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East Timor vs Jamaica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 155th vs. 159th).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Jamaica
Population
1433311
2837071
Population rank 152/197 140/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$19.9B
2024
GDP rank 180/197 130/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$7,020
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 104/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$11,662
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
65.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$4,908
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 79/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$6,964
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
4,181 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
679 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
33.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
71.7 years
2025

East Timor and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Jamaica economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Jamaica
Year GDP
East Timor Jamaica
1960 - $699,064,380
1961 - $748,043,501
1962 - $777,727,689
1963 - $826,706,669
1964 - $897,949,001
1965 - $972,159,611
1966 - $1,096,759,561
1967 - $1,148,014,311
1968 - $1,083,839,133
1969 - $1,191,239,047
1970 - $1,404,720,442
1971 - $1,539,861,816
1972 - $1,875,146,587
1973 - $1,905,917,553
1974 - $2,375,122,375
1975 - $2,860,442,750
1976 - $2,966,042,856
1977 - $3,249,733,140
1978 - $2,644,527,822
1979 - $2,425,064,229
1980 - $2,679,379,372
1981 - $2,979,027,966
1982 - $3,293,496,312
1983 - $3,619,262,277
1984 - $2,373,564,549
1985 - $2,100,239,019
1986 - $2,754,549,582
1987 - $3,287,007,322
1988 - $3,828,342,820
1989 - $4,404,937,853
1990 $128,210,142 $4,592,208,087
1991 $147,713,000 $4,106,207,649
1992 $187,891,500 $3,535,460,090
1993 $216,914,400 $5,440,075,676
1994 $239,040,500 $5,452,558,947
1995 $262,819,900 $6,577,520,643
1996 $306,956,900 $7,393,891,921
1997 $319,972,700 $8,400,041,724
1998 $325,729,800 $8,787,195,622
1999 $225,357,600 $8,887,057,997
2000 $366,924,300 $9,005,064,475
2001 $477,443,500 $9,194,727,831
2002 $469,455,500 $9,719,009,495
2003 $490,439,100 $9,430,234,811
2004 $440,772,000 $10,174,664,854
2005 $462,268,000 $11,243,865,778
2006 $453,792,400 $11,930,179,090
2007 $542,795,400 $12,799,600,047
2008 $648,523,600 $13,709,401,520
2009 $726,937,800 $12,120,458,115
2010 $881,909,300 $13,220,549,908
2011 $1,042,534,600 $14,444,661,522
2012 $1,160,555,000 $14,807,086,556
2013 $1,395,727,400 $14,264,205,153
2014 $1,447,535,200 $13,899,217,680
2015 $1,590,282,400 $14,188,936,918
2016 $1,640,464,600 $14,077,096,677
2017 $1,584,878,400 $14,808,985,133
2018 $1,555,988,614 $15,730,792,876
2019 $2,032,550,389 $15,830,766,531
2020 $2,162,619,241 $13,812,421,836
2021 $3,624,889,673 $14,657,586,159
2022 $3,208,593,982 $17,097,760,687
2023 $2,079,916,909 $19,423,355,367
2024 $1,881,265,333 $19,930,288,337

East Timor and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Jamaica
Year GDP per capita
East Timor Jamaica
1960 - $424
1961 - $447
1962 - $458
1963 - $480
1964 - $514
1965 - $549
1966 - $612
1967 - $633
1968 - $591
1969 - $642
1970 - $748
1971 - $809
1972 - $971
1973 - $972
1974 - $1,193
1975 - $1,417
1976 - $1,450
1977 - $1,569
1978 - $1,262
1979 - $1,144
1980 - $1,249
1981 - $1,370
1982 - $1,494
1983 - $1,619
1984 - $1,048
1985 - $917
1986 - $1,191
1987 - $1,411
1988 - $1,632
1989 - $1,865
1990 $168.6 $1,930
1991 $189.8 $1,710
1992 $235.1 $1,458
1993 $264.1 $2,221
1994 $283.1 $2,203
1995 $303 $2,631
1996 $344 $2,929
1997 $349 $3,297
1998 $346 $3,419
1999 $270 $3,432
2000 $492 $3,453
2001 $588 $3,504
2002 $534 $3,681
2003 $535 $3,550
2004 $474 $3,808
2005 $487 $4,184
2006 $465 $4,417
2007 $540 $4,716
2008 $628 $5,030
2009 $687 $4,428
2010 $813 $4,810
2011 $939 $5,233
2012 $1,023 $5,341
2013 $1,205 $5,124
2014 $1,225 $4,975
2015 $1,320 $5,063
2016 $1,336 $5,010
2017 $1,266 $5,259
2018 $1,219 $5,578
2019 $1,562 $5,607
2020 $1,631 $4,879
2021 $2,685 $5,165
2022 $2,343 $6,022
2023 $1,503 $6,840
2024 $1,343 $7,020

