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East Timor vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 155th vs. 116th).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Sierra Leone
Population
1433311
8961932
Population rank 152/197 102/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 180/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

East Timor and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
East Timor Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,151,961
1961 - $327,978,758
1962 - $342,872,549
1963 - $348,700,980
1964 - $372,011,438
1965 - $359,523,810
1966 - $375,630,252
1967 - $348,895,028
1968 - $329,991,597
1969 - $408,853,541
1970 - $434,584,634
1971 - $419,495,788
1972 - $465,254,682
1973 - $575,471,814
1974 - $648,940,351
1975 - $679,352,876
1976 - $594,810,422
1977 - $692,079,407
1978 - $960,765,043
1979 - $1,109,343,425
1980 - $1,100,476,190
1981 - $1,114,926,661
1982 - $1,294,995,964
1983 - $995,278,515
1984 - $1,087,450,199
1985 - $856,890,459
1986 - $490,181,457
1987 - $660,106,336
1988 - $1,055,083,933
1989 - $932,974,420
1990 $128,210,142 $649,644,098
1991 $147,713,000 $779,981,987
1992 $187,891,500 $679,940,814
1993 $216,914,400 $768,867,883
1994 $239,040,500 $911,853,802
1995 $262,819,900 $870,740,292
1996 $306,956,900 $941,709,423
1997 $319,972,700 $850,232,760
1998 $325,729,800 $672,368,187
1999 $225,357,600 $669,386,624
2000 $366,924,300 $635,866,404
2001 $477,443,500 $1,681,473,894
2002 $469,455,500 $1,933,863,911
2003 $490,439,100 $2,142,618,046
2004 $440,772,000 $2,237,350,687
2005 $462,268,000 $2,545,275,313
2006 $453,792,400 $3,263,697,467
2007 $542,795,400 $3,632,957,611
2008 $648,523,600 $4,157,895,298
2009 $726,937,800 $3,953,403,098
2010 $881,909,300 $4,262,805,967
2011 $1,042,534,600 $4,861,632,885
2012 $1,160,555,000 $6,141,666,509
2013 $1,395,727,400 $7,502,762,863
2014 $1,447,535,200 $7,686,138,791
2015 $1,590,282,400 $6,788,352,975
2016 $1,640,464,600 $6,084,297,211
2017 $1,584,878,400 $5,749,846,528
2018 $1,555,988,614 $6,390,514,689
2019 $2,032,550,389 $6,526,183,564
2020 $2,162,619,241 $6,693,888,876
2021 $3,624,889,673 $7,173,379,137
2022 $3,208,593,982 $7,124,465,160
2023 $2,079,916,909 $6,411,787,856
2024 $1,881,265,333 $7,547,843,281

East Timor and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
East Timor Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.4
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.4
1967 - $136.2
1968 - $126.4
1969 - $153.6
1970 - $160.2
1971 - $151.8
1972 - $165.3
1973 - $200.7
1974 - $222.2
1975 - $228.4
1976 - $196.4
1977 - $224.3
1978 - $305
1979 - $346
1980 - $336
1981 - $334
1982 - $380
1983 - $285.9
1984 - $306
1985 - $235.5
1986 - $131.5
1987 - $172.4
1988 - $268.2
1989 - $231.3
1990 $168.6 $154.8
1991 $189.8 $183.7
1992 $235.1 $163.2
1993 $264.1 $185
1994 $283.1 $218.5
1995 $303 $208.4
1996 $344 $224.3
1997 $349 $199.9
1998 $346 $156.5
1999 $270 $155
2000 $492 $143.7
2001 $588 $358
2002 $534 $389
2003 $535 $414
2004 $474 $418
2005 $487 $463
2006 $465 $580
2007 $540 $632
2008 $628 $705
2009 $687 $653
2010 $813 $685
2011 $939 $761
2012 $1,023 $938
2013 $1,205 $1,117
2014 $1,225 $1,118
2015 $1,320 $965
2016 $1,336 $844
2017 $1,266 $779
2018 $1,219 $846
2019 $1,562 $844
2020 $1,631 $846
2021 $2,685 $886
2022 $2,343 $861
2023 $1,503 $758
2024 $1,343 $873

East Timor vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Sierra Leone
1950 29.2 28.9
1951 29.5 29.3
1952 29.8 29.7
1953 30.1 30.1
1954 30.4 30.5
1955 30.7 30.9
1956 31 31.3
1957 31.3 31.8
1958 31.7 32.1
1959 32 32.6
1960 32.4 33.1
1961 32.8 33.6
1962 33.2 34.2
1963 33.7 34.7
1964 34.1 35.3
1965 34.7 35.9
1966 35.2 36.6
1967 35.7 37.3
1968 36.2 37.8
1969 36.8 38.2
1970 37.4 38.6
1971 37.9 39.1
1972 38.4 39.5
1973 39 40
1974 36.5 40.4
1975 24.3 41
1976 25.9 41.4
1977 24.9 41.8
1978 22.9 42.2
1979 24.2 42.5
1980 30.2 42.8
1981 31.2 43.1
1982 32.2 43.3
1983 32.7 43.5
1984 34.5 43.6
1985 34.3 43.6
1986 34.8 43.5
1987 36 43.7
1988 36 43.8
1989 44.8 43.7
1990 45.2 43.7
1991 45.1 43.3
1992 46.2 43.5
1993 47 43.4
1994 47.9 42.8
1995 47.5 42.6
1996 48.3 43.5
1997 49 43.6
1998 48.6 42.7
1999 45.2 42
2000 58.1 44.8
2001 58.8 45.4
2002 59.5 46.2
2003 60.1 46.8
2004 60.7 47.5
2005 61.3 48.3
2006 61.9 49.5
2007 62.4 50
2008 62.9 50.7
2009 63.3 51.3
2010 63.7 51.9
2011 64 52.6
2012 64.4 53.2
2013 64.7 54.1
2014 65 54.3
2015 65.3 55.5
2016 65.6 56.9
2017 65.9 57.8
2018 66.2 59.1
2019 66.5 59.6
2020 66.9 59.7
2021 66.2 60.3
2022 67.4 61.3
2023 67.7 61.8
2024 67.9 62
2025 68.1 62.2

East Timor and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Sierra Leone
Year Population
East Timor Sierra Leone
1960 468,118 2,268,356
1961 475,291 2,304,227
1962 482,774 2,342,242
1963 490,564 2,382,258
1964 498,659 2,424,390
1965 507,034 2,468,666
1966 515,696 2,514,638
1967 524,648 2,562,384
1968 533,875 2,611,532
1969 543,356 2,661,365
1970 553,069 2,712,286
1971 562,966 2,763,222
1972 572,962 2,814,388
1973 582,855 2,866,955
1974 590,827 2,920,459
1975 598,158 2,974,657
1976 607,620 3,028,820
1977 618,315 3,085,354
1978 628,775 3,145,517
1979 638,719 3,207,499
1980 649,871 3,272,089
1981 660,493 3,338,940
1982 669,149 3,408,183
1983 677,707 3,481,646
1984 686,777 3,558,758
1985 696,665 3,638,438
1986 707,185 3,728,380
1987 718,476 3,829,718
1988 730,745 3,934,517
1989 744,856 4,034,037
1990 760,345 4,196,828
1991 778,278 4,246,267
1992 799,318 4,166,366
1993 821,437 4,157,130
1994 844,493 4,173,105
1995 868,146 4,179,179
1996 892,282 4,199,210
1997 917,184 4,253,716
1998 942,530 4,295,785
1999 834,697 4,318,043
2000 745,088 4,423,611
2001 812,249 4,692,716
2002 879,159 4,971,435
2003 916,878 5,177,687
2004 929,074 5,355,717
2005 948,311 5,501,712
2006 976,597 5,624,466
2007 1,004,889 5,749,352
2008 1,032,429 5,894,722
2009 1,058,782 6,055,646
2010 1,084,679 6,222,714
2011 1,110,207 6,387,251
2012 1,134,885 6,551,080
2013 1,158,695 6,714,051
2014 1,181,903 6,876,385
2015 1,205,131 7,037,655
2016 1,228,312 7,205,328
2017 1,251,703 7,379,299
2018 1,275,959 7,554,563
2019 1,300,945 7,731,991
2020 1,326,053 7,912,558
2021 1,350,139 8,094,602
2022 1,369,295 8,276,807
2023 1,384,286 8,460,512
2024 1,400,638 8,642,022

