East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 91.6M in Iran (ranked 17/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 626,451 sq mi for Iran (ranked 155th vs. 17th).
By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
1433311
|
93020793
|
Population rank | 152/197 | 17/197 |
GDP |
$1.88B
2024 |
$437B
2024 |
GDP rank | 180/197 | 37/197 |
GDP per capita |
$1,343
2024 |
$4,771
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 166/197 | 122/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$4,758
2024 |
$18,442
2024 |
Government debt |
$249M
2024 |
$161B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
13.9%
2025 |
39.9%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$177.7
2024 |
$1,758
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 182/185 | 121/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$1,668
2025 |
$2,970
2025 |
Land area |
5,741 sq mi
2025 |
626,451 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
244 ppl/mi²
2024 |
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
2.71
2023 |
1.7
2023 |
Median age |
22.4 years
2024 |
34.3 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
68.1 years
2025 |
78.1 years
2025 |
East Timor and Iran: Comparison Charts
East Timor and Iran economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $4,199,134,390 |
1961 | - | $4,426,949,095 |
1962 | - | $4,693,566,416 |
1963 | - | $4,928,628,018 |
1964 | - | $5,379,845,648 |
1965 | - | $6,197,319,929 |
1966 | - | $6,789,938,672 |
1967 | - | $7,555,383,690 |
1968 | - | $8,623,172,960 |
1969 | - | $9,743,089,607 |
1970 | - | $10,976,245,154 |
1971 | - | $13,731,802,833 |
1972 | - | $17,153,463,263 |
1973 | - | $27,081,698,250 |
1974 | - | $46,209,092,072 |
1975 | - | $51,776,222,350 |
1976 | - | $68,055,295,081 |
1977 | - | $80,600,122,702 |
1978 | - | $77,994,316,621 |
1979 | - | $90,391,877,326 |
1980 | - | $94,362,275,580 |
1981 | - | $100,499,312,750 |
1982 | - | $125,948,756,439 |
1983 | - | $156,365,156,618 |
1984 | - | $162,276,728,620 |
1985 | - | $180,183,629,600 |
1986 | - | $209,094,561,833 |
1987 | - | $134,009,995,923 |
1988 | - | $123,057,861,334 |
1989 | - | $120,496,362,916 |
1990 | $128,210,142 | $124,813,263,926 |
1991 | $147,713,000 | $131,637,664,958 |
1992 | $187,891,500 | $119,768,691,217 |
1993 | $216,914,400 | $63,743,623,231 |
1994 | $239,040,500 | $71,841,461,172 |
1995 | $262,819,900 | $96,419,225,745 |
1996 | $306,956,900 | $120,403,931,883 |
1997 | $319,972,700 | $113,919,163,421 |
1998 | $325,729,800 | $110,276,913,362 |
1999 | $225,357,600 | $113,848,450,089 |
2000 | $366,924,300 | $109,591,707,801 |
2001 | $477,443,500 | $126,878,750,296 |
2002 | $469,455,500 | $128,626,917,504 |
2003 | $490,439,100 | $151,911,222,120 |
2004 | $440,772,000 | $187,754,571,247 |
2005 | $462,268,000 | $224,970,371,329 |
2006 | $453,792,400 | $265,602,187,406 |
2007 | $542,795,400 | $349,736,591,836 |
2008 | $648,523,600 | $406,070,949,551 |
2009 | $726,937,800 | $414,059,094,950 |
2010 | $881,909,300 | $487,069,570,461 |
2011 | $1,042,534,600 | $629,082,257,472 |
2012 | $1,160,555,000 | $644,019,315,004 |
2013 | $1,395,727,400 | $500,399,839,840 |
2014 | $1,447,535,200 | $462,284,793,281 |
