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East Timor vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 405K in Iceland (ranked 172/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 155th vs. 104th).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Iceland
Population
1433311
412970
Population rank 152/197 172/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$33.5B
2024
GDP rank 180/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$82,704
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 10/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$78,259
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$19.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$48,859
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$54,155
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
38,931 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

East Timor and Iceland: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Iceland economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Iceland
Year GDP
East Timor Iceland
1960 - $252,169,712
1961 - $257,703,245
1962 - $289,200,704
1963 - $345,175,036
1964 - $440,797,869
1965 - $531,569,564
1966 - $638,349,755
1967 - $630,567,116
1968 - $481,532,848
1969 - $420,945,148
1970 - $526,704,545
1971 - $670,251,136
1972 - $839,652,164
1973 - $1,154,440,253
1974 - $1,515,190,595
1975 - $1,406,875,081
1976 - $1,669,488,390
1977 - $2,208,509,076
1978 - $2,511,826,196
1979 - $2,853,435,054
1980 - $3,381,419,251
1981 - $3,492,997,010
1982 - $3,206,626,645
1983 - $2,765,950,336
1984 - $2,864,441,387
1985 - $2,984,052,357
1986 - $3,989,622,739
1987 - $5,520,318,405
1988 - $6,106,635,816
1989 - $5,672,569,449
1990 $128,210,142 $6,468,736,356
1991 $147,713,000 $6,909,730,288
1992 $187,891,500 $7,080,981,738
1993 $216,914,400 $6,218,581,532
1994 $239,040,500 $6,389,460,343
1995 $262,819,900 $7,123,633,418
1996 $306,956,900 $7,426,082,271
1997 $319,972,700 $7,569,672,925
1998 $325,729,800 $8,503,746,468
1999 $225,357,600 $8,982,047,589
2000 $366,924,300 $9,025,660,362
2001 $477,443,500 $8,234,846,805
2002 $469,455,500 $9,318,395,055
2003 $490,439,100 $11,429,333,038
2004 $440,772,000 $13,825,302,536
2005 $462,268,000 $16,852,963,067
2006 $453,792,400 $17,465,318,552
2007 $542,795,400 $21,652,505,597
2008 $648,523,600 $18,074,622,987
2009 $726,937,800 $13,154,414,219
2010 $881,909,300 $13,751,161,918
2011 $1,042,534,600 $15,221,622,926
2012 $1,160,555,000 $14,751,508,134
2013 $1,395,727,400 $16,125,060,515
2014 $1,447,535,200 $17,867,662,178
2015 $1,590,282,400 $17,517,210,519
2016 $1,640,464,600 $20,793,168,031
2017 $1,584,878,400 $24,728,285,177
2018 $1,555,988,614 $26,260,850,582
2019 $2,032,550,389 $24,681,343,649
2020 $2,162,619,241 $21,629,953,194
2021 $3,624,889,673 $25,770,339,317
2022 $3,208,593,982 $28,696,453,180
2023 $2,079,916,909 $31,452,223,862
2024 $1,881,265,333 $33,462,807,983

East Timor and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
East Timor Iceland
1960 - $1,436
1961 - $1,439
1962 - $1,586
1963 - $1,859
1964 - $2,332
1965 - $2,764
1966 - $3,264
1967 - $3,173
1968 - $2,390
1969 - $2,070
1970 - $2,576
1971 - $3,252
1972 - $4,015
1973 - $5,437
1974 - $7,041
1975 - $6,454
1976 - $7,583
1977 - $9,957
1978 - $11,237
1979 - $12,641
1980 - $14,822
1981 - $15,137
1982 - $13,712
1983 - $11,672
1984 - $11,960
1985 - $12,361
1986 - $16,406
1987 - $22,453
1988 - $24,452
1989 - $22,434
1990 $168.6 $25,385
1991 $189.8 $26,803
1992 $235.1 $27,124
1993 $264.1 $23,580
1994 $283.1 $24,019
1995 $303 $26,634
1996 $344 $27,615
1997 $349 $27,919
1998 $346 $31,030
1999 $270 $32,382
2000 $492 $32,096
2001 $588 $28,897
2002 $534 $32,409
2003 $535 $39,477
2004 $474 $47,335
2005 $487 $56,795
2006 $465 $57,493
2007 $540 $69,496
2008 $628 $56,943
2009 $687 $41,301
2010 $813 $43,237
2011 $939 $47,715
2012 $1,023 $45,996
2013 $1,205 $49,805
2014 $1,225 $54,577
2015 $1,320 $52,952
2016 $1,336 $61,988
2017 $1,266 $72,010
2018 $1,219 $74,452
2019 $1,562 $68,452
2020 $1,631 $59,024
2021 $2,685 $69,178
2022 $2,343 $75,121
2023 $1,503 $79,960
2024 $1,343 $82,704

