East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 155th vs. 90th).
By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
1433311
|
644193
|
Population rank | 152/197 | 165/197 |
GDP |
$1.88B
2024 |
$4.71B
2024 |
GDP rank | 180/197 | 164/197 |
GDP per capita |
$1,343
2024 |
$7,431
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 166/197 | 101/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$4,758
2024 |
$22,067
2024 |
Government debt |
$249M
2024 |
$4.11B
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
13.9%
2025 |
86.6%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$177.7
2024 |
$6,481
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 182/185 | 71/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$1,668
2025 |
$3,252
2025 |
Land area |
5,741 sq mi
2025 |
61,972 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
244 ppl/mi²
2024 |
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
2.71
2023 |
2.25
2023 |
Median age |
22.4 years
2024 |
29.4 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
68.1 years
2025 |
73.9 years
2025 |
East Timor and Suriname: Comparison Charts
East Timor and Suriname economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $99,650,000 |
1961 | - | $107,700,000 |
1962 | - | $116,150,000 |
1963 | - | $125,950,000 |
1964 | - | $134,400,000 |
1965 | - | $154,150,000 |
1966 | - | $190,350,000 |
1967 | - | $220,700,000 |
1968 | - | $241,350,000 |
1969 | - | $259,650,000 |
1970 | - | $274,900,000 |
1971 | - | $301,000,000 |
1972 | - | $311,950,000 |
1973 | - | $339,450,000 |
1974 | - | $409,850,000 |
1975 | - | $465,500,000 |
1976 | - | $505,500,000 |
1977 | - | $641,500,000 |
1978 | - | $735,500,000 |
1979 | - | $782,500,000 |
1980 | - | $795,000,000 |
1981 | - | $889,000,000 |
1982 | - | $915,000,000 |
1983 | - | $883,500,000 |
1984 | - | $864,000,000 |
1985 | - | $873,000,000 |
1986 | - | $891,000,000 |
1987 | - | $980,000,000 |
1988 | - | $1,161,000,000 |
1989 | - | $542,600,000 |
1990 | $128,210,142 | $388,400,000 |
1991 | $147,713,000 | $448,100,000 |
1992 | $187,891,500 | $404,600,000 |
1993 | $216,914,400 | $428,764,706 |
1994 | $239,040,500 | $605,492,537 |
1995 | $262,819,900 | $691,590,498 |
1996 | $306,956,900 | $861,372,806 |
1997 | $319,972,700 | $926,422,500 |
1998 | $325,729,800 | $1,110,850,000 |
1999 | $225,357,600 | $886,290,698 |
2000 | $366,924,300 | $947,671,970 |
2001 | $477,443,500 | $834,279,358 |
2002 | $469,455,500 | $1,093,574,468 |
2003 | $490,439,100 | $1,274,190,311 |
2004 | $440,772,000 | $1,484,092,538 |
2005 | $462,268,000 | $1,793,410,397 |
2006 | $453,792,400 | $2,626,380,435 |
2007 | $542,795,400 | $2,936,612,022 |
2008 | $648,523,600 | $3,532,969,035 |
2009 | $726,937,800 | $3,875,409,836 |
2010 | $881,909,300 | $4,368,370,998 |
2011 | $1,042,534,600 | $4,422,276,622 |
2012 | $1,160,555,000 | $4,980,000,000 |
2013 | $1,395,727,400 | $5,145,757,576 |
2014 | $1,447,535,200 | $5,240,606,061 |
2015 | $1,590,282,400 | $5,126,237,646 |
2016 | $1,640,464,600 | $3,317,421,648 |
