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East Timor vs Indonesia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 283M in Indonesia (ranked 4/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 730,720 sq mi for Indonesia (ranked 155th vs. 14th).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Indonesia ranks 16/197 ($1.4T). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Indonesia ranks 119/197 ($4,925).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Indonesia
Population
1433311
287460768
Population rank 152/197 4/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$1.4T
2024
GDP rank 180/197 16/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$4,925
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 119/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$16,448
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$561B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
41%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$1,979
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 120/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$3,538
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
730,720 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
388 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
2.13
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
31.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
71.4 years
2025

East Timor and Indonesia: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Indonesia economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Indonesia
Year GDP
East Timor Indonesia
1967 - $5,667,756,628
1968 - $7,076,465,300
1969 - $8,337,423,313
1970 - $9,150,684,932
1971 - $9,333,536,370
1972 - $10,997,590,361
1973 - $16,273,253,012
1974 - $25,802,409,639
1975 - $30,463,855,422
1976 - $37,269,156,627
1977 - $45,808,915,663
1978 - $51,455,719,076
1979 - $51,400,186,343
1980 - $72,482,337,397
1981 - $85,518,233,419
1982 - $90,158,449,295
1983 - $81,052,283,384
1984 - $84,853,700,028
1985 - $85,289,488,375
1986 - $79,954,072,545
1987 - $75,929,617,558
1988 - $84,300,174,486
1989 - $94,451,427,877
1990 $128,210,142 $106,140,727,334
1991 $147,713,000 $116,621,996,217
1992 $187,891,500 $128,026,966,580
1993 $216,914,400 $158,006,700,302
1994 $239,040,500 $176,892,143,932
1995 $262,819,900 $202,132,028,723
1996 $306,956,900 $227,369,679,375
1997 $319,972,700 $215,748,998,610
1998 $325,729,800 $95,445,547,873
1999 $225,357,600 $140,001,351,215
2000 $366,924,300 $165,021,012,078
2001 $477,443,500 $160,446,947,785
2002 $469,455,500 $195,660,611,165
2003 $490,439,100 $234,772,463,824
2004 $440,772,000 $256,836,875,295
2005 $462,268,000 $285,868,619,196
2006 $453,792,400 $364,570,515,618
2007 $542,795,400 $432,216,737,775
2008 $648,523,600 $510,228,634,992
2009 $726,937,800 $539,580,085,612
2010 $881,909,300 $755,094,157,622
2011 $1,042,534,600 $892,969,104,563
2012 $1,160,555,000 $917,869,913,333
2013 $1,395,727,400 $912,524,136,718
2014 $1,447,535,200 $890,814,755,534
2015 $1,590,282,400 $860,854,232,686
2016 $1,640,464,600 $931,877,364,038
2017 $1,584,878,400 $1,015,618,744,160
2018 $1,555,988,614 $1,042,271,532,989
2019 $2,032,550,389 $1,119,099,871,350
2020 $2,162,619,241 $1,059,054,842,698
2021 $3,624,889,673 $1,186,509,691,087
2022 $3,208,593,982 $1,319,101,183,380
2023 $2,079,916,909 $1,371,169,301,564
2024 $1,881,265,333 $1,396,300,098,191

East Timor and Indonesia economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Indonesia
Year GDP per capita
East Timor Indonesia
1967 - $53.2
1968 - $64.7
1969 - $74.1
1970 - $79.1
1971 - $78.5
1972 - $90.1
1973 - $129.9
1974 - $200.7
1975 - $231.1
1976 - $275.7
1977 - $331
1978 - $362
1979 - $353
1980 - $487
1981 - $561
1982 - $578
1983 - $508
1984 - $520
1985 - $511
1986 - $470
1987 - $438
1988 - $477
1989 - $524
1990 $168.6 $578
1991 $189.8 $624
1992 $235.1 $674
1993 $264.1 $817
1994 $283.1 $900
1995 $303 $1,011
1996 $344 $1,119
1997 $349 $1,045
1998 $346 $455
1999 $270 $657
2000 $492 $764
2001 $588 $732
2002 $534 $881
2003 $535 $1,043
2004 $474 $1,127
2005 $487 $1,238
2006 $465 $1,558
2007 $540 $1,823
2008 $628 $2,125
2009 $687 $2,218
2010 $813 $3,066
2011 $939 $3,579
2012 $1,023 $3,632
2013 $1,205 $3,567
2014 $1,225 $3,441
2015 $1,320 $3,288
2016 $1,336 $3,521
2017 $1,266 $3,799
2018 $1,219 $3,861
2019 $1,562 $4,107
2020 $1,631 $3,854
2021 $2,685 $4,287
2022 $2,343 $4,731
2023 $1,503 $4,876
2024 $1,343 $4,925

