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East Timor vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 155th vs. 81st).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Ghana
Population
1433311
35572974
Population rank 152/197 47/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 180/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$8,027
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

East Timor and Ghana: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Ghana economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Ghana
Year GDP
East Timor Ghana
1960 - $1,217,230,095
1961 - $1,302,674,325
1962 - $1,382,515,654
1963 - $1,540,797,589
1964 - $1,731,296,200
1965 - $2,053,462,968
1966 - $2,126,300,672
1967 - $1,747,187,645
1968 - $1,666,909,518
1969 - $1,962,050,556
1970 - $2,215,028,588
1971 - $2,417,108,578
1972 - $2,112,293,280
1973 - $3,006,766,758
1974 - $2,894,409,938
1975 - $2,810,106,383
1976 - $2,765,254,237
1977 - $3,189,428,571
1978 - $3,662,478,185
1979 - $4,020,227,920
1980 - $4,445,228,216
1981 - $4,222,441,860
1982 - $4,035,994,398
1983 - $4,057,275,132
1984 - $4,412,279,843
1985 - $4,504,306,723
1986 - $5,735,677,434
1987 - $5,074,829,932
1988 - $5,197,765,032
1989 - $5,251,858,440
1990 $128,210,142 $5,889,106,573
1991 $147,713,000 $6,603,185,268
1992 $187,891,500 $6,416,103,926
1993 $216,914,400 $5,968,922,939
1994 $239,040,500 $5,446,383,727
1995 $262,819,900 $6,464,382,808
1996 $306,956,900 $6,932,991,739
1997 $319,972,700 $6,891,443,192
1998 $325,729,800 $7,482,069,162
1999 $225,357,600 $7,718,109,982
2000 $366,924,300 $4,982,850,662
2001 $477,443,500 $5,314,872,854
2002 $469,455,500 $6,166,197,848
2003 $490,439,100 $7,632,723,556
2004 $440,772,000 $8,881,417,907
2005 $462,268,000 $10,744,568,381
2006 $453,792,400 $20,885,037,597
2007 $542,795,400 $24,827,339,138
2008 $648,523,600 $28,679,383,241
2009 $726,937,800 $26,048,720,006
2010 $881,909,300 $32,197,655,567
2011 $1,042,534,600 $39,336,668,081
2012 $1,160,555,000 $41,271,701,061
2013 $1,395,727,400 $62,845,721,960
2014 $1,447,535,200 $54,678,533,806
2015 $1,590,282,400 $49,436,806,230
2016 $1,640,464,600 $56,144,179,398
2017 $1,584,878,400 $60,385,409,435
2018 $1,555,988,614 $67,259,353,966
2019 $2,032,550,389 $68,352,629,246
2020 $2,162,619,241 $70,008,243,860
2021 $3,624,889,673 $79,514,204,730
2022 $3,208,593,982 $73,919,003,210
2023 $2,079,916,909 $80,547,146,878
2024 $1,881,265,333 $82,825,288,889

East Timor and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
East Timor Ghana
1960 - $174.9
1961 - $181.9
1962 - $188.4
1963 - $205
1964 - $225
1965 - $260.5
1966 - $263.3
1967 - $211.2
1968 - $196.7
1969 - $225.8
1970 - $248.2
1971 - $263.4
1972 - $223.8
1973 - $310
1974 - $289.4
1975 - $273
1976 - $261
1977 - $292.3
1978 - $326
1979 - $347
1980 - $372
1981 - $344
1982 - $319
1983 - $311
1984 - $330
1985 - $330
1986 - $411
1987 - $355
1988 - $355
1989 - $350
1990 $168.6 $383
1991 $189.8 $418
1992 $235.1 $396
1993 $264.1 $360
1994 $283.1 $321
1995 $303 $372
1996 $344 $389
1997 $349 $378
1998 $346 $400
1999 $270 $403
2000 $492 $253.7
2001 $588 $263.5
2002 $534 $297.5
2003 $535 $358
2004 $474 $406
2005 $487 $479
2006 $465 $906
2007 $540 $1,050
2008 $628 $1,183
2009 $687 $1,048
2010 $813 $1,264
2011 $939 $1,507
2012 $1,023 $1,544
2013 $1,205 $2,295
2014 $1,225 $1,950
2015 $1,320 $1,723
2016 $1,336 $1,912
2017 $1,266 $2,012
2018 $1,219 $2,195
2019 $1,562 $2,187
2020 $1,631 $2,195
2021 $2,685 $2,445
2022 $2,343 $2,230
2023 $1,503 $2,384
2024 $1,343 $2,406