Fertility rates in East Timor and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
East Timor

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Sierra Leone
1960 6.32 6.18
1961 6.27 6.21
1962 6.22 6.22
1963 6.16 6.26
1964 6.08 6.29
1965 6.01 6.31
1966 5.93 6.35
1967 5.86 6.38
1968 5.79 6.39
1969 5.72 6.39
1970 5.66 6.41
1971 5.58 6.43
1972 5.49 6.45
1973 5.39 6.47
1974 5.29 6.53
1975 5.19 6.55
1976 5.12 6.55
1977 5.09 6.57
1978 5.09 6.59
1979 5.14 6.58
1980 5.22 6.56
1981 5.53 6.55
1982 5.56 6.56
1983 5.59 6.57
1984 5.61 6.59
1985 5.65 6.59
1986 5.67 6.6
1987 5.68 6.61
1988 5.72 6.59
1989 5.76 6.57
1990 5.81 6.57
1991 5.84 6.55
1992 5.87 6.56
1993 5.88 6.57
1994 5.91 6.56
1995 5.94 6.56
1996 5.94 6.55
1997 5.96 6.53
1998 5.96 6.5
1999 5.97 6.42
2000 5.93 6.36
2001 5.92 6.31
2002 5.9 6.23
2003 5.85 6.09
2004 5.74 5.92
2005 5.61 5.81
2006 5.47 5.74
2007 5.33 5.64
2008 5.17 5.56
2009 4.99 5.45
2010 4.82 5.33
2011 4.61 5.21
2012 4.4 5.06
2013 4.21 4.87
2014 4 4.7
2015 3.78 4.55
2016 3.58 4.47
2017 3.4 4.39
2018 3.24 4.29
2019 3.12 4.19
2020 3.01 4.08
2021 2.89 3.98
2022 2.8 3.88
2023 2.71 3.79

East Timor and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
East Timor Sierra Leone
1960 19.3 21.1
1961 19.4 21.1
1962 19.5 21.1
1963 19.6 21
1964 19.8 21
1965 19.9 20.9
1966 20 20.9
1967 20.2 20.8
1968 20.3 20.7
1969 20.4 20.6
1970 20.5 20.4
1971 20.4 20.2
1972 20.4 20.1
1973 20.4 19.9
1974 20.3 19.8
1975 20.4 19.6
1976 20.6 19.5
1977 20.7 19.4
1978 20.9 19.3
1979 21.1 19.2
1980 21.1 19.1
1981 20.9 19.1
1982 20.5 19
1983 20.3 18.9
1984 20 18.9
1985 19.8 18.8
1986 19.7 18.7
1987 19.5 18.7
1988 19.3 18.6
1989 19.1 18.6
1990 19 18.5
1991 19 18.5
1992 19 18.4
1993 19 18.4
1994 18.9 18.3
1995 18.9 18.2
1996 18.8 18.2
1997 18.8 18.1
1998 18.7 18.1
1999 18.7 18
2000 18.6 18
2001 18.6 18
2002 18.6 17.9
2003 18.6 17.9
2004 18.7 17.9
2005 18.7 18
2006 18.7 18
2007 18.7 18
2008 18.7 18.1
2009 18.8 18.1
2010 18.9 18.2
2011 19 18.3
2012 19.2 18.4
2013 19.3 18.5
2014 19.5 18.6
2015 19.7 18.7
2016 20 18.9
2017 20.3 19.1
2018 20.6 19.2
2019 20.9 19.4
2020 21.2 19.6
2021 21.4 19.8
2022 21.7 20
2023 22.1 20.3
2024 22.4 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
3.4%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
5.49%
2018
Banked people share n/a
38.6%
2024

Energy

East Timor Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
2022
71.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.37%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

East Timor Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
44.8%
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
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
48.6%
2022
English speaking
9%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
34%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

East Timor Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
7,270 mi
2015

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