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East Timor vs Iran statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 91.6M in Iran (ranked 17/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 626,451 sq mi for Iran (ranked 155th vs. 17th).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Iran
Population
1433311
93020793
Population rank 152/197 17/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$437B
2024
GDP rank 180/197 37/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$4,771
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 122/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$18,442
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$161B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
39.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$1,758
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 121/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$2,970
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
626,451 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
1.7
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
34.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

East Timor and Iran: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Iran economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Iran
Year GDP
East Timor Iran
1960 - $4,199,134,390
1961 - $4,426,949,095
1962 - $4,693,566,416
1963 - $4,928,628,018
1964 - $5,379,845,648
1965 - $6,197,319,929
1966 - $6,789,938,672
1967 - $7,555,383,690
1968 - $8,623,172,960
1969 - $9,743,089,607
1970 - $10,976,245,154
1971 - $13,731,802,833
1972 - $17,153,463,263
1973 - $27,081,698,250
1974 - $46,209,092,072
1975 - $51,776,222,350
1976 - $68,055,295,081
1977 - $80,600,122,702
1978 - $77,994,316,621
1979 - $90,391,877,326
1980 - $94,362,275,580
1981 - $100,499,312,750
1982 - $125,948,756,439
1983 - $156,365,156,618
1984 - $162,276,728,620
1985 - $180,183,629,600
1986 - $209,094,561,833
1987 - $134,009,995,923
1988 - $123,057,861,334
1989 - $120,496,362,916
1990 $128,210,142 $124,813,263,926
1991 $147,713,000 $131,637,664,958
1992 $187,891,500 $119,768,691,217
1993 $216,914,400 $63,743,623,231
1994 $239,040,500 $71,841,461,172
1995 $262,819,900 $96,419,225,745
1996 $306,956,900 $120,403,931,883
1997 $319,972,700 $113,919,163,421
1998 $325,729,800 $110,276,913,362
1999 $225,357,600 $113,848,450,089
2000 $366,924,300 $109,591,707,801
2001 $477,443,500 $126,878,750,296
2002 $469,455,500 $128,626,917,504
2003 $490,439,100 $151,911,222,120
2004 $440,772,000 $187,754,571,247
2005 $462,268,000 $224,970,371,329
2006 $453,792,400 $265,602,187,406
2007 $542,795,400 $349,736,591,836
2008 $648,523,600 $406,070,949,551
2009 $726,937,800 $414,059,094,950
2010 $881,909,300 $487,069,570,461
2011 $1,042,534,600 $629,082,257,472
2012 $1,160,555,000 $644,019,315,004
2013 $1,395,727,400 $500,399,839,840
2014 $1,447,535,200 $462,284,793,281
2015 $1,590,282,400 $409,191,686,497
2016 $1,640,464,600 $459,042,684,193
2017 $1,584,878,400 $489,168,731,811
2018 $1,555,988,614 $398,880,231,367
2019 $2,032,550,389 $333,519,146,339
2020 $2,162,619,241 $262,186,179,356
2021 $3,624,889,673 $383,436,202,447
2022 $3,208,593,982 $394,362,621,793
2023 $2,079,916,909 $404,625,655,076
2024 $1,881,265,333 $436,906,331,672

East Timor and Iran economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Iran
Year GDP per capita
East Timor Iran
1960 - $195.6
1961 - $200.1
1962 - $205.8
1963 - $209.6
1964 - $221.7
1965 - $247.5
1966 - $262.9
1967 - $283.7
1968 - $314
1969 - $345
1970 - $377
1971 - $457
1972 - $555
1973 - $851
1974 - $1,409
1975 - $1,532
1976 - $1,954
1977 - $2,243
1978 - $2,101
1979 - $2,352
1980 - $2,368
1981 - $2,393
1982 - $2,845
1983 - $3,397
1984 - $3,395
1985 - $3,634
1986 - $4,064
1987 - $2,513
1988 - $2,234
1989 - $2,125
1990 $168.6 $2,138
1991 $189.8 $2,194
1992 $235.1 $1,957
1993 $264.1 $1,038
1994 $283.1 $1,168
1995 $303 $1,550
1996 $344 $1,915
1997 $349 $1,790
1998 $346 $1,709
1999 $270 $1,740
2000 $492 $1,650
2001 $588 $1,881
2002 $534 $1,891
2003 $535 $2,209
2004 $474 $2,672
2005 $487 $3,132
2006 $465 $3,619
2007 $540 $4,688
2008 $628 $5,377
2009 $687 $5,416
2010 $813 $6,291
2011 $939 $8,026
2012 $1,023 $8,114
2013 $1,205 $6,223
2014 $1,225 $5,672
2015 $1,320 $4,953
2016 $1,336 $5,477
2017 $1,266 $5,753
2018 $1,219 $4,632
2019 $1,562 $3,831
2020 $1,631 $2,989
2021 $2,685 $4,335
2022 $2,343 $4,405
2023 $1,503 $4,466
2024 $1,343 $4,771

East Timor vs. Iran life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Iran
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Iran
1950 29.2 38.2
1951 29.5 38.7
1952 29.8 39.2
1953 30.1 39.5
1954 30.4 40
1955 30.7 40.6
1956 31 41.1
1957 31.3 41.3
1958 31.7 42.2
1959 32 42.8
1960 32.4 43.3
1961 32.8 43.9
1962 33.2 43.8
1963 33.7 45.1
1964 34.1 45.7
1965 34.7 46.4
1966 35.2 47.1
1967 35.7 47.8
1968 36.2 47.9
1969 36.8 49.4
1970 37.4 50.2
1971 37.9 51.1
1972 38.4 51.7
1973 39 52.9
1974 36.5 53.9
1975 24.3 54.8
1976 25.9 55.8
1977 24.9 56.7
1978 22.9 56
1979 24.2 58.5
1980 30.2 58.4
1981 31.2 56.6
1982 32.2 57.6
1983 32.7 58.5
1984 34.5 60.9
1985 34.3 61.5
1986 34.8 62.1
1987 36 62.7
1988 36 63.3
1989 44.8 65.3
1990 45.2 64.1
1991 45.1 66.2
1992 46.2 66.7
1993 47 67
1994 47.9 67.5
1995 47.5 67.9
1996 48.3 68.3
1997 49 68.6
1998 48.6 69.2
1999 45.2 69.7
2000 58.1 70.2
2001 58.8 70.6
2002 59.5 71.1
2003 60.1 70.5
2004 60.7 72
2005 61.3 72.4
2006 61.9 72.9
2007 62.4 73.3
2008 62.9 73.7
2009 63.3 74
2010 63.7 74.4
2011 64 74.7
2012 64.4 75
2013 64.7 75.3
2014 65 75.6
2015 65.3 75.9
2016 65.6 76.2
2017 65.9 76.4
2018 66.2 76.6
2019 66.5 76.9
2020 66.9 74.1
2021 66.2 73.8
2022 67.4 76.8
2023 67.7 77.7
2024 67.9 77.9
2025 68.1 78.1

East Timor and Iran population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Iran
Year Population
East Timor Iran
1960 468,118 21,470,434
1961 475,291 22,125,726
1962 482,774 22,807,907
1963 490,564 23,519,005
1964 498,659 24,262,859
1965 507,034 25,036,978
1966 515,696 25,829,270
1967 524,648 26,628,432
1968 533,875 27,437,391
1969 543,356 28,273,482
1970 553,069 29,145,100
1971 562,966 30,029,071
1972 572,962 30,921,179
1973 582,855 31,839,838
1974 590,827 32,796,463
1975 598,158 33,802,973
1976 607,620 34,837,271
1977 618,315 35,933,181
1978 628,775 37,126,535
1979 638,719 38,424,952
1980 649,871 39,842,324
1981 660,493 41,989,312
1982 669,149 44,272,141
1983 677,707 46,029,535
1984 686,777 47,793,998
1985 696,665 49,582,289
1986 707,185 51,446,045
1987 718,476 53,323,493
1988 730,745 55,072,694
1989 744,856 56,704,914
1990 760,345 58,380,092
1991 778,278 59,986,931
1992 799,318 61,184,983
1993 821,437 61,403,543
1994 844,493 61,520,598
1995 868,146 62,205,567
1996 892,282 62,881,300
1997 917,184 63,639,638
1998 942,530 64,519,859
1999 834,697 65,445,391
2000 745,088 66,418,659
2001 812,249 67,452,005
2002 879,159 68,011,317
2003 916,878 68,769,340
2004 929,074 70,256,316
2005 948,311 71,828,455
2006 976,597 73,392,747
2007 1,004,889 74,602,648
2008 1,032,429 75,514,204
2009 1,058,782 76,457,825
2010 1,084,679 77,420,842
2011 1,110,207 78,383,598
2012 1,134,885 79,370,580
2013 1,158,695 80,414,686
2014 1,181,903 81,502,045
2015 1,205,131 82,619,362
2016 1,228,312 83,812,228
2017 1,251,703 85,026,754
2018 1,275,959 86,117,998
2019 1,300,945 87,051,648
2020 1,326,053 87,723,443
2021 1,350,139 88,455,488
2022 1,369,295 89,524,246
2023 1,384,286 90,608,707
2024 1,400,638 91,567,738