East Timor vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Ghana
1950 29.2 43.1
1951 29.5 43.6
1952 29.8 44
1953 30.1 44.5
1954 30.4 45
1955 30.7 45.4
1956 31 45.7
1957 31.3 46.1
1958 31.7 46.4
1959 32 46.7
1960 32.4 46.9
1961 32.8 47.1
1962 33.2 47.3
1963 33.7 47.5
1964 34.1 47.6
1965 34.7 47.7
1966 35.2 47.7
1967 35.7 47.7
1968 36.2 47.8
1969 36.8 47.9
1970 37.4 47.9
1971 37.9 47.9
1972 38.4 48.3
1973 39 48.6
1974 36.5 48.9
1975 24.3 49.3
1976 25.9 49.7
1977 24.9 50.1
1978 22.9 50.5
1979 24.2 50.8
1980 30.2 51.1
1981 31.2 51.3
1982 32.2 51.4
1983 32.7 51.8
1984 34.5 52.2
1985 34.3 52.7
1986 34.8 53.3
1987 36 53.8
1988 36 54.4
1989 44.8 54.9
1990 45.2 55.4
1991 45.1 55.7
1992 46.2 56.1
1993 47 56.3
1994 47.9 56.2
1995 47.5 56.7
1996 48.3 57
1997 49 57.2
1998 48.6 57.5
1999 45.2 57.8
2000 58.1 58.1
2001 58.8 58.4
2002 59.5 58.7
2003 60.1 59
2004 60.7 59.3
2005 61.3 59.6
2006 61.9 60
2007 62.4 60.3
2008 62.9 60.6
2009 63.3 60.9
2010 63.7 61.3
2011 64 61.6
2012 64.4 62
2013 64.7 62.4
2014 65 62.8
2015 65.3 63.2
2016 65.6 63.5
2017 65.9 63.8
2018 66.2 64.1
2019 66.5 64.5
2020 66.9 64.3
2021 66.2 64.3
2022 67.4 65.2
2023 67.7 65.5
2024 67.9 65.7
2025 68.1 65.9

East Timor and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Ghana
Year Population
East Timor Ghana
1960 468,118 6,961,215
1961 475,291 7,162,667
1962 482,774 7,337,375
1963 490,564 7,514,714
1964 498,659 7,695,739
1965 507,034 7,882,606
1966 515,696 8,074,521
1967 524,648 8,271,913
1968 533,875 8,475,729
1969 543,356 8,690,383
1970 553,069 8,925,813
1971 562,966 9,176,264
1972 572,962 9,438,187
1973 582,855 9,714,617
1974 590,827 10,000,523
1975 598,158 10,294,308
1976 607,620 10,594,913
1977 618,315 10,911,871
1978 628,775 11,248,450
1979 638,719 11,597,255
1980 649,871 11,941,448
1981 660,493 12,281,712
1982 669,149 12,643,819
1983 677,707 13,029,836
1984 686,777 13,370,590
1985 696,665 13,661,229
1986 707,185 13,965,217
1987 718,476 14,289,108
1988 730,745 14,636,568
1989 744,856 15,006,813
1990 760,345 15,394,648
1991 778,278 15,787,496
1992 799,318 16,184,855
1993 821,437 16,589,519
1994 844,493 16,993,190
1995 868,146 17,399,017
1996 892,282 17,810,181
1997 917,184 18,238,958
1998 942,530 18,688,036
1999 834,697 19,149,864
2000 745,088 19,637,087
2001 812,249 20,167,069
2002 879,159 20,729,388
2003 916,878 21,296,705
2004 929,074 21,868,298
2005 948,311 22,449,438
2006 976,597 23,040,702
2007 1,004,889 23,642,279
2008 1,032,429 24,249,946
2009 1,058,782 24,862,664
2010 1,084,679 25,474,995
2011 1,110,207 26,095,088
2012 1,134,885 26,734,268
2013 1,158,695 27,386,193
2014 1,181,903 28,041,592
2015 1,205,131 28,696,068
2016 1,228,312 29,356,742
2017 1,251,703 30,008,354
2018 1,275,959 30,637,585
2019 1,300,945 31,258,945
2020 1,326,053 31,887,809
2021 1,350,139 32,518,665
2022 1,369,295 33,149,152
2023 1,384,286 33,787,914
2024 1,400,638 34,427,414

