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East Timor vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 155th vs. 139th).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Guinea-Bissau
Population
1433311
2288306
Population rank 152/197 146/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 180/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

East Timor and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
East Timor Guinea-Bissau
1970 - $204,670,551
1971 - $204,167,297
1972 - $227,986,203
1973 - $232,331,281
1974 - $256,769,730
1975 - $283,311,997
1976 - $292,152,321
1977 - $298,871,675
1978 - $318,876,550
1979 - $308,143,183
1980 - $287,648,258
1981 - $402,230,865
1982 - $430,284,022
1983 - $425,225,177
1984 - $359,980,491
1985 - $373,959,151
1986 - $338,524,233
1987 - $451,893,375
1988 - $427,514,322
1989 - $554,072,303
1990 $128,210,142 $634,187,269
1991 $147,713,000 $668,470,891
1992 $187,891,500 $588,309,271
1993 $216,914,400 $615,779,519
1994 $239,040,500 $612,502,085
1995 $262,819,900 $660,195,402
1996 $306,956,900 $702,965,148
1997 $319,972,700 $698,107,222
1998 $325,729,800 $591,034,143
1999 $225,357,600 $579,365,780
2000 $366,924,300 $391,345,597
2001 $477,443,500 $412,610,872
2002 $469,455,500 $466,773,711
2003 $490,439,100 $553,614,800
2004 $440,772,000 $582,169,841
2005 $462,268,000 $639,776,041
2006 $453,792,400 $634,781,901
2007 $542,795,400 $753,162,998
2008 $648,523,600 $952,667,544
2009 $726,937,800 $890,167,833
2010 $881,909,300 $940,112,539
2011 $1,042,534,600 $1,157,074,319
2012 $1,160,555,000 $1,049,412,177
2013 $1,395,727,400 $1,109,682,824
2014 $1,447,535,200 $1,135,250,721
2015 $1,590,282,400 $1,152,384,167
2016 $1,640,464,600 $1,245,074,264
2017 $1,584,878,400 $1,469,978,606
2018 $1,555,988,614 $1,554,133,594
2019 $2,032,550,389 $1,588,767,976
2020 $2,162,619,241 $1,683,619,352
2021 $3,624,889,673 $1,878,659,687
2022 $3,208,593,982 $1,839,048,748
2023 $2,079,916,909 $2,077,816,135
2024 $1,881,265,333 $2,119,865,935

East Timor and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
East Timor Guinea-Bissau
1970 - $350
1971 - $348
1972 - $389
1973 - $392
1974 - $419
1975 - $435
1976 - $421
1977 - $403
1978 - $403
1979 - $376
1980 - $347
1981 - $477
1982 - $503
1983 - $489
1984 - $407
1985 - $417
1986 - $371
1987 - $488
1988 - $454
1989 - $578
1990 $168.6 $651
1991 $189.8 $672
1992 $235.1 $574
1993 $264.1 $582
1994 $283.1 $561
1995 $303 $589
1996 $344 $615
1997 $349 $599
1998 $346 $498
1999 $270 $479
2000 $492 $317
2001 $588 $327
2002 $534 $362
2003 $535 $420
2004 $474 $431
2005 $487 $463
2006 $465 $449
2007 $540 $519
2008 $628 $640
2009 $687 $583
2010 $813 $600
2011 $939 $720
2012 $1,023 $635
2013 $1,205 $654
2014 $1,225 $652
2015 $1,320 $645
2016 $1,336 $680
2017 $1,266 $783
2018 $1,219 $809
2019 $1,562 $807
2020 $1,631 $836
2021 $2,685 $912
2022 $2,343 $873
2023 $1,503 $965
2024 $1,343 $963

East Timor vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Guinea-Bissau
1950 29.2 35.7
1951 29.5 35.9
1952 29.8 36.1
1953 30.1 36.3
1954 30.4 36.4
1955 30.7 36.6
1956 31 36.8
1957 31.3 37
1958 31.7 37.1
1959 32 37.3
1960 32.4 37.6
1961 32.8 37.8
1962 33.2 38
1963 33.7 35.6
1964 34.1 35.8
1965 34.7 35.9
1966 35.2 36.1
1967 35.7 36.3
1968 36.2 36.7
1969 36.8 37
1970 37.4 37.3
1971 37.9 37.5
1972 38.4 37.8
1973 39 38.2
1974 36.5 41.6
1975 24.3 41.9
1976 25.9 42.3
1977 24.9 42.6
1978 22.9 42.9
1979 24.2 43.2
1980 30.2 43.6
1981 31.2 43.9
1982 32.2 44.3
1983 32.7 44.6
1984 34.5 44.9
1985 34.3 45.3
1986 34.8 45.5
1987 36 45.8
1988 36 46.3
1989 44.8 46.6
1990 45.2 46.9
1991 45.1 47.2
1992 46.2 47.5
1993 47 47.8
1994 47.9 47.8
1995 47.5 48.5
1996 48.3 48.8
1997 49 48
1998 48.6 48.1
1999 45.2 48.5
2000 58.1 50.6
2001 58.8 51.1
2002 59.5 51.6
2003 60.1 52.2
2004 60.7 52.8
2005 61.3 52.9
2006 61.9 54.1
2007 62.4 54.9
2008 62.9 55.3
2009 63.3 56.3
2010 63.7 57
2011 64 57.7
2012 64.4 58.3
2013 64.7 58.9
2014 65 59.5
2015 65.3 60.1
2016 65.6 60.6
2017 65.9 61.1
2018 66.2 61.7
2019 66.5 62.2
2020 66.9 61.3
2021 66.2 61.7
2022 67.4 63.6
2023 67.7 64.1
2024 67.9 64.3
2025 68.1 64.4

East Timor and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
East Timor Guinea-Bissau
1960 468,118 577,633
1961 475,291 582,532
1962 482,774 589,474
1963 490,564 594,418
1964 498,659 588,543
1965 507,034 575,005
1966 515,696 566,908
1967 524,648 569,011
1968 533,875 578,170
1969 543,356 581,610
1970 553,069 584,403
1971 562,966 586,221
1972 572,962 586,620
1973 582,855 592,808
1974 590,827 613,338
1975 598,158 650,966
1976 607,620 694,191
1977 618,315 741,789
1978 628,775 791,694
1979 638,719 819,867
1980 649,871 829,303
1981 660,493 842,432
1982 669,149 855,891
1983 677,707 869,592
1984 686,777 883,519
1985 696,665 897,697
1986 707,185 912,126
1987 718,476 926,862
1988 730,745 942,061
1989 744,856 957,789
1990 760,345 973,669
1991 778,278 994,639
1992 799,318 1,024,356
1993 821,437 1,058,745
1994 844,493 1,092,031
1995 868,146 1,119,949
1996 892,282 1,143,535
1997 917,184 1,165,545
1998 942,530 1,187,473
1999 834,697 1,210,206
2000 745,088 1,234,741
2001 812,249 1,261,273
2002 879,159 1,289,307
2003 916,878 1,318,806
2004 929,074 1,349,563
2005 948,311 1,381,585
2006 976,597 1,415,303
2007 1,004,889 1,450,986
2008 1,032,429 1,488,054
2009 1,058,782 1,526,377
2010 1,084,679 1,566,347
2011 1,110,207 1,608,076
2012 1,134,885 1,651,417
2013 1,158,695 1,695,973
2014 1,181,903 1,741,122
2015 1,205,131 1,786,457
2016 1,228,312 1,831,893
2017 1,251,703 1,877,072
2018 1,275,959 1,922,168
2019 1,300,945 1,967,696
2020 1,326,053 2,013,255
2021 1,350,139 2,058,841
2022 1,369,295 2,105,529
2023 1,384,286 2,153,339
2024 1,400,638 2,201,352