Fertility rates in East Timor and Iran

Fertility rate
East Timor

Iran
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Iran
1960 6.32 7.52
1961 6.27 7.46
1962 6.22 7.4
1963 6.16 7.32
1964 6.08 7.24
1965 6.01 7.22
1966 5.93 7.21
1967 5.86 7.19
1968 5.79 7.12
1969 5.72 7.01
1970 5.66 6.8
1971 5.58 6.55
1972 5.49 6.26
1973 5.39 6.06
1974 5.29 5.97
1975 5.19 5.95
1976 5.12 6.07
1977 5.09 6.18
1978 5.09 6.34
1979 5.14 6.55
1980 5.22 6.63
1981 5.53 6.62
1982 5.56 6.59
1983 5.59 6.53
1984 5.61 6.43
1985 5.65 6.24
1986 5.67 6.01
1987 5.68 5.72
1988 5.72 5.43
1989 5.76 5.17
1990 5.81 4.93
1991 5.84 4.57
1992 5.87 4.1
1993 5.88 3.67
1994 5.91 3.24
1995 5.94 2.85
1996 5.94 2.54
1997 5.96 2.32
1998 5.96 2.19
1999 5.97 2.09
2000 5.93 2
2001 5.92 1.92
2002 5.9 1.84
2003 5.85 1.8
2004 5.74 1.78
2005 5.61 1.76
2006 5.47 1.76
2007 5.33 1.75
2008 5.17 1.74
2009 4.99 1.74
2010 4.82 1.75
2011 4.61 1.79
2012 4.4 1.85
2013 4.21 1.91
2014 4 1.98
2015 3.78 2.02
2016 3.58 2.05
2017 3.4 2.02
2018 3.24 1.92
2019 3.12 1.77
2020 3.01 1.7
2021 2.89 1.71
2022 2.8 1.7
2023 2.71 1.7

East Timor and Iran demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Iran
Year Median age, years
East Timor Iran
1960 19.3 19.1
1961 19.4 18.7
1962 19.5 18.4
1963 19.6 18.1
1964 19.8 17.9
1965 19.9 17.8
1966 20 17.7
1967 20.2 17.7
1968 20.3 17.6
1969 20.4 17.6
1970 20.5 17.6
1971 20.4 17.7
1972 20.4 17.8
1973 20.4 17.9
1974 20.3 18
1975 20.4 18.1
1976 20.6 18.2
1977 20.7 18.3
1978 20.9 18.3
1979 21.1 18.3
1980 21.1 18.2
1981 20.9 18.4
1982 20.5 18.6
1983 20.3 18.5
1984 20 18.4
1985 19.8 18.3
1986 19.7 18.2
1987 19.5 18.2
1988 19.3 18.2
1989 19.1 18.1
1990 19 18.2
1991 19 18.3
1992 19 18.4
1993 19 18.3
1994 18.9 18.4
1995 18.9 18.7
1996 18.8 19.1
1997 18.8 19.5
1998 18.7 20
1999 18.7 20.7
2000 18.6 21.4
2001 18.6 22
2002 18.6 22.6
2003 18.6 23.1
2004 18.7 23.7
2005 18.7 24.3
2006 18.7 24.8
2007 18.7 25.5
2008 18.7 26.1
2009 18.8 26.6
2010 18.9 27.2
2011 19 27.7
2012 19.2 28.2
2013 19.3 28.7
2014 19.5 29.2
2015 19.7 29.7
2016 20 30.2
2017 20.3 30.7
2018 20.6 31.2
2019 20.9 31.7
2020 21.2 32.3
2021 21.4 32.8
2022 21.7 33.3
2023 22.1 33.8
2024 22.4 34.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Iran
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$426B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
15%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
2.82%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
2.06%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
650,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
-5.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
8.13%
2023
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
47.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
36.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
42.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
28.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
2.8%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
594
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$172B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
$7.69B
1982
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
1,550,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
2.28%
2000
Banked people share n/a
91.1%
2024

Energy

East Timor Iran
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
3,266 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
$5.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
779 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
8.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
98.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
2022
0.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.14%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-32.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,664 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.37%
2021
4.24%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
3.43%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
2.2%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

East Timor Iran
% of world population
0.02%
2024
1.12%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
+190,156
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
40.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
23
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
78
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
2.42
2014
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
21.5
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
55
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
88.9%
2023
English speaking
9%
2025
12%
2025
People using the Internet
34%
2023
79.6%
2023

Health

East Timor Iran
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$237.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$92.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
0.43%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
1.51
2018
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
16
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
11.8
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
25.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
9%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
13.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Iran
% of world land
0.01%
2025
1.09%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
6,841 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
181,727 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
41,654 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
138,867 mi
2018

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