2017 | $1,584,878,400 | $3,591,679,431 |
2018 | $1,555,988,614 | $3,996,198,867 |
2019 | $2,032,550,389 | $4,016,040,575 |
2020 | $2,162,619,241 | $2,911,807,496 |
2021 | $3,624,889,673 | $3,107,923,198 |
2022 | $3,208,593,982 | $3,791,603,200 |
2023 | $2,079,916,909 | $3,455,146,281 |
2024 | $1,881,265,333 | $4,714,267,822 |
East Timor and Suriname economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | - | $378 |
1961 | - | $395 |
1962 | - | $409 |
1963 | - | $424 |
1964 | - | $435 |
1965 | - | $482 |
1966 | - | $575 |
1967 | - | $644 |
1968 | - | $681 |
1969 | - | $708 |
1970 | - | $724 |
1971 | - | $768 |
1972 | - | $785 |
1973 | - | $858 |
1974 | - | $1,041 |
1975 | - | $1,190 |
1976 | - | $1,302 |
1977 | - | $1,666 |
1978 | - | $1,928 |
1979 | - | $2,072 |
1980 | - | $2,118 |
1981 | - | $2,368 |
1982 | - | $2,430 |
1983 | - | $2,333 |
1984 | - | $2,261 |
1985 | - | $2,256 |
1986 | - | $2,271 |
1987 | - | $2,469 |
1988 | - | $2,886 |
1989 | - | $1,329 |
1990 | $168.6 | $942 |
1991 | $189.8 | $1,080 |
1992 | $235.1 | $969 |
1993 | $264.1 | $1,022 |
1994 | $283.1 | $1,434 |
1995 | $303 | $1,610 |
1996 | $344 | $1,963 |
1997 | $349 | $2,068 |
1998 | $346 | $2,429 |
1999 | $270 | $1,898 |
2000 | $492 | $1,988 |
2001 | $588 | $1,715 |
2002 | $534 | $2,202 |
2003 | $535 | $2,516 |
2004 | $474 | $2,888 |
2005 | $487 | $3,453 |
2006 | $465 | $5,003 |
2007 | $540 | $5,530 |
2008 | $628 | $6,576 |
2009 | $687 | $7,130 |
2010 | $813 | $7,944 |
2011 | $939 | $7,950 |
2012 | $1,023 | $8,851 |
2013 | $1,205 | $9,043 |
2014 | $1,225 | $9,108 |
2015 | $1,320 | $8,814 |
2016 | $1,336 | $5,644 |
2017 | $1,266 | $6,050 |
2018 | $1,219 | $6,666 |
2019 | $1,562 | $6,630 |
2020 | $1,631 | $4,755 |
2021 | $2,685 | $5,030 |
2022 | $2,343 | $6,084 |
2023 | $1,503 | $5,494 |
2024 | $1,343 | $7,431 |
East Timor vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 29.2 | 50.7 |
1951 | 29.5 | 51.1 |
1952 | 29.8 | 51.4 |
1953 | 30.1 | 52.1 |
1954 | 30.4 | 52.8 |
1955 | 30.7 | 53.5 |
1956 | 31 | 54.1 |
1957 | 31.3 | 54.7 |
1958 | 31.7 | 55.4 |
1959 | 32 | 55.9 |
1960 | 32.4 | 56.6 |
1961 | 32.8 | 57.3 |
1962 | 33.2 | 58 |
1963 | 33.7 | 58.5 |
1964 | 34.1 | 58.9 |
1965 | 34.7 | 59.1 |
1966 | 35.2 | 59.2 |
1967 | 35.7 | 59.2 |
1968 | 36.2 | 59.3 |
1969 | 36.8 | 59.4 |
1970 | 37.4 | 59.5 |
1971 | 37.9 | 59.6 |
1972 | 38.4 | 59.7 |
1973 | 39 | 59.8 |
1974 | 36.5 | 59.9 |
1975 | 24.3 | 60 |
1976 | 25.9 | 60.2 |
1977 | 24.9 | 60.3 |
1978 | 22.9 | 60.4 |
1979 | 24.2 | 60.5 |
1980 | 30.2 | 60.7 |
1981 | 31.2 | 60.8 |
1982 | 32.2 | 60.9 |
1983 | 32.7 | 61.1 |
1984 | 34.5 | 61.2 |
1985 | 34.3 | 61.4 |
1986 | 34.8 | 61.2 |
1987 | 36 | 61.3 |
1988 | 36 | 61.5 |
1989 | 44.8 | 62 |
1990 | 45.2 | 62.1 |
1991 | 45.1 | 62.2 |
1992 | 46.2 | 62.2 |
1993 | 47 | 62.4 |
1994 | 47.9 | 62.5 |
1995 | 47.5 | 62.8 |
1996 | 48.3 | 63.1 |
1997 | 49 | 63.4 |
1998 | 48.6 | 63.7 |
1999 | 45.2 | 64 |
2000 | 58.1 | 64.4 |
2001 | 58.8 | 64.8 |
2002 | 59.5 | 65.3 |
2003 | 60.1 | 65.8 |
2004 | 60.7 | 66.4 |