Fertility rates in East Timor and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
East Timor

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Guinea-Bissau
1960 6.32 5.92
1961 6.27 5.93
1962 6.22 5.94
1963 6.16 5.95
1964 6.08 5.96
1965 6.01 5.97
1966 5.93 5.98
1967 5.86 5.99
1968 5.79 6.01
1969 5.72 6.02
1970 5.66 6.04
1971 5.58 6.06
1972 5.49 6.08
1973 5.39 6.1
1974 5.29 6.12
1975 5.19 6.15
1976 5.12 6.19
1977 5.09 6.25
1978 5.09 6.32
1979 5.14 6.4
1980 5.22 6.49
1981 5.53 6.57
1982 5.56 6.64
1983 5.59 6.69
1984 5.61 6.73
1985 5.65 6.74
1986 5.67 6.73
1987 5.68 6.72
1988 5.72 6.69
1989 5.76 6.66
1990 5.81 6.5
1991 5.84 6.47
1992 5.87 6.44
1993 5.88 6.37
1994 5.91 6.3
1995 5.94 6.22
1996 5.94 6.14
1997 5.96 6.06
1998 5.96 5.97
1999 5.97 5.87
2000 5.93 5.79
2001 5.92 5.69
2002 5.9 5.63
2003 5.85 5.58
2004 5.74 5.5
2005 5.61 5.46
2006 5.47 5.41
2007 5.33 5.37
2008 5.17 5.27
2009 4.99 5.18
2010 4.82 5.11
2011 4.61 5.07
2012 4.4 5
2013 4.21 4.93
2014 4 4.79
2015 3.78 4.66
2016 3.58 4.52
2017 3.4 4.35
2018 3.24 4.24
2019 3.12 4.15
2020 3.01 4.08
2021 2.89 4
2022 2.8 3.91
2023 2.71 3.84

East Timor and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
East Timor Guinea-Bissau
1960 19.3 22.9
1961 19.4 22.9
1962 19.5 22.6
1963 19.6 22.3
1964 19.8 21.7
1965 19.9 20.7
1966 20 19.9
1967 20.2 19.6
1968 20.3 19.5
1969 20.4 19.3
1970 20.5 19.1
1971 20.4 19
1972 20.4 18.8
1973 20.4 18.9
1974 20.3 18.9
1975 20.4 18.8
1976 20.6 18.5
1977 20.7 18.2
1978 20.9 17.8
1979 21.1 17.6
1980 21.1 17.7
1981 20.9 17.6
1982 20.5 17.5
1983 20.3 17.3
1984 20 17.2
1985 19.8 17.2
1986 19.7 17.1
1987 19.5 17.1
1988 19.3 17
1989 19.1 17
1990 19 17.1
1991 19 17.1
1992 19 17.1
1993 19 17.1
1994 18.9 17.1
1995 18.9 17.2
1996 18.8 17.2
1997 18.8 17.3
1998 18.7 17.3
1999 18.7 17.4
2000 18.6 17.4
2001 18.6 17.5
2002 18.6 17.6
2003 18.6 17.6
2004 18.7 17.7
2005 18.7 17.8
2006 18.7 17.9
2007 18.7 17.9
2008 18.7 18
2009 18.8 18.1
2010 18.9 18.2
2011 19 18.3
2012 19.2 18.3
2013 19.3 18.4
2014 19.5 18.5
2015 19.7 18.6
2016 20 18.8
2017 20.3 18.9
2018 20.6 19.1
2019 20.9 19.2
2020 21.2 19.4
2021 21.4 19.6
2022 21.7 19.8
2023 22.1 19.9
2024 22.4 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
3.4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
6.48%
2019

Energy

East Timor Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
2022
87.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.37%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

East Timor Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
45.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
63.9%
2022
English speaking
9%
2025
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
34%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

East Timor Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
0.21
2022
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
2,734 mi
2018

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