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East Timor vs Switzerland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 155th vs. 131st).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Switzerland
Population
1433311
9112950
Population rank 152/197 100/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$937B
2024
GDP rank 180/197 20/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$103,670
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 5/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$93,819
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$352B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
36.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$38,957
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 14/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$88,321
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
15,255 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
592 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
1.33
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
43.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
84.2 years
2025

East Timor and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Switzerland economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Switzerland
Year GDP
East Timor Switzerland
1960 - $10,412,232,621
1961 - $11,713,348,834
1962 - $12,989,649,694
1963 - $14,283,872,299
1964 - $15,833,133,858
1965 - $16,780,226,225
1966 - $18,019,402,374
1967 - $19,397,044,714
1968 - $20,712,102,794
1969 - $22,442,043,274
1970 - $24,998,066,773
1971 - $30,040,171,751
1972 - $36,844,318,854
1973 - $49,550,006,320
1974 - $57,103,011,446
1975 - $65,466,081,819
1976 - $68,476,524,644
1977 - $73,135,771,167
1978 - $102,280,472,036
1979 - $114,970,094,425
1980 - $122,557,843,886
1981 - $112,244,805,519
1982 - $115,043,365,512
1983 - $114,634,358,535
1984 - $109,455,312,168
1985 - $110,980,314,192
1986 - $159,089,921,063
1987 - $199,236,370,038
1988 - $215,540,625,299
1989 - $208,105,846,934
1990 $128,210,142 $265,763,573,999
1991 $147,713,000 $268,901,693,863
1992 $187,891,500 $279,921,425,828
1993 $216,914,400 $272,237,527,071
1994 $239,040,500 $301,375,055,202
1995 $262,819,900 $352,835,806,342
1996 $306,956,900 $340,103,959,547
1997 $319,972,700 $294,788,198,856
1998 $325,729,800 $303,459,014,347
1999 $225,357,600 $297,873,643,323
2000 $366,924,300 $279,216,033,870
2001 $477,443,500 $286,582,672,434
2002 $469,455,500 $309,301,422,430
2003 $490,439,100 $362,075,086,508
2004 $440,772,000 $403,912,891,033
2005 $462,268,000 $418,284,865,885
2006 $453,792,400 $441,634,672,197
2007 $542,795,400 $490,740,715,595
2008 $648,523,600 $567,267,767,519
2009 $726,937,800 $554,212,916,092
2010 $881,909,300 $598,851,027,948
2011 $1,042,534,600 $715,888,126,682
2012 $1,160,555,000 $686,420,221,558
2013 $1,395,727,400 $706,234,937,371
2014 $1,447,535,200 $726,537,809,430
2015 $1,590,282,400 $694,118,186,380
2016 $1,640,464,600 $687,895,460,903
2017 $1,584,878,400 $695,200,834,102
2018 $1,555,988,614 $725,568,717,468
2019 $2,032,550,389 $721,369,112,727
2020 $2,162,619,241 $741,999,406,006
2021 $3,624,889,673 $815,309,330,987
2022 $3,208,593,982 $828,508,926,958
2023 $2,079,916,909 $894,424,821,645
2024 $1,881,265,333 $936,564,198,049

East Timor and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Switzerland
Year GDP per capita
East Timor Switzerland
1960 - $1,954
1961 - $2,155
1962 - $2,330
1963 - $2,508
1964 - $2,735
1965 - $2,865
1966 - $3,045
1967 - $3,237
1968 - $3,413
1969 - $3,657
1970 - $4,044
1971 - $4,835
1972 - $5,885
1973 - $7,856
1974 - $9,005
1975 - $10,328
1976 - $10,865
1977 - $11,644
1978 - $16,282
1979 - $18,266
1980 - $19,394
1981 - $17,665
1982 - $18,000
1983 - $17,859
1984 - $16,991
1985 - $17,152
1986 - $24,460
1987 - $30,441
1988 - $32,690
1989 - $31,309
1990 $168.6 $39,575
1991 $189.8 $39,544
1992 $235.1 $40,714
1993 $264.1 $39,237
1994 $283.1 $43,092
1995 $303 $50,114
1996 $344 $48,093
1997 $349 $41,584
1998 $346 $42,681
1999 $270 $41,696
2000 $492 $38,865
2001 $588 $39,639
2002 $534 $42,459
2003 $535 $49,336
2004 $474 $54,659
2005 $487 $56,243
2006 $465 $59,011
2007 $540 $64,989
2008 $628 $74,175
2009 $687 $71,568
2010 $813 $76,531
2011 $939 $90,477
2012 $1,023 $85,836
2013 $1,205 $87,304
2014 $1,225 $88,725
2015 $1,320 $83,806
2016 $1,336 $82,153
2017 $1,266 $82,254
2018 $1,219 $85,217
2019 $1,562 $84,122
2020 $1,631 $85,898
2021 $2,685 $93,665
2022 $2,343 $94,395
2023 $1,503 $100,632
2024 $1,343 $103,670