2005 | 61.3 | 67 |
2006 | 61.9 | 67.6 |
2007 | 62.4 | 68.3 |
2008 | 62.9 | 68.9 |
2009 | 63.3 | 69.3 |
2010 | 63.7 | 69.6 |
2011 | 64 | 69.8 |
2012 | 64.4 | 70 |
2013 | 64.7 | 70.1 |
2014 | 65 | 70.3 |
2015 | 65.3 | 70.6 |
2016 | 65.6 | 71 |
2017 | 65.9 | 71.2 |
2018 | 66.2 | 71.5 |
2019 | 66.5 | 71.8 |
2020 | 66.9 | 72.3 |
2021 | 66.2 | 68.9 |
2022 | 67.4 | 73.3 |
2023 | 67.7 | 73.6 |
2024 | 67.9 | 73.8 |
2025 | 68.1 | 73.9 |
East Timor and Suriname population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 468,118 | 263,918 |
1961 | 475,291 | 272,791 |
1962 | 482,774 | 283,912 |
1963 | 490,564 | 297,034 |
1964 | 498,659 | 309,041 |
1965 | 507,034 | 320,000 |
1966 | 515,696 | 331,135 |
1967 | 524,648 | 342,679 |
1968 | 533,875 | 354,616 |
1969 | 543,356 | 366,906 |
1970 | 553,069 | 379,442 |
1971 | 562,966 | 391,932 |
1972 | 572,962 | 397,413 |
1973 | 582,855 | 395,772 |
1974 | 590,827 | 393,676 |
1975 | 598,158 | 391,170 |
1976 | 607,620 | 388,289 |
1977 | 618,315 | 385,067 |
1978 | 628,775 | 381,502 |
1979 | 638,719 | 377,602 |
1980 | 649,871 | 375,377 |
1981 | 660,493 | 375,459 |
1982 | 669,149 | 376,555 |
1983 | 677,707 | 378,746 |
1984 | 686,777 | 382,193 |
1985 | 696,665 | 386,972 |
1986 | 707,185 | 392,330 |
1987 | 718,476 | 396,911 |
1988 | 730,745 | 402,227 |
1989 | 744,856 | 408,409 |
1990 | 760,345 | 412,493 |
1991 | 778,278 | 415,013 |
1992 | 799,318 | 417,589 |
1993 | 821,437 | 419,352 |
1994 | 844,493 | 422,375 |
1995 | 868,146 | 429,606 |
1996 | 892,282 | 438,830 |
1997 | 917,184 | 448,067 |
1998 | 942,530 | 457,406 |
1999 | 834,697 | 466,916 |
2000 | 745,088 | 476,643 |
2001 | 812,249 | 486,560 |
2002 | 879,159 | 496,551 |
2003 | 916,878 | 506,414 |
2004 | 929,074 | 513,923 |
2005 | 948,311 | 519,313 |
2006 | 976,597 | 524,997 |
2007 | 1,004,889 | 531,016 |
2008 | 1,032,429 | 537,245 |
2009 | 1,058,782 | 543,568 |
2010 | 1,084,679 | 549,923 |
2011 | 1,110,207 | 556,269 |
2012 | 1,134,885 | 562,633 |
2013 | 1,158,695 | 569,020 |
2014 | 1,181,903 | 575,373 |
2015 | 1,205,131 | 581,627 |
2016 | 1,228,312 | 587,757 |
2017 | 1,251,703 | 593,713 |
2018 | 1,275,959 | 599,513 |
2019 | 1,300,945 | 605,768 |
2020 | 1,326,053 | 612,317 |
2021 | 1,350,139 | 617,896 |
2022 | 1,369,295 | 623,164 |
2023 | 1,384,286 | 628,886 |
2024 | 1,400,638 | 634,431 |
Fertility rates in East Timor and Suriname
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 6.32 | 6.59 |
1961 | 6.27 | 6.58 |
1962 | 6.22 | 6.57 |
1963 | 6.16 | 6.51 |
1964 | 6.08 | 6.43 |
1965 | 6.01 | 6.32 |
1966 | 5.93 | 6.2 |
1967 | 5.86 | 6.04 |
1968 | 5.79 | 5.86 |
1969 | 5.72 | 5.7 |
1970 | 5.66 | 5.53 |
1971 | 5.58 | 5.36 |
1972 | 5.49 | 5.18 |
1973 | 5.39 | 5.01 |
1974 | 5.29 | 4.81 |
1975 | 5.19 | 4.63 |
1976 | 5.12 | 4.45 |
1977 | 5.09 | 4.26 |
1978 | 5.09 | 4.08 |
1979 | 5.14 | 3.93 |
1980 | 5.22 | 3.79 |
1981 | 5.53 | 3.75 |
1982 | 5.56 | 3.82 |
1983 | 5.59 | 3.87 |
1984 | 5.61 | 3.8 |
1985 | 5.65 | 3.71 |
1986 | 5.67 | 3.61 |
1987 | 5.68 | 3.53 |
1988 | 5.72 | 3.46 |
