East Timor vs North Korea statistics compared

East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 155th vs. 97th).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

East Timor and North Korea: Comparison Charts

East Timor and North Korea economies compared

GDP

East Timor

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	East Timor	North Korea
1990	$128,210,142	-
1991	$147,713,000	-
1992	$187,891,500	-
1993	$216,914,400	-
1994	$239,040,500	-
1995	$262,819,900	-
1996	$306,956,900	-
1997	$319,972,700	-
1998	$325,729,800	-
1999	$225,357,600	-
2000	$366,924,300	-
2001	$477,443,500	-
2002	$469,455,500	-
2003	$490,439,100	-
2004	$440,772,000	-
2005	$462,268,000	-
2006	$453,792,400	-
2007	$542,795,400	-
2008	$648,523,600	-
2009	$726,937,800	$23,356,470,000
2010	$881,909,300	$25,995,513,000
2011	$1,042,534,600	$29,005,020,000
2012	$1,160,555,000	$29,890,710,000
2013	$1,395,727,400	$30,588,922,000
2014	$1,447,535,200	$30,554,460,000
2015	$1,590,282,400	$30,723,030,000
2016	$1,640,464,600	$28,882,640,000
2017	$1,584,878,400	$29,105,440,000
2018	$1,555,988,614	$28,536,400,000
2019	$2,032,550,389	$28,222,880,000
2020	$2,162,619,241	$27,728,240,000
2021	$3,624,889,673	$32,301,720,000
2022	$3,208,593,982	$28,971,360,000
2023	$2,079,916,909	$32,155,360,000
2024	$1,881,265,333	$34,943,120,000

East Timor and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

East Timor

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	East Timor	North Korea
1990	$168.6	-
1991	$189.8	-
1992	$235.1	-
1993	$264.1	-
1994	$283.1	-
1995	$303	-
1996	$344	-
1997	$349	-
1998	$346	-
1999	$270	-
2000	$492	-
2001	$588	-
2002	$534	-
2003	$535	-
2004	$474	-
2005	$487	-
2006	$465	-
2007	$540	-
2008	$628	-
2009	$687	$939
2010	$813	$1,040
2011	$939	$1,156
2012	$1,023	$1,186
2013	$1,205	$1,208
2014	$1,225	$1,201
2015	$1,320	$1,201
2016	$1,336	$1,124
2017	$1,266	$1,127
2018	$1,219	$1,100
2019	$1,562	$1,084
2020	$1,631	$1,061
2021	$2,685	$1,231
2022	$2,343	$1,100
2023	$1,503	$1,217
2024	$1,343	$1,319

East Timor vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

East Timor

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	East Timor	North Korea
1950	29.2	14.2
1951	29.5	17.7
1952	29.8	32.8
1953	30.1	40.3
1954	30.4	50.6
1955	30.7	51.8
1956	31	52.8
1957	31.3	53.7
1958	31.7	54.5
1959	32	55.2
1960	32.4	55.8
1961	32.8	56.4
1962	33.2	57
1963	33.7	57.6
1964	34.1	58.2
1965	34.7	58.8
1966	35.2	59.4
1967	35.7	60.1
1968	36.2	60.8
1969	36.8	61.4
1970	37.4	62
1971	37.9	62.7
1972	38.4	63.3
1973	39	63.8
1974	36.5	64.3
1975	24.3	64.8
1976	25.9	65.3
1977	24.9	65.8
1978	22.9	66.3
1979	24.2	66.7
1980	30.2	67.2
1981	31.2	67.7
1982	32.2	68.1
1983	32.7	68.5
1984	34.5	68.9
1985	34.3	69.2
1986	34.8	69.5
1987	36	69.8
1988	36	70.1
1989	44.8	70.3
1990	45.2	70.5
1991	45.1	70.7
1992	46.2	71
1993	47	70.8
1994	47.9	70.5
1995	47.5	60.8
1996	48.3	60.8
1997	49	60.9
1998	48.6	60.9
1999	45.2	60.9
2000	58.1	60.9
2001	58.8	60.9
2002	59.5	60.9
2003	60.1	69.4
2004	60.7	69.3
2005	61.3	69.2
2006	61.9	69.1
2007	62.4	69
2008	62.9	69.3
2009	63.3	69.7
2010	63.7	70.2
2011	64	70.8
2012	64.4	71.3
2013	64.7	71.9
2014	65	72.5
2015	65.3	72.8
2016	65.6	73
2017	65.9	73
2018	66.2	73
2019	66.5	72.9
2020	66.9	72.8
2021	66.2	73.4
2022	67.4	73.6
2023	67.7	73.6
2024	67.9	73.7
2025	68.1	73.9