2015 | $1,590,282,400 | $409,191,686,497 |
2016 | $1,640,464,600 | $459,042,684,193 |
2017 | $1,584,878,400 | $489,168,731,811 |
2018 | $1,555,988,614 | $398,880,231,367 |
2019 | $2,032,550,389 | $333,519,146,339 |
2020 | $2,162,619,241 | $262,186,179,356 |
2021 | $3,624,889,673 | $383,436,202,447 |
2022 | $3,208,593,982 | $394,362,621,793 |
2023 | $2,079,916,909 | $404,625,655,076 |
2024 | $1,881,265,333 | $436,906,331,672 |
East Timor and Iran economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $195.6 |
1961 | - | $200.1 |
1962 | - | $205.8 |
1963 | - | $209.6 |
1964 | - | $221.7 |
1965 | - | $247.5 |
1966 | - | $262.9 |
1967 | - | $283.7 |
1968 | - | $314 |
1969 | - | $345 |
1970 | - | $377 |
1971 | - | $457 |
1972 | - | $555 |
1973 | - | $851 |
1974 | - | $1,409 |
1975 | - | $1,532 |
1976 | - | $1,954 |
1977 | - | $2,243 |
1978 | - | $2,101 |
1979 | - | $2,352 |
1980 | - | $2,368 |
1981 | - | $2,393 |
1982 | - | $2,845 |
1983 | - | $3,397 |
1984 | - | $3,395 |
1985 | - | $3,634 |
1986 | - | $4,064 |
1987 | - | $2,513 |
1988 | - | $2,234 |
1989 | - | $2,125 |
1990 | $168.6 | $2,138 |
1991 | $189.8 | $2,194 |
1992 | $235.1 | $1,957 |
1993 | $264.1 | $1,038 |
1994 | $283.1 | $1,168 |
1995 | $303 | $1,550 |
1996 | $344 | $1,915 |
1997 | $349 | $1,790 |
1998 | $346 | $1,709 |
1999 | $270 | $1,740 |
2000 | $492 | $1,650 |
2001 | $588 | $1,881 |
2002 | $534 | $1,891 |
2003 | $535 | $2,209 |
2004 | $474 | $2,672 |
2005 | $487 | $3,132 |
2006 | $465 | $3,619 |
2007 | $540 | $4,688 |
2008 | $628 | $5,377 |
2009 | $687 | $5,416 |
2010 | $813 | $6,291 |
2011 | $939 | $8,026 |
2012 | $1,023 | $8,114 |
2013 | $1,205 | $6,223 |
2014 | $1,225 | $5,672 |
2015 | $1,320 | $4,953 |
2016 | $1,336 | $5,477 |
2017 | $1,266 | $5,753 |
2018 | $1,219 | $4,632 |
2019 | $1,562 | $3,831 |
2020 | $1,631 | $2,989 |
2021 | $2,685 | $4,335 |
2022 | $2,343 | $4,405 |
2023 | $1,503 | $4,466 |
2024 | $1,343 | $4,771 |
East Timor vs. Iran life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 29.2 | 38.2 |
1951 | 29.5 | 38.7 |
1952 | 29.8 | 39.2 |
1953 | 30.1 | 39.5 |
1954 | 30.4 | 40 |
1955 | 30.7 | 40.6 |
1956 | 31 | 41.1 |
1957 | 31.3 | 41.3 |
1958 | 31.7 | 42.2 |
1959 | 32 | 42.8 |
1960 | 32.4 | 43.3 |
1961 | 32.8 | 43.9 |
1962 | 33.2 | 43.8 |
1963 | 33.7 | 45.1 |
1964 | 34.1 | 45.7 |
1965 | 34.7 | 46.4 |
1966 | 35.2 | 47.1 |
1967 | 35.7 | 47.8 |
1968 | 36.2 | 47.9 |
1969 | 36.8 | 49.4 |
1970 | 37.4 | 50.2 |
1971 | 37.9 | 51.1 |
1972 | 38.4 | 51.7 |
1973 | 39 | 52.9 |
1974 | 36.5 | 53.9 |
1975 | 24.3 | 54.8 |
1976 | 25.9 | 55.8 |
1977 | 24.9 | 56.7 |
1978 | 22.9 | 56 |
1979 | 24.2 | 58.5 |
1980 | 30.2 | 58.4 |
1981 | 31.2 | 56.6 |
1982 | 32.2 | 57.6 |
1983 | 32.7 | 58.5 |
1984 | 34.5 | 60.9 |
1985 | 34.3 | 61.5 |
1986 | 34.8 | 62.1 |
1987 | 36 | 62.7 |
1988 | 36 | 63.3 |
1989 | 44.8 | 65.3 |
1990 | 45.2 | 64.1 |
1991 | 45.1 | 66.2 |
1992 | 46.2 | 66.7 |
1993 | 47 | 67 |
1994 | 47.9 | 67.5 |
1995 | 47.5 | 67.9 |
1996 | 48.3 | 68.3 |
1997 | 49 | 68.6 |
1998 | 48.6 | 69.2 |
1999 | 45.2 | 69.7 |
2000 | 58.1 | 70.2 |
2001 | 58.8 | 70.6 |
2002 | 59.5 | 71.1 |
2003 | 60.1 | 70.5 |
2004 | 60.7 | 72 |
2005 | 61.3 | 72.4 |
2006 | 61.9 | 72.9 |