Fertility rates in East Timor and Ghana

Fertility rate
East Timor

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Ghana
1960 6.32 6.89
1961 6.27 6.91
1962 6.22 6.94
1963 6.16 6.94
1964 6.08 6.9
1965 6.01 6.88
1966 5.93 6.86
1967 5.86 6.89
1968 5.79 6.89
1969 5.72 6.95
1970 5.66 6.95
1971 5.58 6.95
1972 5.49 6.92
1973 5.39 6.87
1974 5.29 6.82
1975 5.19 6.76
1976 5.12 6.7
1977 5.09 6.64
1978 5.09 6.56
1979 5.14 6.51
1980 5.22 6.47
1981 5.53 6.42
1982 5.56 6.31
1983 5.59 6.23
1984 5.61 6.15
1985 5.65 6.12
1986 5.67 6.08
1987 5.68 6.02
1988 5.72 5.92
1989 5.76 5.82
1990 5.81 5.74
1991 5.84 5.63
1992 5.87 5.52
1993 5.88 5.41
1994 5.91 5.25
1995 5.94 5.11
1996 5.94 4.96
1997 5.96 4.88
1998 5.96 4.83
1999 5.97 4.82
2000 5.93 4.83
2001 5.92 4.77
2002 5.9 4.69
2003 5.85 4.6
2004 5.74 4.5
2005 5.61 4.5
2006 5.47 4.4
2007 5.33 4.29
2008 5.17 4.22
2009 4.99 4.18
2010 4.82 4.18
2011 4.61 4.18
2012 4.4 4.15
2013 4.21 4.11
2014 4 4.03
2015 3.78 3.98
2016 3.58 3.87
2017 3.4 3.72
2018 3.24 3.65
2019 3.12 3.59
2020 3.01 3.54
2021 2.89 3.49
2022 2.8 3.43
2023 2.71 3.4

East Timor and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Ghana
Year Median age, years
East Timor Ghana
1960 19.3 17.7
1961 19.4 17.4
1962 19.5 17.2
1963 19.6 16.9
1964 19.8 16.7
1965 19.9 16.5
1966 20 16.4
1967 20.2 16.2
1968 20.3 16.1
1969 20.4 16
1970 20.5 15.9
1971 20.4 15.9
1972 20.4 15.8
1973 20.4 15.8
1974 20.3 15.8
1975 20.4 15.9
1976 20.6 16
1977 20.7 16.2
1978 20.9 16.4
1979 21.1 16.5
1980 21.1 16.7
1981 20.9 16.7
1982 20.5 16.9
1983 20.3 17
1984 20 17.1
1985 19.8 17.1
1986 19.7 17.1
1987 19.5 17.1
1988 19.3 17.1
1989 19.1 17.1
1990 19 17.2
1991 19 17.2
1992 19 17.3
1993 19 17.4
1994 18.9 17.5
1995 18.9 17.6
1996 18.8 17.7
1997 18.8 17.9
1998 18.7 18.1
1999 18.7 18.3
2000 18.6 18.4
2001 18.6 18.6
2002 18.6 18.8
2003 18.6 19
2004 18.7 19.1
2005 18.7 19.3
2006 18.7 19.5
2007 18.7 19.7
2008 18.7 19.9
2009 18.8 20
2010 18.9 20.2
2011 19 20.3
2012 19.2 20.5
2013 19.3 20.6
2014 19.5 20.7
2015 19.7 20.8
2016 20 20.9
2017 20.3 21
2018 20.6 21.2
2019 20.9 21.3
2020 21.2 21.5
2021 21.4 21.7
2022 21.7 21.8
2023 22.1 22
2024 22.4 22.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
1.6%
2016
Listed domestic companies n/a
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
0.87%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.2%
2024

Energy

East Timor Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
2022
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.37%
2021
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

East Timor Ghana
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
42
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
25.7
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
76.5%
2021
English speaking
9%
2025
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
34%
2023
69.9%
2023

Health

East Timor Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
37.1
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Ghana
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
68,049 mi
2009

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