East Timor vs. Indonesia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Indonesia
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Indonesia
1950 29.2 40.2
1951 29.5 40.8
1952 29.8 41.5
1953 30.1 42.2
1954 30.4 42.9
1955 30.7 43.6
1956 31 44.3
1957 31.3 45
1958 31.7 45.4
1959 32 46.2
1960 32.4 46.8
1961 32.8 47.4
1962 33.2 48.1
1963 33.7 48.7
1964 34.1 49.4
1965 34.7 42.8
1966 35.2 48.4
1967 35.7 51.3
1968 36.2 51.9
1969 36.8 52.6
1970 37.4 53.3
1971 37.9 53.8
1972 38.4 54.4
1973 39 54.9
1974 36.5 55.4
1975 24.3 56
1976 25.9 56.4
1977 24.9 57.1
1978 22.9 57.6
1979 24.2 58.2
1980 30.2 58.7
1981 31.2 59.1
1982 32.2 59.7
1983 32.7 60.3
1984 34.5 60.9
1985 34.3 61.4
1986 34.8 61.7
1987 36 62.1
1988 36 62.4
1989 44.8 62.9
1990 45.2 63.2
1991 45.1 63.7
1992 46.2 64.2
1993 47 64.9
1994 47.9 65
1995 47.5 65.3
1996 48.3 65.5
1997 49 65.8
1998 48.6 65.9
1999 45.2 66
2000 58.1 66.3
2001 58.8 66.6
2002 59.5 67
2003 60.1 67.1
2004 60.7 65.5
2005 61.3 67.5
2006 61.9 67.7
2007 62.4 67.9
2008 62.9 68.1
2009 63.3 68.3
2010 63.7 68.4
2011 64 68.6
2012 64.4 68.9
2013 64.7 69.1
2014 65 69.3
2015 65.3 69.5
2016 65.6 69.7
2017 65.9 70
2018 66.2 70.1
2019 66.5 70.3
2020 66.9 68.8
2021 66.2 67.5
2022 67.4 70.9
2023 67.7 71.1
2024 67.9 71.3
2025 68.1 71.4

East Timor and Indonesia population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Indonesia
Year Population
East Timor Indonesia
1960 468,118 88,296,070
1961 475,291 90,791,249
1962 482,774 93,375,850
1963 490,564 96,051,424
1964 498,659 98,833,749
1965 507,034 101,365,130
1966 515,696 103,792,754
1967 524,648 106,526,393
1968 533,875 109,450,006
1969 543,356 112,517,639
1970 553,069 115,657,495
1971 562,966 118,833,702
1972 572,962 122,039,841
1973 582,855 125,288,515
1974 590,827 128,555,045
1975 598,158 131,843,848
1976 607,620 135,173,655
1977 618,315 138,533,541
1978 628,775 141,953,163
1979 638,719 145,434,834
1980 649,871 148,950,540
1981 660,493 152,485,035
1982 669,149 156,052,152
1983 677,707 159,651,381
1984 686,777 163,251,124
1985 696,665 166,776,185
1986 707,185 170,175,065
1987 718,476 173,511,154
1988 730,745 176,855,065
1989 744,856 180,201,630
1990 760,345 183,501,098
1991 778,278 186,778,238
1992 799,318 190,043,744
1993 821,437 193,305,168
1994 844,493 196,591,828
1995 868,146 199,888,057
1996 892,282 203,204,348
1997 917,184 206,536,095
1998 942,530 209,826,788
1999 834,697 213,004,668
2000 745,088 216,077,790
2001 812,249 219,097,902
2002 879,159 222,088,495
2003 916,878 225,048,008
2004 929,074 227,926,649
2005 948,311 230,871,650
2006 976,597 233,951,652
2007 1,004,889 237,062,337
2008 1,032,429 240,157,903
2009 1,058,782 243,220,028
2010 1,084,679 246,305,322
2011 1,110,207 249,470,032
2012 1,134,885 252,698,525
2013 1,158,695 255,852,467
2014 1,181,903 258,877,399
2015 1,205,131 261,799,249
2016 1,228,312 264,627,418
2017 1,251,703 267,346,658
2018 1,275,959 269,951,846
2019 1,300,945 272,489,381
2020 1,326,053 274,814,866
2021 1,350,139 276,758,053
2022 1,369,295 278,830,529
2023 1,384,286 281,190,067
2024 1,400,638 283,487,931