2007 | 62.4 | 73.3 |
2008 | 62.9 | 73.7 |
2009 | 63.3 | 74 |
2010 | 63.7 | 74.4 |
2011 | 64 | 74.7 |
2012 | 64.4 | 75 |
2013 | 64.7 | 75.3 |
2014 | 65 | 75.6 |
2015 | 65.3 | 75.9 |
2016 | 65.6 | 76.2 |
2017 | 65.9 | 76.4 |
2018 | 66.2 | 76.6 |
2019 | 66.5 | 76.9 |
2020 | 66.9 | 74.1 |
2021 | 66.2 | 73.8 |
2022 | 67.4 | 76.8 |
2023 | 67.7 | 77.7 |
2024 | 67.9 | 77.9 |
2025 | 68.1 | 78.1 |
East Timor and Iran population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 468,118 | 21,470,434 |
1961 | 475,291 | 22,125,726 |
1962 | 482,774 | 22,807,907 |
1963 | 490,564 | 23,519,005 |
1964 | 498,659 | 24,262,859 |
1965 | 507,034 | 25,036,978 |
1966 | 515,696 | 25,829,270 |
1967 | 524,648 | 26,628,432 |
1968 | 533,875 | 27,437,391 |
1969 | 543,356 | 28,273,482 |
1970 | 553,069 | 29,145,100 |
1971 | 562,966 | 30,029,071 |
1972 | 572,962 | 30,921,179 |
1973 | 582,855 | 31,839,838 |
1974 | 590,827 | 32,796,463 |
1975 | 598,158 | 33,802,973 |
1976 | 607,620 | 34,837,271 |
1977 | 618,315 | 35,933,181 |
1978 | 628,775 | 37,126,535 |
1979 | 638,719 | 38,424,952 |
1980 | 649,871 | 39,842,324 |
1981 | 660,493 | 41,989,312 |
1982 | 669,149 | 44,272,141 |
1983 | 677,707 | 46,029,535 |
1984 | 686,777 | 47,793,998 |
1985 | 696,665 | 49,582,289 |
1986 | 707,185 | 51,446,045 |
1987 | 718,476 | 53,323,493 |
1988 | 730,745 | 55,072,694 |
1989 | 744,856 | 56,704,914 |
1990 | 760,345 | 58,380,092 |
1991 | 778,278 | 59,986,931 |
1992 | 799,318 | 61,184,983 |
1993 | 821,437 | 61,403,543 |
1994 | 844,493 | 61,520,598 |
1995 | 868,146 | 62,205,567 |
1996 | 892,282 | 62,881,300 |
1997 | 917,184 | 63,639,638 |
1998 | 942,530 | 64,519,859 |
1999 | 834,697 | 65,445,391 |
2000 | 745,088 | 66,418,659 |
2001 | 812,249 | 67,452,005 |
2002 | 879,159 | 68,011,317 |
2003 | 916,878 | 68,769,340 |
2004 | 929,074 | 70,256,316 |
2005 | 948,311 | 71,828,455 |
2006 | 976,597 | 73,392,747 |
2007 | 1,004,889 | 74,602,648 |
2008 | 1,032,429 | 75,514,204 |
2009 | 1,058,782 | 76,457,825 |
2010 | 1,084,679 | 77,420,842 |
2011 | 1,110,207 | 78,383,598 |
2012 | 1,134,885 | 79,370,580 |
2013 | 1,158,695 | 80,414,686 |
2014 | 1,181,903 | 81,502,045 |
2015 | 1,205,131 | 82,619,362 |
2016 | 1,228,312 | 83,812,228 |
2017 | 1,251,703 | 85,026,754 |
2018 | 1,275,959 | 86,117,998 |
2019 | 1,300,945 | 87,051,648 |
2020 | 1,326,053 | 87,723,443 |
2021 | 1,350,139 | 88,455,488 |
2022 | 1,369,295 | 89,524,246 |
2023 | 1,384,286 | 90,608,707 |
2024 | 1,400,638 | 91,567,738 |
Fertility rates in East Timor and Iran
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 6.32 | 7.52 |
1961 | 6.27 | 7.46 |
1962 | 6.22 | 7.4 |
1963 | 6.16 | 7.32 |
1964 | 6.08 | 7.24 |
1965 | 6.01 | 7.22 |
1966 | 5.93 | 7.21 |
1967 | 5.86 | 7.19 |
1968 | 5.79 | 7.12 |
1969 | 5.72 | 7.01 |
1970 | 5.66 | 6.8 |
1971 | 5.58 | 6.55 |
1972 | 5.49 | 6.26 |
1973 | 5.39 | 6.06 |
1974 | 5.29 | 5.97 |
1975 | 5.19 | 5.95 |
1976 | 5.12 | 6.07 |
1977 | 5.09 | 6.18 |
1978 | 5.09 | 6.34 |
1979 | 5.14 | 6.55 |
1980 | 5.22 | 6.63 |
1981 | 5.53 | 6.62 |
1982 | 5.56 | 6.59 |
1983 | 5.59 | 6.53 |
1984 | 5.61 | 6.43 |
1985 | 5.65 | 6.24 |
1986 | 5.67 | 6.01 |
1987 | 5.68 | 5.72 |
1988 | 5.72 | 5.43 |
1989 | 5.76 | 5.17 |
1990 | 5.81 | 4.93 |
1991 | 5.84 | 4.57 |
