Date: February 16, 2026
East Timor is a mid-size country with 0.1% of the world's population. East Timor is a communist, republic country.
East Timor is the 152nd ranked country in population and 79th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world. Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Teachers in primary edu.
Literacy Rate (%)
Internet Users
Out of 195 countries in the world, East Timor is the 24th worst ranked in Teachers in primary edu. . This may indicate that the investment by the country in primary education is lesser when compared to other countries.
The Average Literacy Rate (%) of 195 countries in the world is 86. East Timor is the 30th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
The Average Formal Jobs of 195 countries in the world is 10,605,934. East Timor is the 36th worst ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate that the country is not highly urbanised or indicate that the unemployment rate is high compared to other countries
Out of 195 countries in the world, East Timor is the 37th worst ranked in Internet Users . This may take into context a lower country population, and implies that there are lesser people with access to the internet when compared to other countries.
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Tetum | # People | 2,564 | 1 | 1127 | ||
| 2 | Tetum as a % of total Tetum speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Portuguese | # People | 1,184,692 | 16 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | Icelandic as a % of total Icelandic speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1233 | ||
| 3 | Indonesian | # People | 113,434 | 3 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | Indonesian as a % of total Indonesian speakers | % People | 0 | 3 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 5 | 1128 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 165 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 174 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 102 | 1234 | ||
| 4 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 104 | 1233 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 10 | 1125 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 172 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 166 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 156 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 149 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 138 | 1233 | ||
| 6 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 138 | 1230 | ||
| 7 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 27 | 1235 | ||
| 8 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 25 | 1235 | ||
| 9 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 23 | 1230 | ||
| 10 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 6 | 1230 | ||
| 11 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 4 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 32 | 1129 | ||
| 2 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 115 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 164 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 141 | 1231 | ||
| 3 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 132 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 158 | 1232 | ||
| 5 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 132 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Exports/Total GDP of the Country %. | 53 | 36 | 1125 | |||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 174 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 173 | 1234 | |||
| 3 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 597 | 166 | 1233 | ||
| 4 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 173 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 18,051 | 156 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,228 | 152 | 1230 | ||
| 7 | Import of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 183,299 | 150 | 1231 | ||
| 8 | Export of Goods and Services (in Million $) | Amount | 186,399 | 148 | 1235 | ||
| 9 | Imports /Total GDP of the Country %. | 46 | 126 | 1230 | |||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 41 | 1126 | ||
| 2 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 42 | 1127 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 42 | 1128 | ||
| 4 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | 2023)" | 0 | 146 | 1126 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 160 | 1230 | ||
| 2 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 151 | 1232 | ||
| 3 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 151 | 1230 | ||
| 4 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 150 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 136 | 1231 | ||
| 6 | Unemployment Rate. | % People | 7 | 132 | 1231 | ||
| 7 | Unemployed Labour Force. | # People | 1,511,199 | 125 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | Labour Force Participation | # People | 14,659,929 | 115 | 1231 | ||
| 9 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 114 | 1234 | ||
| 10 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 111 | 1231 | ||
| 11 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 111 | 1234 | ||
| 12 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 100 | 1230 | ||
| 13 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 98 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 44 | 1129 | ||
| 2 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 75 | 1130 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 152 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 152 | 1235 | ||
| 3 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 152 | 1235 | ||
| 4 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 152 | 1233 | ||
| 5 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 152 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 143 | 1230 | ||
| 7 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 312 | 96 | 1232 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 47 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 147 | 1230 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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| 1 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 61 | 1127 | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 165 | 1231 | ||
| 2 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 154 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 142 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 130 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 135 | 1234 | ||
| 6 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 122 | 1235 | |||
| 7 | Number of Trees | Count | 1,242,331,089 | 127 | 1233 | ||
| 8 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 124 | 1231 | ||
| 9 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 95 | 1234 | ||
| 10 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 111 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | Honey Produced /Total Honey Produced % | Weight | 0 | 91 | 1233 | ||
| 12 | Orange Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 618,959 | 97 | 1230 | ||
| 13 | Honey prod. | Tons | 16,211 | 93 | 1234 | ||
| 14 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 75 | 1233 | ||
| 15 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,684,006 | 85 | 1230 | ||
| 16 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 85 | 1235 | ||
| 17 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 82 | 1230 | ||
| 18 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 4,369,531 | 80 | 1232 | ||
| 19 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 72 | 1235 | |||
| 20 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 78 | 1230 | ||
| 21 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 78 | 1231 | ||
| 22 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 63 | 1233 | ||
| 23 | Natural Gas Prod. | Million cubic meters | 216,389 | 55 | 1232 | ||
| 24 | Natural Gas Produced/Total Natural Gas Produced % | Mass | 5 | 55 | 1234 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,861,863 | 168 | 1235 | ||
| 2 | X (Twitter) users | # People | 1,957,360 | 165 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 163 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Instagram Users | Absolute | 10,458,072 | 161 | 1234 | ||
| 5 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 33 | 160 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | Internet Users | # People | 28,115,900 | 159 | 1230 | ||
| 7 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 145 | 1234 | ||
| 8 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 8 | 158 | 1232 | ||
| 9 | Facebook users | # People | 7,098,427 | 157 | 1231 | ||
| 10 | X (Twitter) Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 8 | 155 | 1233 | ||
| 11 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 69 | 154 | 1235 | ||
| 12 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 147 | 1231 | ||
| 13 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 142 | 1235 | ||
| 14 | Instagram Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 39 | 143 | 1232 | ||
| 15 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 27 | 140 | 1234 | ||
| 16 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 34 | 137 | 1235 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 156 | 1233 | ||
| 2 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 140 | 1230 | ||
| 3 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 136 | 1231 | ||
| Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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| 1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 144 | 1234 | ||
| 2 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 146 | 1234 | ||
| 3 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 145 | 1232 | ||
| 4 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 164,032 | 145 | 1230 | ||
| 5 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 130 | 1232 | ||
| 6 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 46 | 129 | 1234 | ||
| 7 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 20 | 127 | 1232 | ||
| 8 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 108 | 1235 | ||
| 9 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 95 | 1232 | ||
| 10 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 85 | 1235 | ||
| 11 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 80 | 1234 | ||
Mother Tongue : Tetum
Literacy Rate (%) : 68.10
| Country Capital | : | Vientaine |
|---|---|---|
| GDP Per Capita | : | 1,491 |
| GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 156th/195 |
| Life Expectancy | : | 68 |
| Unemployment Rate | : | 1 |
| Number of Internet Users | : | 567,128 |
| Internet Users Rank | : | 160th/195 |
| Area | : | 230,800 |
| Area Rank | : | 79th/195 |
| Total Population | : | 1,419 |
| Total Population Rank | : | 152nd/195 |
| Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dili | 252,625 |
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