East Timor and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

East Timor

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	East Timor	North Korea
1960	468,118	11,722,953
1961	475,291	11,990,713
1962	482,774	12,262,882
1963	490,564	12,567,057
1964	498,659	12,889,770
1965	507,034	13,219,369
1966	515,696	13,569,094
1967	524,648	13,958,350
1968	533,875	14,365,596
1969	543,356	14,767,615
1970	553,069	15,172,775
1971	562,966	15,572,457
1972	572,962	15,975,069
1973	582,855	16,350,367
1974	590,827	16,673,121
1975	598,158	16,971,055
1976	607,620	17,243,450
1977	618,315	17,492,798
1978	628,775	17,735,995
1979	638,719	17,983,470
1980	649,871	18,236,786
1981	660,493	18,501,295
1982	669,149	18,776,357
1983	677,707	19,054,034
1984	686,777	19,335,043
1985	696,665	19,620,388
1986	707,185	19,910,855
1987	718,476	20,205,483
1988	730,745	20,503,161
1989	744,856	20,804,367
1990	760,345	21,112,137
1991	778,278	21,428,638
1992	799,318	21,750,911
1993	821,437	22,073,352
1994	844,493	22,393,975
1995	868,146	22,669,304
1996	892,282	22,895,746
1997	917,184	23,110,830
1998	942,530	23,311,564
1999	834,697	23,497,599
2000	745,088	23,665,910
2001	812,249	23,815,358
2002	879,159	23,943,973
2003	916,878	24,090,380
2004	929,074	24,254,943
2005	948,311	24,396,433
2006	976,597	24,524,507
2007	1,004,889	24,646,383
2008	1,032,429	24,764,618
2009	1,058,782	24,878,332
2010	1,084,679	24,987,258
2011	1,110,207	25,097,874
2012	1,134,885	25,211,728
2013	1,158,695	25,329,451
2014	1,181,903	25,451,262
2015	1,205,131	25,575,350
2016	1,228,312	25,698,326
2017	1,251,703	25,817,709
2018	1,275,959	25,931,147
2019	1,300,945	26,037,632
2020	1,326,053	26,136,312
2021	1,350,139	26,232,534
2022	1,369,295	26,328,845
2023	1,384,286	26,418,204
2024	1,400,638	26,498,823

Fertility rates in East Timor and North Korea

Fertility rate

East Timor

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	East Timor	North Korea
1960	6.32	3.57
1961	6.27	3.26
1962	6.22	3.41
1963	6.16	3.63
1964	6.08	3.55
1965	6.01	3.56
1966	5.93	3.71
1967	5.86	4.05
1968	5.79	3.87
1969	5.72	3.86
1970	5.66	3.85
1971	5.58	3.74
1972	5.49	3.89
1973	5.39	3.35
1974	5.29	3.14
1975	5.19	3.05
1976	5.12	2.84
1977	5.09	2.77
1978	5.09	2.79
1979	5.14	2.85
1980	5.22	2.84
1981	5.53	2.92
1982	5.56	2.85
1983	5.59	2.78
1984	5.61	2.71
1985	5.65	2.65
1986	5.67	2.59
1987	5.68	2.53
1988	5.72	2.47
1989	5.76	2.41
1990	5.81	2.39
1991	5.84	2.35
1992	5.87	2.29
1993	5.88	2.22
1994	5.91	2.18
1995	5.94	2.15
1996	5.94	2.09
1997	5.96	2.03
1998	5.96	1.99
1999	5.97	1.97
2000	5.93	1.94
2001	5.92	1.94
2002	5.9	1.92
2003	5.85	1.91
2004	5.74	1.9
2005	5.61	1.87
2006	5.47	1.94
2007	5.33	1.94
2008	5.17	1.97
2009	4.99	1.91
2010	4.82	1.89
2011	4.61	1.88
2012	4.4	1.88
2013	4.21	1.88
2014	4	1.87
2015	3.78	1.86
2016	3.58	1.86
2017	3.4	1.85
2018	3.24	1.83
2019	3.12	1.83
2020	3.01	1.82
2021	2.89	1.81
2022	2.8	1.8
2023	2.71	1.78

East Timor and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

East Timor

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	East Timor	North Korea
1960	19.3	19.9
1961	19.4	20.2
1962	19.5	20.6
1963	19.6	20.8
1964	19.8	21
1965	19.9	21.2
1966	20	21.3
1967	20.2	21.4
1968	20.3	21.4
1969	20.4	21.4
1970	20.5	21.4
1971	20.4	21.2
1972	20.4	20.9
1973	20.4	20.7
1974	20.3	20.7
1975	20.4	20.9
1976	20.6	21.1
1977	20.7	21.4
1978	20.9	21.8
1979	21.1	22.2
1980	21.1	22.5
1981	20.9	22.8
1982	20.5	23.1
1983	20.3	23.5
1984	20	23.9
1985	19.8	24.2
1986	19.7	24.5
1987	19.5	24.8
1988	19.3	25.1
1989	19.1	25.6
1990	19	26
1991	19	26.4
1992	19	26.8
1993	19	27.2
1994	18.9	27.6
1995	18.9	28
1996	18.8	28.3
1997	18.8	28.8
1998	18.7	29.2
1999	18.7	29.6
2000	18.6	30.1
2001	18.6	30.5
2002	18.6	31
2003	18.6	31.4
2004	18.7	31.8
2005	18.7	32.1
2006	18.7	32.5
2007	18.7	32.9
2008	18.7	33.3
2009	18.8	33.7
2010	18.9	34
2011	19	34.3
2012	19.2	34.5
2013	19.3	34.7
2014	19.5	35
2015	19.7	35.2
2016	20	35.4
2017	20.3	35.7
2018	20.6	35.9
2019	20.9	36.2
2020	21.2	36.4
2021	21.4	36.6
2022	21.7	36.8
2023	22.1	37.1
2024	22.4	37.3

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