1992 | 5.87 | 4.1 |
1993 | 5.88 | 3.67 |
1994 | 5.91 | 3.24 |
1995 | 5.94 | 2.85 |
1996 | 5.94 | 2.54 |
1997 | 5.96 | 2.32 |
1998 | 5.96 | 2.19 |
1999 | 5.97 | 2.09 |
2000 | 5.93 | 2 |
2001 | 5.92 | 1.92 |
2002 | 5.9 | 1.84 |
2003 | 5.85 | 1.8 |
2004 | 5.74 | 1.78 |
2005 | 5.61 | 1.76 |
2006 | 5.47 | 1.76 |
2007 | 5.33 | 1.75 |
2008 | 5.17 | 1.74 |
2009 | 4.99 | 1.74 |
2010 | 4.82 | 1.75 |
2011 | 4.61 | 1.79 |
2012 | 4.4 | 1.85 |
2013 | 4.21 | 1.91 |
2014 | 4 | 1.98 |
2015 | 3.78 | 2.02 |
2016 | 3.58 | 2.05 |
2017 | 3.4 | 2.02 |
2018 | 3.24 | 1.92 |
2019 | 3.12 | 1.77 |
2020 | 3.01 | 1.7 |
2021 | 2.89 | 1.71 |
2022 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
2023 | 2.71 | 1.7 |
East Timor and Iran demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 19.3 | 19.1 |
1961 | 19.4 | 18.7 |
1962 | 19.5 | 18.4 |
1963 | 19.6 | 18.1 |
1964 | 19.8 | 17.9 |
1965 | 19.9 | 17.8 |
1966 | 20 | 17.7 |
1967 | 20.2 | 17.7 |
1968 | 20.3 | 17.6 |
1969 | 20.4 | 17.6 |
1970 | 20.5 | 17.6 |
1971 | 20.4 | 17.7 |
1972 | 20.4 | 17.8 |
1973 | 20.4 | 17.9 |
1974 | 20.3 | 18 |
1975 | 20.4 | 18.1 |
1976 | 20.6 | 18.2 |
1977 | 20.7 | 18.3 |
1978 | 20.9 | 18.3 |
1979 | 21.1 | 18.3 |
1980 | 21.1 | 18.2 |
1981 | 20.9 | 18.4 |
1982 | 20.5 | 18.6 |
1983 | 20.3 | 18.5 |
1984 | 20 | 18.4 |
1985 | 19.8 | 18.3 |
1986 | 19.7 | 18.2 |
1987 | 19.5 | 18.2 |
1988 | 19.3 | 18.2 |
1989 | 19.1 | 18.1 |
1990 | 19 | 18.2 |
1991 | 19 | 18.3 |
1992 | 19 | 18.4 |
1993 | 19 | 18.3 |
1994 | 18.9 | 18.4 |
1995 | 18.9 | 18.7 |
1996 | 18.8 | 19.1 |
1997 | 18.8 | 19.5 |
1998 | 18.7 | 20 |
1999 | 18.7 | 20.7 |
2000 | 18.6 | 21.4 |
2001 | 18.6 | 22 |
2002 | 18.6 | 22.6 |
2003 | 18.6 | 23.1 |
2004 | 18.7 | 23.7 |
2005 | 18.7 | 24.3 |
2006 | 18.7 | 24.8 |
2007 | 18.7 | 25.5 |
2008 | 18.7 | 26.1 |
2009 | 18.8 | 26.6 |
2010 | 18.9 | 27.2 |
2011 | 19 | 27.7 |
2012 | 19.2 | 28.2 |
2013 | 19.3 | 28.7 |
2014 | 19.5 | 29.2 |
2015 | 19.7 | 29.7 |
2016 | 20 | 30.2 |
2017 | 20.3 | 30.7 |
2018 | 20.6 | 31.2 |
2019 | 20.9 | 31.7 |
2020 | 21.2 | 32.3 |
2021 | 21.4 | 32.8 |
2022 | 21.7 | 33.3 |
2023 | 22.1 | 33.8 |
2024 | 22.4 | 34.3 |
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GDP per capita
GDP
Life expectancy
Population
Population density
Fertility rate
Median age
Land area
National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$2.18B
2024 |
$426B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
96.6%
2025 |
15%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.24%
2023 |
2.82%
2023 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.26%
2023 |
2.06%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel |
2,000
2020 |
650,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-51%
2025 |
-5.47%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
1.54%
2022 |
8.13%
2023 |
Services, % of GDP |
61%
2023 |
47.9%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
23.9%
2023 |
36.4%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
47.9
2025 |
42.5
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
24%
2014 |
28.2%
2023 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
4%
2014 |
2.8%
2023 |
Listed domestic companies | n/a |
594
2024 |