East Timor vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Switzerland
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Switzerland
1950 29.2 68.9
1951 29.5 68.7
1952 29.8 69.6
1953 30.1 69.5
1954 30.4 70
1955 30.7 70.1
1956 31 70.2
1957 31.3 70.5
1958 31.7 71.3
1959 32 71.5
1960 32.4 71.4
1961 32.8 71.7
1962 33.2 71.3
1963 33.7 71.3
1964 34.1 72.2
1965 34.7 72.3
1966 35.2 72.4
1967 35.7 72.7
1968 36.2 72.7
1969 36.8 72.7
1970 37.4 73.1
1971 37.9 73.2
1972 38.4 73.8
1973 39 74.1
1974 36.5 74.4
1975 24.3 74.8
1976 25.9 74.9
1977 24.9 75.4
1978 22.9 75.3
1979 24.2 75.6
1980 30.2 75.6
1981 31.2 75.8
1982 32.2 76.2
1983 32.7 76.2
1984 34.5 76.8
1985 34.3 76.9
1986 34.8 77
1987 36 77.3
1988 36 77.4
1989 44.8 77.6
1990 45.2 77.4
1991 45.1 77.6
1992 46.2 77.9
1993 47 78.2
1994 47.9 78.5
1995 47.5 78.6
1996 48.3 79
1997 49 79.2
1998 48.6 79.5
1999 45.2 79.7
2000 58.1 79.8
2001 58.8 80.3
2002 59.5 80.4
2003 60.1 80.5
2004 60.7 81.1
2005 61.3 81.2
2006 61.9 81.5
2007 62.4 81.7
2008 62.9 82
2009 63.3 82
2010 63.7 82.3
2011 64 82.6
2012 64.4 82.6
2013 64.7 82.7
2014 65 83.1
2015 65.3 82.8
2016 65.6 83.4
2017 65.9 83.4
2018 66.2 83.6
2019 66.5 83.8
2020 66.9 83.1
2021 66.2 83.6
2022 67.4 83.2
2023 67.7 84
2024 67.9 84.1
2025 68.1 84.2

East Timor and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Switzerland
Year Population
East Timor Switzerland
1960 468,118 5,327,827
1961 475,291 5,434,294
1962 482,774 5,573,815
1963 490,564 5,694,247
1964 498,659 5,789,228
1965 507,034 5,856,472
1966 515,696 5,918,002
1967 524,648 5,991,785
1968 533,875 6,067,714
1969 543,356 6,136,387
1970 553,069 6,180,877
1971 562,966 6,213,399
1972 572,962 6,260,956
1973 582,855 6,307,347
1974 590,827 6,341,405
1975 598,158 6,338,632
1976 607,620 6,302,504
1977 618,315 6,281,174
1978 628,775 6,281,738
1979 638,719 6,294,365
1980 649,871 6,319,408
1981 660,493 6,354,074
1982 669,149 6,391,309
1983 677,707 6,418,773
1984 686,777 6,441,865
1985 696,665 6,470,365
1986 707,185 6,504,124
1987 718,476 6,545,106
1988 730,745 6,593,386
1989 744,856 6,646,912
1990 760,345 6,715,519
1991 778,278 6,799,978
1992 799,318 6,875,364
1993 821,437 6,938,265
1994 844,493 6,993,795
1995 868,146 7,040,687
1996 892,282 7,071,850
1997 917,184 7,088,906
1998 942,530 7,110,001
1999 834,697 7,143,991
2000 745,088 7,184,250
2001 812,249 7,229,854
2002 879,159 7,284,753
2003 916,878 7,339,001
2004 929,074 7,389,625
2005 948,311 7,437,115
2006 976,597 7,483,934
2007 1,004,889 7,551,117
2008 1,032,429 7,647,675
2009 1,058,782 7,743,831
2010 1,084,679 7,824,909
2011 1,110,207 7,912,398
2012 1,134,885 7,996,861
2013 1,158,695 8,089,346
2014 1,181,903 8,188,649
2015 1,205,131 8,282,396
2016 1,228,312 8,373,338
2017 1,251,703 8,451,840
2018 1,275,959 8,514,329
2019 1,300,945 8,575,280
2020 1,326,053 8,638,167
2021 1,350,139 8,704,546
2022 1,369,295 8,777,088
2023 1,384,286 8,888,093
2024 1,400,638 9,034,102