East Timor vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Jamaica
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Jamaica
1950 29.2 56.6
1951 29.5 57.1
1952 29.8 58.1
1953 30.1 58.9
1954 30.4 59.6
1955 30.7 60.4
1956 31 61.2
1957 31.3 61.9
1958 31.7 62.6
1959 32 63.2
1960 32.4 63.8
1961 32.8 64.3
1962 33.2 64.6
1963 33.7 65
1964 34.1 65.3
1965 34.7 65.7
1966 35.2 65.9
1967 35.7 66.1
1968 36.2 66.3
1969 36.8 66.5
1970 37.4 66.7
1971 37.9 67
1972 38.4 67.3
1973 39 67.6
1974 36.5 67.9
1975 24.3 68.2
1976 25.9 68.4
1977 24.9 68.6
1978 22.9 68.7
1979 24.2 68.8
1980 30.2 69
1981 31.2 69.1
1982 32.2 69.3
1983 32.7 69.5
1984 34.5 69.8
1985 34.3 70.1
1986 34.8 70.4
1987 36 70.9
1988 36 71.2
1989 44.8 71.5
1990 45.2 71.7
1991 45.1 71.8
1992 46.2 71.8
1993 47 71.8
1994 47.9 71.6
1995 47.5 71.5
1996 48.3 71.3
1997 49 71.2
1998 48.6 71.2
1999 45.2 71.2
2000 58.1 71.3
2001 58.8 71.3
2002 59.5 71.5
2003 60.1 71.6
2004 60.7 71.5
2005 61.3 71.5
2006 61.9 71.4
2007 62.4 71.4
2008 62.9 71.5
2009 63.3 71.7
2010 63.7 72
2011 64 72.2
2012 64.4 72.4
2013 64.7 72.4
2014 65 72.4
2015 65.3 72.2
2016 65.6 72.1
2017 65.9 71.9
2018 66.2 71.6
2019 66.5 71.5
2020 66.9 71.5
2021 66.2 69.1
2022 67.4 71.5
2023 67.7 71.5
2024 67.9 71.6
2025 68.1 71.7

East Timor and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Jamaica
Year Population
East Timor Jamaica
1960 468,118 1,650,005
1961 475,291 1,673,261
1962 482,774 1,696,932
1963 490,564 1,721,099
1964 498,659 1,745,568
1965 507,034 1,769,192
1966 515,696 1,791,475
1967 524,648 1,812,865
1968 533,875 1,833,765
1969 543,356 1,855,127
1970 553,069 1,878,196
1971 562,966 1,903,728
1972 572,962 1,931,542
1973 582,855 1,961,219
1974 590,827 1,990,906
1975 598,158 2,018,981
1976 607,620 2,045,578
1977 618,315 2,070,657
1978 628,775 2,094,836
1979 638,719 2,119,486
1980 649,871 2,145,658
1981 660,493 2,173,818
1982 669,149 2,203,889
1983 677,707 2,234,832
1984 686,777 2,264,562
1985 696,665 2,290,656
1986 707,185 2,312,125
1987 718,476 2,329,813
1988 730,745 2,345,777
1989 744,856 2,361,916
1990 760,345 2,379,877
1991 778,278 2,400,869
1992 799,318 2,424,701
1993 821,437 2,449,916
1994 844,493 2,475,220
1995 868,146 2,500,151
1996 892,282 2,524,463
1997 917,184 2,547,848
1998 942,530 2,569,736
1999 834,697 2,589,795
2000 745,088 2,607,826
2001 812,249 2,624,403
2002 879,159 2,640,572
2003 916,878 2,656,623
2004 929,074 2,672,225
2005 948,311 2,687,066
2006 976,597 2,700,968
2007 1,004,889 2,713,800
2008 1,032,429 2,725,635
2009 1,058,782 2,736,995
2010 1,084,679 2,748,568
2011 1,110,207 2,760,494
2012 1,134,885 2,772,430
2013 1,158,695 2,783,687
2014 1,181,903 2,793,749
2015 1,205,131 2,802,534
2016 1,228,312 2,809,915
2017 1,251,703 2,815,764
2018 1,275,959 2,820,097
2019 1,300,945 2,823,271
2020 1,326,053 2,830,739
2021 1,350,139 2,837,682
2022 1,369,295 2,839,144
2023 1,384,286 2,839,786
2024 1,400,638 2,839,175