East Timor vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Iceland
1950 29.2 71
1951 29.5 71
1952 29.8 72.4
1953 30.1 72.3
1954 30.4 73.3
1955 30.7 73.3
1956 31 72.9
1957 31.3 73.4
1958 31.7 73.3
1959 32 72.6
1960 32.4 74
1961 32.8 73.4
1962 33.2 73.6
1963 33.7 72.9
1964 34.1 73.5
1965 34.7 73.8
1966 35.2 73.1
1967 35.7 73.7
1968 36.2 73.9
1969 36.8 73.7
1970 37.4 73.8
1971 37.9 73.5
1972 38.4 74.4
1973 39 74.3
1974 36.5 74.1
1975 24.3 75.3
1976 25.9 76.6
1977 24.9 76.1
1978 22.9 76.4
1979 24.2 76.5
1980 30.2 76.6
1981 31.2 76.2
1982 32.2 76.8
1983 32.7 76.4
1984 34.5 77.3
1985 34.3 77.4
1986 34.8 77.9
1987 36 77.1
1988 36 76.9
1989 44.8 77.9
1990 45.2 77.7
1991 45.1 77.8
1992 46.2 78.6
1993 47 78.8
1994 47.9 79
1995 47.5 77.5
1996 48.3 78.6
1997 49 78.7
1998 48.6 79.4
1999 45.2 79.2
2000 58.1 79.5
2001 58.8 80.4
2002 59.5 80.3
2003 60.1 80.8
2004 60.7 80.7
2005 61.3 81.2
2006 61.9 80.9
2007 62.4 81.1
2008 62.9 81.2
2009 63.3 81.4
2010 63.7 81.6
2011 64 82
2012 64.4 82.3
2013 64.7 81.7
2014 65 82.4
2015 65.3 82.2
2016 65.6 81.8
2017 65.9 82.2
2018 66.2 82.5
2019 66.5 82.8
2020 66.9 82.7
2021 66.2 82.8
2022 67.4 81.6
2023 67.7 82.7
2024 67.9 83
2025 68.1 83.2

East Timor and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Iceland
Year Population
East Timor Iceland
1960 468,118 175,574
1961 475,291 179,029
1962 482,774 182,378
1963 490,564 185,653
1964 498,659 188,983
1965 507,034 192,286
1966 515,696 195,570
1967 524,648 198,751
1968 533,875 201,488
1969 543,356 203,369
1970 553,069 204,438
1971 562,966 206,098
1972 572,962 209,137
1973 582,855 212,317
1974 590,827 215,209
1975 598,158 217,979
1976 607,620 220,154
1977 618,315 221,799
1978 628,775 223,537
1979 638,719 225,735
1980 649,871 228,138
1981 660,493 230,755
1982 669,149 233,860
1983 677,707 236,977
1984 686,777 239,511
1985 696,665 241,405
1986 707,185 243,180
1987 718,476 245,859
1988 730,745 249,740
1989 744,856 252,852
1990 760,345 254,826
1991 778,278 257,797
1992 799,318 261,057
1993 821,437 263,725
1994 844,493 266,021
1995 868,146 267,468
1996 892,282 268,916
1997 917,184 271,128
1998 942,530 274,047
1999 834,697 277,381
2000 745,088 281,205
2001 812,249 284,968
2002 879,159 287,523
2003 916,878 289,521
2004 929,074 292,074
2005 948,311 296,734
2006 976,597 303,782
2007 1,004,889 311,566
2008 1,032,429 317,414
2009 1,058,782 318,499
2010 1,084,679 318,041
2011 1,110,207 319,014
2012 1,134,885 320,716
2013 1,158,695 323,764
2014 1,181,903 327,386
2015 1,205,131 330,815
2016 1,228,312 335,439
2017 1,251,703 343,400
2018 1,275,959 352,721
2019 1,300,945 360,563
2020 1,326,053 366,463
2021 1,350,139 372,520
2022 1,369,295 382,003
2023 1,384,286 393,349
2024 1,400,638 404,610

