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Last European coloniser: Portugal · Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Timor-Leste

Against lower middle income countries, Timor-Leste ranks 4th of 45 on governance and 26th of 44 on equality. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Timor-Leste with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Timor-Leste reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+0.7856 of 1794 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2024+0.3337 of 1937 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.12146 of 19923 of 46proxy +0.81
Equality score 2014-0.35121 of 16526 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+0.39156 of 21024 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024+0.7367 of 1868 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.1975 of 21324 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.1499 of 1958 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Timor-Leste, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate4.07per 100,000 population2015higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated0.0639%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share99.5%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.257%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households8.22%% of households2016no agreed direction
One-person households6.41%% of households2016no agreed direction
Women in a union56.4%% of women aged 15-492022no agreed direction

demography

Median age21years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing29.4years2023no agreed direction
Population1,418,517people2025no agreed direction
Population growth1.27%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization28.8%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+5.23%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1433.1%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate2.63births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate21.8per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-2,550people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population0.6%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.634index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.451index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$4,110international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$3,470international $2024higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$1,214US$2025higher is better
GDP growth6.98%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation0.428%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness95.4%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
FDI inflows13.3%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue21.6%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Government consumption60.6%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government expense52.5%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Military spending2.66%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture46%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion82.1%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling13.3years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling6.23years2023higher is better
Education spending5.24%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment120%% gross2023higher is better
Secondary enrollment84.7%% gross2020higher is better
Tertiary enrollment31%% gross2023higher is better
Adult literacy69.4%% of adults2022higher is better
Compulsory schooling9years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary6.88%% of primary-age children2023higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio26.9pupils per teacher2018higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita0.499t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area61.7%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land23%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land16.1%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.394index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.939ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.768index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers20%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament35.4%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management22.4%% of managers2022higher is better
Married by 1814.9%% of women aged 20-242016higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index44index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)2rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share23.8%% of prisoners2017higher is worse
Refugees originating0.357per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.736index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.549index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.462index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.857index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type2regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.25index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.838index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.844index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.866index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.754index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration60.4%% of children under 52016higher is better
Control of corruption-0.378index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-0.626index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.899index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.734index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.346index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.526index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy67.9years2024higher is better
Infant mortality34.6per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality47.6per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending9.6%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate3.56per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds0.38per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Basic water access87.3%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation72.9%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting45.4%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility26.8births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality192per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance56.7%% of births2016higher is better
Alcohol consumption0.17litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use48.8%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths11.9per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.752per 1,000 people2020higher is better
DTP3 immunisation83%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.2%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence496per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality20.1%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women29.7%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending6.99%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment18.7%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity53.7%% of population2021higher is worse
Adult obesity3.61%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index48index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index28.7index (0-100)2014higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate44%% of population2014higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users35%% of population2021higher is better
Mobile subscriptions116per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access94.3%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population33.9%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband0.006per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Informal employment80.6%% of employment2021higher is worse
Unemployment1.59%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation61.7%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation72.2%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study29.1%% of 15 to 24 year olds2022higher is worse
Vulnerable employment58.6%% of employment2025higher is worse

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

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