · 2024
Rank #153 of 215
Life expectancy
67.9
years · 2024
Rank #167 of 216
Poverty headcount
44%
% of population · 2014
Rank #18 of 186
Under-5 mortality
47.6
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #46 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
62.7%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #150 of 232
Tobacco use
38.7%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #7 of 163
Calorie supply
2,277
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #172 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
74,800
arrivals · 2019
Rank #180 of 203
GDP per capita
$1,332
current US$ · 2024
Rank #182 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.06
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #139 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
128
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #132 of 210
Forest area
61.7%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #27 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
17.4
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #152 of 248
Protected areas
4.7%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #195 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.48
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #178 of 210
Pesticide use
0.79
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #139 of 193
Cereal yield
2.11
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #116 of 182
Digital
Internet users
35%
% of population · 2021
Rank #176 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.01
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #253 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
116
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #122 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #113 of 215
Renewable electricity output
0.37%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #243 of 257
Energy use per person
2,000
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #176 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.74
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #43 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for East Timor; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield