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East Timor vs Syria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 155th vs. 87th).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Syria
Population
1433311
26304877
Population rank 152/197 57/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$20B
2023
GDP rank 180/197 129/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$847
2023
GDP per capita rank 166/197 184/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$4,650
2023
Government debt
$249M
2024
$18.4B
2010
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
30%
2010
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$820
2010
Government debt per person rank 182/185 148/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$731
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
70,900 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
348 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
2.71
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
23.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
73 years
2025

East Timor and Syria: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Syria economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Syria
Year GDP
East Timor Syria
1960 - $857,704,413
1961 - $945,244,972
1962 - $1,110,565,881
1963 - $1,200,447,408
1964 - $1,339,494,267
1965 - $1,472,036,540
1966 - $1,342,287,553
1967 - $1,580,229,799
1968 - $1,753,746,430
1969 - $2,245,011,515
1970 - $2,140,384,010
1971 - $2,589,851,325
1972 - $3,059,681,698
1973 - $3,239,487,516
1974 - $5,159,557,148
1975 - $6,826,980,444
1976 - $7,633,528,867
1977 - $7,696,011,396
1978 - $9,275,200,458
1979 - $9,929,681,529
1980 - $13,062,420,382
1981 - $15,518,201,335
1982 - $16,298,929,011
1983 - $17,589,277,143
1984 - $17,503,078,174
1985 - $16,403,539,893
1986 - $13,293,205,278
1987 - $11,356,215,543
1988 - $10,577,041,645
1989 - $9,853,395,762
1990 $128,210,142 $12,308,624,418
1991 $147,713,000 $12,981,833,333
1992 $187,891,500 $13,253,565,861
1993 $216,914,400 $13,695,962,055
1994 $239,040,500 $10,122,020,000
1995 $262,819,900 $11,396,706,587
1996 $306,956,900 $13,789,560,878
1997 $319,972,700 $14,505,233,463
1998 $325,729,800 $15,200,846,154
1999 $225,357,600 $15,873,875,969
2000 $366,924,300 $18,937,052,543
2001 $477,443,500 $20,237,024,725
2002 $469,455,500 $20,669,357,462
2003 $490,439,100 $21,828,144,686
2004 $440,772,000 $25,086,950,495
2005 $462,268,000 $28,858,965,517
2006 $453,792,400 $33,751,788,856
2007 $542,795,400 $40,465,318,382
2008 $648,523,600 $52,557,913,569
2009 $726,937,800 $54,111,735,629
2010 $881,909,300 $61,390,830,875
2011 $1,042,534,600 $67,539,428,159
2012 $1,160,555,000 $43,190,318,033
2013 $1,395,727,400 $21,361,254,635
2014 $1,447,535,200 $21,502,061,466
2015 $1,590,282,400 $16,466,863,117
2016 $1,640,464,600 $12,597,854,877
2017 $1,584,878,400 $16,369,843,352
2018 $1,555,988,614 $21,497,782,868
2019 $2,032,550,389 $22,583,045,060
2020 $2,162,619,241 $12,047,752,036
2021 $3,624,889,673 $14,353,205,678
2022 $3,208,593,982 $23,622,827,080
2023 $2,079,916,909 $19,993,439,950
2024 $1,881,265,333 -

East Timor and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Syria
Year GDP per capita
East Timor Syria
1960 - $183.5
1961 - $196.3
1962 - $223.9
1963 - $234.9
1964 - $254.2
1965 - $270.8
1966 - $239.3
1967 - $272.9
1968 - $293.3
1969 - $364
1970 - $335
1971 - $393
1972 - $448
1973 - $459
1974 - $707
1975 - $904
1976 - $976
1977 - $951
1978 - $1,108
1979 - $1,146
1980 - $1,458
1981 - $1,676
1982 - $1,703
1983 - $1,776
1984 - $1,706
1985 - $1,544
1986 - $1,208
1987 - $997
1988 - $898
1989 - $809
1990 $168.6 $978
1991 $189.8 $1,000
1992 $235.1 $990
1993 $264.1 $993
1994 $283.1 $712
1995 $303 $780
1996 $344 $918
1997 $349 $941
1998 $346 $961
1999 $270 $978
2000 $492 $1,138
2001 $588 $1,187
2002 $534 $1,183
2003 $535 $1,220
2004 $474 $1,368
2005 $487 $1,534
2006 $465 $1,719
2007 $540 $1,938
2008 $628 $2,429
2009 $687 $2,462
2010 $813 $2,731
2011 $939 $2,952
2012 $1,023 $1,898
2013 $1,205 $986
2014 $1,225 $1,061
2015 $1,320 $848
2016 $1,336 $656
2017 $1,266 $852
2018 $1,219 $1,098
2019 $1,562 $1,110
2020 $1,631 $572
2021 $2,685 $664
2022 $2,343 $1,052
2023 $1,503 $847
2024 $1,343 -

East Timor vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Syria
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Syria
1950 29.2 42.5
1951 29.5 43.4
1952 29.8 44.3
1953 30.1 45.3
1954 30.4 46.4
1955 30.7 47.4
1956 31 48.5
1957 31.3 49.6
1958 31.7 50.7
1959 32 51.7
1960 32.4 52.7
1961 32.8 53.7
1962 33.2 54.6
1963 33.7 55.4
1964 34.1 56.2
1965 34.7 56.9
1966 35.2 57.6
1967 35.7 58
1968 36.2 59.1
1969 36.8 59.8
1970 37.4 60.6
1971 37.9 61.3
1972 38.4 62
1973 39 60.8
1974 36.5 63.4
1975 24.3 64.2
1976 25.9 64.8
1977 24.9 65.4
1978 22.9 65.9
1979 24.2 66.2
1980 30.2 66.5
1981 31.2 64.6
1982 32.2 60.8
1983 32.7 67.4
1984 34.5 67.7
1985 34.3 68
1986 34.8 68.4
1987 36 68.8
1988 36 69.2
1989 44.8 69.5
1990 45.2 69.8
1991 45.1 70.1
1992 46.2 70.2
1993 47 70.3
1994 47.9 70.3
1995 47.5 70.2
1996 48.3 70.2
1997 49 70.2
1998 48.6 70.2
1999 45.2 70.5
2000 58.1 70.9
2001 58.8 71.3
2002 59.5 71.7
2003 60.1 72.2
2004 60.7 72.5
2005 61.3 72.8
2006 61.9 73
2007 62.4 73.3
2008 62.9 73.4
2009 63.3 73.5
2010 63.7 73.5
2011 64 72.3
2012 64.4 66.2
2013 64.7 65.1
2014 65 65.5
2015 65.3 63.3
2016 65.6 65.2
2017 65.9 65.7
2018 66.2 67.4
2019 66.5 71
2020 66.9 71.9
2021 66.2 72.4
2022 67.4 72.8
2023 67.7 72.1
2024 67.9 72.6
2025 68.1 73

East Timor and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Syria
Year Population
East Timor Syria
1960 468,118 4,673,500
1961 475,291 4,815,466
1962 482,774 4,959,340
1963 490,564 5,110,467
1964 498,659 5,269,087
1965 507,034 5,435,267
1966 515,696 5,609,047
1967 524,648 5,790,198
1968 533,875 5,978,742
1969 543,356 6,175,166
1970 553,069 6,380,609
1971 562,966 6,598,094
1972 572,962 6,826,024
1973 582,855 7,060,321
1974 590,827 7,302,160
1975 598,158 7,554,364
1976 607,620 7,817,320
1977 618,315 8,090,501
1978 628,775 8,372,759
1979 638,719 8,661,909
1980 649,871 8,957,663
1981 660,493 9,260,189
1982 669,149 9,572,511
1983 677,707 9,904,809
1984 686,777 10,258,398
1985 696,665 10,625,672
1986 707,185 11,002,844
1987 718,476 11,388,923
1988 730,745 11,782,264
1989 744,856 12,179,060
1990 760,345 12,579,208
1991 778,278 12,980,821
1992 799,318 13,385,571
1993 821,437 13,795,686
1994 844,493 14,208,583
1995 868,146 14,616,801
1996 892,282 15,018,104
1997 917,184 15,417,542
1998 942,530 15,820,413
1999 834,697 16,228,061
2000 745,088 16,637,888
2001 812,249 17,051,338
2002 879,159 17,468,332
2003 916,878 17,889,296
2004 929,074 18,336,875
2005 948,311 18,814,091
2006 976,597 19,637,022
2007 1,004,889 20,884,125
2008 1,032,429 21,636,564
2009 1,058,782 21,976,969
2010 1,084,679 22,482,421
2011 1,110,207 22,878,098
2012 1,134,885 22,759,763
2013 1,158,695 21,666,917
2014 1,181,903 20,273,659
2015 1,205,131 19,424,618
2016 1,228,312 19,193,834
2017 1,251,703 19,224,668
2018 1,275,959 19,577,845
2019 1,300,945 20,353,534
2020 1,326,053 21,049,429
2021 1,350,139 21,628,839
2022 1,369,295 22,462,173
2023 1,384,286 23,594,623
2024 1,400,638 24,672,760