Market capitalization of domestic companies | n/a |
$172B
2024 |
Total reserves including gold |
$780M
2024 |
$7.69B
1982 |
Personal remittances received |
$220M
2024 |
$0
2023 |
International tourist arrivals |
74,800
2019 |
1,550,000
2020 |
International tourism as share of exports |
64%
2018 |
2.28%
2000 |
Banked people share | n/a |
91.1%
2024 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
60.7 kg
2007 |
3,266 kg
2022 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$25
2007 |
$5.03
2022 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
0.7 megatons
2023 |
779 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
0.51 tons
2023 |
8.6 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2007 |
98.8%
2022 |
Renewable energy use share |
11.4%
2022 |
0.9%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a |
1.14%
2022 |
Net energy imports use share | n/a |
-32.5%
2022 |
Electric power consumption per capita | n/a |
3,664 kWh
2022 |
Renewable electricity output share |
0.37%
2021 |
4.24%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
0.27%
2021 |
3.43%
2022 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
2.2%
2022 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.02%
2024 |
1.12%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-2,552
2024 |
+190,156
2024 |
Urban population |
32.8%
2024 |
77.7%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
5.25 ft
2025 |
5.76 ft
2025 |
Average female height |
5.01 ft
2025 |
5.29 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
33
2025 |
40.7
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
44
2024 |
23
2024 |
Higher education index |
5
2025 |
78
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
4.06
2015 |
2.42
2014 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
11.9
2019 |
21.5
2019 |
Visa free countries |
103
2025 |
55
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
72.5%
2022 |
88.9%
2023 |
English speaking |
9%
2025 |
12%
2025 |
People using the Internet |
34%
2023 |
79.6%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$174.9
2022 |
$237.8
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$9.58
2022 |
$92.9
2022 |
Life expectancy |
68.1 years
2025 |
78.1 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
22.6%
2022 |
0.43%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.77
2020 |
1.51
2018 |
Age at first childbirth |
23 years
2025 |
n/a |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
192
2023 |
16
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
50
2023 |
11.8
2023 |
Obesity rate |
2.41%
2022 |
25.1%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
3.2%
2024 |
9%
2024 |
Air quality index |
56
2025 |
27
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
38.7%
2022 |
13.3%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0.17 liters
2020 |
0.51 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world land |
0.01%
2025 |
1.09%
2025 |
Land area per capita |
4,099 sq mi
2024 |
6,841 sq mi
2024 |
Agricultural land area |
1,318 sq mi
2025 |
181,727 sq mi
2025 |
Forest area |
3,540 sq mi
2025 |
41,654 sq mi
2025 |
Roads length |
3,753 mi
2008 |
138,867 mi
2018 |
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