1989 | 5.76 | 3.39 |
1990 | 5.81 | 3.23 |
1991 | 5.84 | 3.09 |
1992 | 5.87 | 3.01 |
1993 | 5.88 | 2.94 |
1994 | 5.91 | 2.9 |
1995 | 5.94 | 2.9 |
1996 | 5.94 | 2.92 |
1997 | 5.96 | 2.95 |
1998 | 5.96 | 2.99 |
1999 | 5.97 | 3.02 |
2000 | 5.93 | 3.05 |
2001 | 5.92 | 3.06 |
2002 | 5.9 | 2.96 |
2003 | 5.85 | 2.84 |
2004 | 5.74 | 2.74 |
2005 | 5.61 | 2.71 |
2006 | 5.47 | 2.73 |
2007 | 5.33 | 2.74 |
2008 | 5.17 | 2.73 |
2009 | 4.99 | 2.71 |
2010 | 4.82 | 2.69 |
2011 | 4.61 | 2.67 |
2012 | 4.4 | 2.67 |
2013 | 4.21 | 2.65 |
2014 | 4 | 2.62 |
2015 | 3.78 | 2.57 |
2016 | 3.58 | 2.5 |
2017 | 3.4 | 2.43 |
2018 | 3.24 | 2.38 |
2019 | 3.12 | 2.35 |
2020 | 3.01 | 2.31 |
2021 | 2.89 | 2.3 |
2022 | 2.8 | 2.27 |
2023 | 2.71 | 2.25 |
East Timor and Suriname demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 19.3 | 18.1 |
1961 | 19.4 | 18.2 |
1962 | 19.5 | 17.8 |
1963 | 19.6 | 17.3 |
1964 | 19.8 | 16.8 |
1965 | 19.9 | 16.4 |
1966 | 20 | 16.1 |
1967 | 20.2 | 15.8 |
1968 | 20.3 | 15.6 |
1969 | 20.4 | 15.6 |
1970 | 20.5 | 15.6 |
1971 | 20.4 | 15.7 |
1972 | 20.4 | 16 |
1973 | 20.4 | 16.3 |
1974 | 20.3 | 16.7 |
1975 | 20.4 | 17 |
1976 | 20.6 | 17.4 |
1977 | 20.7 | 17.6 |
1978 | 20.9 | 17.9 |
1979 | 21.1 | 18.1 |
1980 | 21.1 | 18.4 |
1981 | 20.9 | 18.7 |
1982 | 20.5 | 18.9 |
1983 | 20.3 | 19.2 |
1984 | 20 | 19.5 |
1985 | 19.8 | 19.7 |
1986 | 19.7 | 20 |
1987 | 19.5 | 20.2 |
1988 | 19.3 | 20.4 |
1989 | 19.1 | 20.6 |
1990 | 19 | 20.8 |
1991 | 19 | 21 |
1992 | 19 | 21.2 |
1993 | 19 | 21.5 |
1994 | 18.9 | 21.7 |
1995 | 18.9 | 22 |
1996 | 18.8 | 22.4 |
1997 | 18.8 | 22.8 |
1998 | 18.7 | 23.2 |
1999 | 18.7 | 23.6 |
2000 | 18.6 | 24 |
2001 | 18.6 | 24.4 |
2002 | 18.6 | 24.7 |
2003 | 18.6 | 25 |
2004 | 18.7 | 25.3 |
2005 | 18.7 | 25.5 |
2006 | 18.7 | 25.6 |
2007 | 18.7 | 25.8 |
2008 | 18.7 | 26.1 |
2009 | 18.8 | 26.3 |
2010 | 18.9 | 26.5 |
2011 | 19 | 26.7 |
2012 | 19.2 | 26.9 |
2013 | 19.3 | 27.1 |
2014 | 19.5 | 27.3 |
2015 | 19.7 | 27.5 |
2016 | 20 | 27.7 |
2017 | 20.3 | 27.9 |
2018 | 20.6 | 28.1 |
2019 | 20.9 | 28.3 |
2020 | 21.2 | 28.6 |
2021 | 21.4 | 28.7 |
2022 | 21.7 | 28.9 |
2023 | 22.1 | 29.2 |
2024 | 22.4 | 29.4 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$2.18B
2024 |
$3.72B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
96.6%
2025 |
29.2%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.24%
2023 |
2.87%
2023 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.26%
2023 |
n/a |
Armed forces personnel |
2,000
2020 |
2,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-51%
2025 |
-1.18%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
1.54%
2022 |
7.92%
2016 |
Services, % of GDP |
61%
2023 |
48.3%
2023 |
Industry, % of GDP |
23.9%
2023 |
39.9%
2023 |
Economic freedom index |
47.9
2025 |
50.9
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
24%
2014 |
30.1%
2022 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
4%
2014 |
2.2%
2022 |
Total reserves including gold |
$780M
2024 |
$1.63B
2024 |
Personal remittances received |
$220M
2024 |
$160M