Fertility rates in East Timor and Indonesia

Fertility rate
East Timor

Indonesia
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Indonesia
1960 6.32 5.51
1961 6.27 5.52
1962 6.22 5.53
1963 6.16 5.55
1964 6.08 5.57
1965 6.01 5.59
1966 5.93 5.59
1967 5.86 5.58
1968 5.79 5.57
1969 5.72 5.55
1970 5.66 5.49
1971 5.58 5.4
1972 5.49 5.32
1973 5.39 5.25
1974 5.29 5.09
1975 5.19 5.03
1976 5.12 4.92
1977 5.09 4.81
1978 5.09 4.73
1979 5.14 4.63
1980 5.22 4.5
1981 5.53 4.36
1982 5.56 4.25
1983 5.59 4.11
1984 5.61 3.96
1985 5.65 3.73
1986 5.67 3.53
1987 5.68 3.42
1988 5.72 3.35
1989 5.76 3.25
1990 5.81 3.11
1991 5.84 3.06
1992 5.87 2.95
1993 5.88 2.9
1994 5.91 2.85
1995 5.94 2.81
1996 5.94 2.78
1997 5.96 2.74
1998 5.96 2.66
1999 5.97 2.57
2000 5.93 2.5
2001 5.92 2.47
2002 5.9 2.44
2003 5.85 2.41
2004 5.74 2.42
2005 5.61 2.45
2006 5.47 2.46
2007 5.33 2.48
2008 5.17 2.44
2009 4.99 2.44
2010 4.82 2.46
2011 4.61 2.52
2012 4.4 2.51
2013 4.21 2.44
2014 4 2.39
2015 3.78 2.35
2016 3.58 2.31
2017 3.4 2.25
2018 3.24 2.22
2019 3.12 2.21
2020 3.01 2.19
2021 2.89 2.17
2022 2.8 2.15
2023 2.71 2.13

East Timor and Indonesia demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Indonesia
Year Median age, years
East Timor Indonesia
1960 19.3 20.1
1961 19.4 20.1
1962 19.5 20.1
1963 19.6 20
1964 19.8 19.9
1965 19.9 19.8
1966 20 19.6
1967 20.2 19.4
1968 20.3 19.3
1969 20.4 19.1
1970 20.5 19
1971 20.4 18.9
1972 20.4 18.8
1973 20.4 18.8
1974 20.3 18.9
1975 20.4 18.9
1976 20.6 19
1977 20.7 19.1
1978 20.9 19.2
1979 21.1 19.3
1980 21.1 19.4
1981 20.9 19.6
1982 20.5 19.7
1983 20.3 19.9
1984 20 20.1
1985 19.8 20.3
1986 19.7 20.6
1987 19.5 20.9
1988 19.3 21.1
1989 19.1 21.4
1990 19 21.7
1991 19 22
1992 19 22.3
1993 19 22.6
1994 18.9 22.9
1995 18.9 23.2
1996 18.8 23.5
1997 18.8 23.7
1998 18.7 24
1999 18.7 24.3
2000 18.6 24.6
2001 18.6 24.9
2002 18.6 25.2
2003 18.6 25.6
2004 18.7 25.9
2005 18.7 26.2
2006 18.7 26.5
2007 18.7 26.8
2008 18.7 27.1
2009 18.8 27.3
2010 18.9 27.6
2011 19 27.9
2012 19.2 28.1
2013 19.3 28.3
2014 19.5 28.6
2015 19.7 28.9
2016 20 29.1
2017 20.3 29.4
2018 20.6 29.6
2019 20.9 29.9
2020 21.2 30.1
2021 21.4 30.3
2022 21.7 30.6
2023 22.1 30.8
2024 22.4 31.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Indonesia
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$1.39T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
1.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
0.68%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
676,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
-2.59%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
3.31%
2023
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
43.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
39.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
28.8%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
3.5%
2024
Number of millionaires n/a
178,605
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.09%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
33
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
903
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$758B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
$156B
2024
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
4,053,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
1.98%
2020
Banked people share n/a
56.3%
2024

Energy

East Timor Indonesia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
977 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
$15.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
675 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
2.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
77.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
2022
20.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-89.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,445 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.37%
2021
15.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
5.67%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.4%
2023

Society

East Timor Indonesia
% of world population
0.02%
2024
3.48%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
-38,469
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.07 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
73
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
0.31
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
92
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
96%
2020
English speaking
9%
2025
30.8%
2023
People using the Internet
34%
2023
72.8%
2024

Health

East Timor Indonesia
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$127.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$42
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
71.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
0.98%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
0.69
2022
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
22.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
140
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
11.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
11.3%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
17
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
38.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
0.07 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Indonesia
% of world land
0.01%
2025
1.27%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
2,578 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
212,828 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
348,714 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
340,572 mi
2022

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