Fertility rates in East Timor and Syria

Fertility rate
East Timor

Syria
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Syria
1960 6.32 7.51
1961 6.27 7.5
1962 6.22 7.51
1963 6.16 7.51
1964 6.08 7.53
1965 6.01 7.53
1966 5.93 7.55
1967 5.86 7.56
1968 5.79 7.57
1969 5.72 7.59
1970 5.66 7.62
1971 5.58 7.6
1972 5.49 7.57
1973 5.39 7.55
1974 5.29 7.52
1975 5.19 7.49
1976 5.12 7.45
1977 5.09 7.42
1978 5.09 7.35
1979 5.14 7.25
1980 5.22 7.12
1981 5.53 6.97
1982 5.56 6.81
1983 5.59 6.69
1984 5.61 6.59
1985 5.65 6.48
1986 5.67 6.37
1987 5.68 6.2
1988 5.72 6
1989 5.76 5.78
1990 5.81 5.56
1991 5.84 5.34
1992 5.87 5.14
1993 5.88 4.99
1994 5.91 4.86
1995 5.94 4.7
1996 5.94 4.54
1997 5.96 4.37
1998 5.96 4.25
1999 5.97 4.14
2000 5.93 4.07
2001 5.92 3.98
2002 5.9 3.87
2003 5.85 3.76
2004 5.74 3.68
2005 5.61 3.61
2006 5.47 3.56
2007 5.33 3.54
2008 5.17 3.48
2009 4.99 3.42
2010 4.82 3.36
2011 4.61 3.29
2012 4.4 3.22
2013 4.21 3.17
2014 4 3.12
2015 3.78 3.07
2016 3.58 3.01
2017 3.4 2.97
2018 3.24 2.93
2019 3.12 2.88
2020 3.01 2.84
2021 2.89 2.8
2022 2.8 2.75
2023 2.71 2.71

East Timor and Syria demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Syria
Year Median age, years
East Timor Syria
1960 19.3 17.6
1961 19.4 17.3
1962 19.5 17.1
1963 19.6 16.9
1964 19.8 16.7
1965 19.9 16.5
1966 20 16.4
1967 20.2 16.2
1968 20.3 16.1
1969 20.4 16
1970 20.5 15.9
1971 20.4 15.8
1972 20.4 15.8
1973 20.4 15.7
1974 20.3 15.7
1975 20.4 15.7
1976 20.6 15.6
1977 20.7 15.6
1978 20.9 15.6
1979 21.1 15.6
1980 21.1 15.6
1981 20.9 15.6
1982 20.5 15.7
1983 20.3 15.8
1984 20 15.8
1985 19.8 15.9
1986 19.7 16
1987 19.5 16.1
1988 19.3 16.2
1989 19.1 16.4
1990 19 16.5
1991 19 16.7
1992 19 16.9
1993 19 17.1
1994 18.9 17.3
1995 18.9 17.5
1996 18.8 17.7
1997 18.8 17.9
1998 18.7 18.1
1999 18.7 18.3
2000 18.6 18.5
2001 18.6 18.8
2002 18.6 19
2003 18.6 19.2
2004 18.7 19.5
2005 18.7 19.7
2006 18.7 20.3
2007 18.7 21
2008 18.7 21.3
2009 18.8 21.5
2010 18.9 21.7
2011 19 21.9
2012 19.2 21.8
2013 19.3 21.2
2014 19.5 20.1
2015 19.7 19.5
2016 20 19.5
2017 20.3 19.6
2018 20.6 20.1
2019 20.9 20.9
2020 21.2 21.6
2021 21.4 22.2
2022 21.7 22.7
2023 22.1 23.3
2024 22.4 23.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Syria
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$18.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
28.6%
2010
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
5.13%
2009
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
4.06%
2010
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
269,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
-7.79%
2010
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
8.61%
2010
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
44.9%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
12%
2022
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
51.2
2012
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
21.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
3.8%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
$20.6B
2010
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
2,424,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
32.2%
2010
Banked people share n/a
23.3%
2011

Energy

East Timor Syria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
455 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
$10.5
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
25.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
1.08 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
61.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
690 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.37%
2021
3.91%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
3.76%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
88.4%
2023

Society

East Timor Syria
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
+546,494
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
58%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
17.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
12
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
2.07
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
39
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
94.4%
2021
English speaking
9%
2025
4%
2025
People using the Internet
34%
2023
34.7%
2019

Health

East Timor Syria
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$34.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$15.7
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
20.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
1.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
20
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
42
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
0.09 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Syria
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
2,874 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
52,533 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
2,016 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
n/a

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