Fertility rates in East Timor and Jamaica

Fertility rate
East Timor

Jamaica
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Jamaica
1960 6.32 5.54
1961 6.27 5.6
1962 6.22 5.64
1963 6.16 5.73
1964 6.08 5.79
1965 6.01 5.72
1966 5.93 5.69
1967 5.86 5.67
1968 5.79 5.58
1969 5.72 5.47
1970 5.66 5.35
1971 5.58 5.21
1972 5.49 5.06
1973 5.39 5
1974 5.29 4.67
1975 5.19 4.44
1976 5.12 4.21
1977 5.09 4
1978 5.09 3.84
1979 5.14 3.72
1980 5.22 3.59
1981 5.53 3.51
1982 5.56 3.46
1983 5.59 3.41
1984 5.61 3.32
1985 5.65 3.21
1986 5.67 3.11
1987 5.68 3.02
1988 5.72 2.98
1989 5.76 2.93
1990 5.81 2.96
1991 5.84 3
1992 5.87 3.03
1993 5.88 2.99
1994 5.91 2.93
1995 5.94 2.85
1996 5.94 2.77
1997 5.96 2.68
1998 5.96 2.57
1999 5.97 2.47
2000 5.93 2.35
2001 5.92 2.3
2002 5.9 2.27
2003 5.85 2.24
2004 5.74 2.2
2005 5.61 2.15
2006 5.47 2.09
2007 5.33 2.02
2008 5.17 1.95
2009 4.99 1.88
2010 4.82 1.8
2011 4.61 1.72
2012 4.4 1.65
2013 4.21 1.59
2014 4 1.54
2015 3.78 1.51
2016 3.58 1.46
2017 3.4 1.43
2018 3.24 1.4
2019 3.12 1.39
2020 3.01 1.38
2021 2.89 1.38
2022 2.8 1.37
2023 2.71 1.36

East Timor and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Jamaica
Year Median age, years
East Timor Jamaica
1960 19.3 19.8
1961 19.4 19.5
1962 19.5 19.3
1963 19.6 19
1964 19.8 18.8
1965 19.9 18.5
1966 20 18.3
1967 20.2 18.1
1968 20.3 17.9
1969 20.4 17.8
1970 20.5 17.7
1971 20.4 17.7
1972 20.4 17.8
1973 20.4 17.9
1974 20.3 18
1975 20.4 18.2
1976 20.6 18.4
1977 20.7 18.6
1978 20.9 18.9
1979 21.1 19.1
1980 21.1 19.4
1981 20.9 19.6
1982 20.5 19.9
1983 20.3 20.1
1984 20 20.4
1985 19.8 20.6
1986 19.7 20.8
1987 19.5 21.1
1988 19.3 21.3
1989 19.1 21.6
1990 19 21.8
1991 19 22
1992 19 22.2
1993 19 22.3
1994 18.9 22.4
1995 18.9 22.5
1996 18.8 22.6
1997 18.8 22.7
1998 18.7 22.9
1999 18.7 23.1
2000 18.6 23.3
2001 18.6 23.6
2002 18.6 23.8
2003 18.6 24.1
2004 18.7 24.4
2005 18.7 24.6
2006 18.7 24.9
2007 18.7 25.3
2008 18.7 25.7
2009 18.8 26.1
2010 18.9 26.5
2011 19 27
2012 19.2 27.4
2013 19.3 27.9
2014 19.5 28.3
2015 19.7 28.8
2016 20 29.3
2017 20.3 29.8
2018 20.6 30.3
2019 20.9 30.8
2020 21.2 31.3
2021 21.4 31.7
2022 21.7 32.2
2023 22.1 32.8
2024 22.4 33.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Jamaica
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$18.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
5.51%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
+0.009%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
3.02%
2023
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
60.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
18.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
2.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
101
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$12.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
$5.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$3.56B
2024
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
1,329,699
2020
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
48.1%
2011
Banked people share n/a
73.3%
2021

Energy

East Timor Jamaica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
969 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
6.86 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
2.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
92.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
2022
10.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.63%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
112.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,148 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.37%
2021
12.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
2.68%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
97.7%
2023

Society

East Timor Jamaica
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
-10,506
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
57.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
44
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
49.3
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
15.1
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
100
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
88.7%
2015
English speaking
9%
2025
97.6%
2023
People using the Internet
34%
2023
89.5%
2023

Health

East Timor Jamaica
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$468
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
71.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
0.55
2018
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
21.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
130
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
19.3
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
12.5%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
3.1 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Jamaica
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
1,473 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
1,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
2,350 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
13,745 mi
2011

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