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
74,800
2019 |
279,000
2017 |
International tourism as share of exports |
64%
2018 |
0.78%
2020 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
60.7 kg
2007 |
1,695 kg
2023 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$25
2007 |
$12.5
2023 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
0.7 megatons
2023 |
2.63 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
0.51 tons
2023 |
4.18 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2007 |
90.4%
2022 |
Renewable energy use share |
11.4%
2022 |
14.5%
2021 |
Alternative and nuclear energy use share | n/a |
10.3%
2023 |
Net energy imports use share | n/a |
12.3%
2023 |
Electric power consumption per capita | n/a |
2,897 kWh
2023 |
Renewable electricity output share |
0.37%
2021 |
41.9%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
0.27%
2021 |
61%
2023 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
99.6%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.02%
2024 |
0.008%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-2,552
2024 |
-1,166
2024 |
Urban population |
32.8%
2024 |
66.5%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
5.25 ft
2025 |
5.73 ft
2025 |
Average female height |
5.01 ft
2025 |
5.32 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
33
2025 |
47.3
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
44
2024 |
40
2024 |
Higher education index |
5
2025 |
22
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
4.06
2015 |
7.28
2022 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
11.9
2019 |
15.3
2019 |
Visa free countries |
103
2025 |
88
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
72.5%
2022 |
95%
2021 |
English speaking |
9%
2025 |
87.1%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
34%
2023 |
78.4%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$174.9
2022 |
$344
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$9.58
2022 |
$79.4
2022 |
Life expectancy |
68.1 years
2025 |
73.9 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
22.6%
2022 |
1.47%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.77
2020 |
1.48
2021 |
Age at first childbirth |
23 years
2025 |
n/a |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
192
2023 |
84
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
50
2023 |
16.2
2023 |
Obesity rate |
2.41%
2022 |
29.8%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
3.2%
2024 |
13.8%
2024 |
Air quality index |
56
2025 |
63
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
38.7%
2022 |
n/a |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0.17 liters
2020 |
5.93 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world land |
0.01%
2025 |
0.11%
2025 |
Land area per capita |
4,099 sq mi
2024 |
97,682 sq mi
2024 |
Agricultural land area |
1,318 sq mi
2025 |
275.8 sq mi
2025 |
Forest area |
3,540 sq mi
2025 |
58,531 sq mi
2025 |
Roads length |
3,753 mi
2008 |
2,674 mi
2003 |
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