Fertility rates in East Timor and Iceland

Fertility rate
East Timor

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Iceland
1960 6.32 4.29
1961 6.27 3.88
1962 6.22 3.98
1963 6.16 3.99
1964 6.08 3.88
1965 6.01 3.73
1966 5.93 3.59
1967 5.86 3.28
1968 5.79 3.06
1969 5.72 2.99
1970 5.66 2.81
1971 5.58 2.92
1972 5.49 3.09
1973 5.39 2.94
1974 5.29 2.66
1975 5.19 2.65
1976 5.12 2.52
1977 5.09 2.31
1978 5.09 2.35
1979 5.14 2.49
1980 5.22 2.48
1981 5.53 2.33
1982 5.56 2.27
1983 5.59 2.24
1984 5.61 2.08
1985 5.65 1.93
1986 5.67 1.92
1987 5.68 2.06
1988 5.72 2.26
1989 5.76 2.19
1990 5.81 2.3
1991 5.84 2.18
1992 5.87 2.21
1993 5.88 2.22
1994 5.91 2.14
1995 5.94 2.08
1996 5.94 2.12
1997 5.96 2.04
1998 5.96 2.05
1999 5.97 1.99
2000 5.93 2.08
2001 5.92 1.95
2002 5.9 1.93
2003 5.85 1.99
2004 5.74 2.04
2005 5.61 2.05
2006 5.47 2.08
2007 5.33 2.09
2008 5.17 2.15
2009 4.99 2.23
2010 4.82 2.2
2011 4.61 2.02
2012 4.4 2.04
2013 4.21 1.93
2014 4 1.93
2015 3.78 1.8
2016 3.58 1.74
2017 3.4 1.71
2018 3.24 1.71
2019 3.12 1.74
2020 3.01 1.72
2021 2.89 1.82
2022 2.8 1.59
2023 2.71 1.59

East Timor and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Iceland
Year Median age, years
East Timor Iceland
1960 19.3 25.4
1961 19.4 25.2
1962 19.5 24.9
1963 19.6 24.7
1964 19.8 24.4
1965 19.9 24.2
1966 20 24.1
1967 20.2 24.1
1968 20.3 24.2
1969 20.4 24.3
1970 20.5 24.5
1971 20.4 24.7
1972 20.4 24.8
1973 20.4 24.9
1974 20.3 25.1
1975 20.4 25.4
1976 20.6 25.7
1977 20.7 26
1978 20.9 26.4
1979 21.1 26.7
1980 21.1 26.9
1981 20.9 27.2
1982 20.5 27.5
1983 20.3 27.7
1984 20 28
1985 19.8 28.4
1986 19.7 28.8
1987 19.5 29.1
1988 19.3 29.3
1989 19.1 29.6
1990 19 30
1991 19 30.2
1992 19 30.5
1993 19 30.8
1994 18.9 31.1
1995 18.9 31.5
1996 18.8 31.8
1997 18.8 32.1
1998 18.7 32.4
1999 18.7 32.6
2000 18.6 32.8
2001 18.6 33
2002 18.6 33.4
2003 18.6 33.7
2004 18.7 34
2005 18.7 34.2
2006 18.7 34.5
2007 18.7 34.6
2008 18.7 34.5
2009 18.8 34.6
2010 18.9 34.9
2011 19 35.1
2012 19.2 35.4
2013 19.3 35.5
2014 19.5 35.7
2015 19.7 36
2016 20 36.2
2017 20.3 36.3
2018 20.6 36.4
2019 20.9 36.5
2020 21.2 36.6
2021 21.4 36.7
2022 21.7 36.7
2023 22.1 36.9
2024 22.4 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
44.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
-1.64%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
65.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
19.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
11.9%
2008
Banked people share n/a
99.9%
2024

Energy

East Timor Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
15,379 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
3.09 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
7.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
10.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
49,956 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.37%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

East Timor Iceland
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
94.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
9%
2025
98%
2023
People using the Internet
34%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

East Timor Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Iceland
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
96,218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
6,324 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
205.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
8,014 mi
2012

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