Fertility rates in East Timor and Switzerland

Fertility rate
East Timor

Switzerland
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Switzerland
1960 6.32 2.44
1961 6.27 2.52
1962 6.22 2.58
1963 6.16 2.65
1964 6.08 2.66
1965 6.01 2.59
1966 5.93 2.5
1967 5.86 2.39
1968 5.79 2.29
1969 5.72 2.19
1970 5.66 2.1
1971 5.58 2.04
1972 5.49 1.91
1973 5.39 1.81
1974 5.29 1.73
1975 5.19 1.61
1976 5.12 1.55
1977 5.09 1.53
1978 5.09 1.51
1979 5.14 1.52
1980 5.22 1.55
1981 5.53 1.55
1982 5.56 1.56
1983 5.59 1.52
1984 5.61 1.53
1985 5.65 1.52
1986 5.67 1.53
1987 5.68 1.52
1988 5.72 1.57
1989 5.76 1.56
1990 5.81 1.58
1991 5.84 1.58
1992 5.87 1.58
1993 5.88 1.51
1994 5.91 1.49
1995 5.94 1.48
1996 5.94 1.5
1997 5.96 1.48
1998 5.96 1.47
1999 5.97 1.48
2000 5.93 1.5
2001 5.92 1.38
2002 5.9 1.39
2003 5.85 1.39
2004 5.74 1.42
2005 5.61 1.42
2006 5.47 1.44
2007 5.33 1.46
2008 5.17 1.48
2009 4.99 1.5
2010 4.82 1.52
2011 4.61 1.52
2012 4.4 1.52
2013 4.21 1.52
2014 4 1.54
2015 3.78 1.54
2016 3.58 1.54
2017 3.4 1.52
2018 3.24 1.52
2019 3.12 1.48
2020 3.01 1.46
2021 2.89 1.52
2022 2.8 1.39
2023 2.71 1.33

East Timor and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Switzerland
Year Median age, years
East Timor Switzerland
1960 19.3 32.6
1961 19.4 32.4
1962 19.5 32
1963 19.6 31.7
1964 19.8 31.5
1965 19.9 31.6
1966 20 31.6
1967 20.2 31.6
1968 20.3 31.7
1969 20.4 31.7
1970 20.5 32
1971 20.4 32.2
1972 20.4 32.3
1973 20.4 32.5
1974 20.3 32.7
1975 20.4 33.1
1976 20.6 33.5
1977 20.7 33.8
1978 20.9 34.2
1979 21.1 34.5
1980 21.1 34.8
1981 20.9 35
1982 20.5 35.3
1983 20.3 35.6
1984 20 35.9
1985 19.8 36.1
1986 19.7 36.3
1987 19.5 36.5
1988 19.3 36.7
1989 19.1 36.8
1990 19 36.9
1991 19 36.9
1992 19 36.9
1993 19 37
1994 18.9 37.1
1995 18.9 37.3
1996 18.8 37.6
1997 18.8 37.9
1998 18.7 38.2
1999 18.7 38.4
2000 18.6 38.7
2001 18.6 39
2002 18.6 39.3
2003 18.6 39.6
2004 18.7 39.9
2005 18.7 40.3
2006 18.7 40.6
2007 18.7 40.9
2008 18.7 41.1
2009 18.8 41.3
2010 18.9 41.5
2011 19 41.6
2012 19.2 41.8
2013 19.3 42
2014 19.5 42.1
2015 19.7 42.2
2016 20 42.3
2017 20.3 42.4
2018 20.6 42.5
2019 20.9 42.6
2020 21.2 42.7
2021 21.4 42.8
2022 21.7 43
2023 22.1 43.4
2024 22.4 43.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Switzerland
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$866B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
4.92%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
0.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
+0.26%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
4.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
72%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
24.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
83.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
26.6%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
2.9%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
1,054,293
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
14.6%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
42
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
206
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.97T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
$909B
2024
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$3.5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
11,818,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
2.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.4%
2024

Energy

East Timor Switzerland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
2,512 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
$36
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
34.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
3.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
44.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
2022
27.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
45.1%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
51.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,097 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.37%
2021
68.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
55.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
33%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

East Timor Switzerland
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
+40,099
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
74.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
100
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
99
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
0.6
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
2.2
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
9%
2025
61.3%
2023
People using the Internet
34%
2023
97.3%
2023

Health

East Timor Switzerland
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$10,963
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$2,366
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
84.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
4.44
2021
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
31.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
3.9
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
12.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
25.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
10.1 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Switzerland
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
1,689 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
5,765 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
4,940 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
52,266 mi
2021

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