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
|
|
|
---|---|---|
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
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
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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Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
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
|
|
|
---|---|---|
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
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% 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
|
|
|
---|---|---|
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
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% 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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