Palestine vs Timor-Leste

Palestine (Asia) and Timor-Leste (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1994-2025

Palestine Timor-Leste World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1994 Palestine: 1,201.58 Timor-Leste: 283.06 World: 4,967.01 1995 Palestine: 1,326.56 Timor-Leste: 302.74 World: 5,463.2 1996 Palestine: 1,317.47 Timor-Leste: 344.01 World: 5,507.22 1997 Palestine: 1,389.17 Timor-Leste: 348.86 World: 5,408.57 1998 Palestine: 1,465.05 Timor-Leste: 345.59 World: 5,302.34 1999 Palestine: 1,499.49 Timor-Leste: 269.99 World: 5,401.23 2000 Palestine: 1,476.17 Timor-Leste: 492.46 World: 5,512.56 2001 Palestine: 1,335.55 Timor-Leste: 587.7 World: 5,404.2 2002 Palestine: 1,156.22 Timor-Leste: 533.98 World: 5,539.32 2003 Palestine: 1,257.7 Timor-Leste: 534.9 World: 6,129.87 2004 Palestine: 1,422.19 Timor-Leste: 474.42 World: 6,818 2005 Palestine: 1,543.7 Timor-Leste: 487.46 World: 7,290.57 2006 Palestine: 1,570.1 Timor-Leste: 464.67 World: 7,803.19 2007 Palestine: 1,664.25 Timor-Leste: 540.15 World: 8,685.33 2008 Palestine: 2,035.2 Timor-Leste: 628.15 World: 9,425.74 2009 Palestine: 2,191.78 Timor-Leste: 686.58 World: 8,827.04 2010 Palestine: 2,557.08 Timor-Leste: 813.06 World: 9,555.07 2011 Palestine: 2,880.8 Timor-Leste: 939.05 World: 10,496.93 2012 Palestine: 3,067.44 Timor-Leste: 1,022.62 World: 10,597.85 2013 Palestine: 3,315.3 Timor-Leste: 1,204.57 World: 10,759.35 2014 Palestine: 3,352.11 Timor-Leste: 1,224.75 World: 10,912.24 2015 Palestine: 3,272.15 Timor-Leste: 1,319.59 World: 10,191.98 2016 Palestine: 3,527.61 Timor-Leste: 1,335.54 World: 10,239.47 2017 Palestine: 3,620.36 Timor-Leste: 1,266.18 World: 10,784.4 2018 Palestine: 3,562.33 Timor-Leste: 1,219.47 World: 11,344.73 2019 Palestine: 3,656.86 Timor-Leste: 1,562.36 World: 11,417.6 2020 Palestine: 3,233.57 Timor-Leste: 1,630.87 World: 10,999.49 2021 Palestine: 3,678.64 Timor-Leste: 2,684.93 World: 12,472.91 2022 Palestine: 3,799.96 Timor-Leste: 2,343.25 World: 12,876.24 2023 Palestine: 3,607.42 Timor-Leste: 1,502.41 World: 13,313.86 2024 Palestine: 3,028.25 Timor-Leste: 1,331.97 World: 13,717.09 2025 Palestine: 3,171.11 Timor-Leste: 1,340.96 World: 14,405.85 1994 2004 2009 2014 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1990-2024

Palestine Timor-Leste World

40 50 60 70 80 1990 Palestine: 67.8 Timor-Leste: 45.19 World: 65.11 1991 Palestine: 68.22 Timor-Leste: 45.08 World: 65.3 1992 Palestine: 68.48 Timor-Leste: 46.19 World: 65.55 1993 Palestine: 68.76 Timor-Leste: 47.01 World: 65.74 1994 Palestine: 69.33 Timor-Leste: 47.86 World: 65.96 1995 Palestine: 69.58 Timor-Leste: 47.54 World: 66.2 1996 Palestine: 69.98 Timor-Leste: 48.26 World: 66.52 1997 Palestine: 70.33 Timor-Leste: 48.97 World: 66.83 1998 Palestine: 70.56 Timor-Leste: 48.58 World: 67.07 1999 Palestine: 70.79 Timor-Leste: 45.25 World: 67.31 2000 Palestine: 70.3 Timor-Leste: 58.1 World: 67.65 2001 Palestine: 69.75 Timor-Leste: 58.77 World: 67.95 2002 Palestine: 70.88 Timor-Leste: 59.48 World: 68.23 2003 Palestine: 70.97 Timor-Leste: 60.13 World: 68.52 2004 Palestine: 71.09 Timor-Leste: 60.74 World: 68.77 2005 Palestine: 72 Timor-Leste: 61.27 World: 69.11 2006 Palestine: 71.83 Timor-Leste: 61.88 World: 69.47 2007 Palestine: 72.06 Timor-Leste: 62.4 World: 69.81 2008 Palestine: 72.2 Timor-Leste: 62.86 World: 70 2009 Palestine: 72.31 Timor-Leste: 63.27 World: 70.38 2010 Palestine: 73.3 Timor-Leste: 63.66 World: 70.68 2011 Palestine: 73.56 Timor-Leste: 64.02 World: 70.97 2012 Palestine: 73.72 Timor-Leste: 64.38 World: 71.26 2013 Palestine: 74.14 Timor-Leste: 64.72 World: 71.53 2014 Palestine: 72.78 Timor-Leste: 65.03 World: 71.78 2015 Palestine: 74.58 Timor-Leste: 65.33 World: 71.97 2016 Palestine: 74.92 Timor-Leste: 65.61 World: 72.19 2017 Palestine: 75.22 Timor-Leste: 65.9 World: 72.37 2018 Palestine: 75.38 Timor-Leste: 66.2 World: 72.64 2019 Palestine: 75.81 Timor-Leste: 66.5 World: 72.87 2020 Palestine: 75 Timor-Leste: 66.92 World: 72.18 2021 Palestine: 73.89 Timor-Leste: 66.2 World: 71.22 2022 Palestine: 76.66 Timor-Leste: 67.37 World: 72.97 2023 Palestine: 65.17 Timor-Leste: 67.69 World: 73.33 2024 Palestine: 69.21 Timor-Leste: 67.9 World: 73.48 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2024

Fertility rate

1990-2024

Palestine Timor-Leste World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1990 Palestine: 6.81 Timor-Leste: 5.81 World: 3.31 1991 Palestine: 6.75 Timor-Leste: 5.84 World: 3.13 1992 Palestine: 6.65 Timor-Leste: 5.87 World: 3.04 1993 Palestine: 6.5 Timor-Leste: 5.88 World: 2.97 1994 Palestine: 6.33 Timor-Leste: 5.91 World: 2.92 1995 Palestine: 6.16 Timor-Leste: 5.94 World: 2.87 1996 Palestine: 5.99 Timor-Leste: 5.94 World: 2.82 1997 Palestine: 5.82 Timor-Leste: 5.96 World: 2.78 1998 Palestine: 5.69 Timor-Leste: 5.96 World: 2.75 1999 Palestine: 5.58 Timor-Leste: 5.97 World: 2.72 2000 Palestine: 5.46 Timor-Leste: 5.93 World: 2.73 2001 Palestine: 5.34 Timor-Leste: 5.92 World: 2.69 2002 Palestine: 5.22 Timor-Leste: 5.9 World: 2.66 2003 Palestine: 5.06 Timor-Leste: 5.85 World: 2.64 2004 Palestine: 4.97 Timor-Leste: 5.74 World: 2.63 2005 Palestine: 4.87 Timor-Leste: 5.61 World: 2.61 2006 Palestine: 4.74 Timor-Leste: 5.47 World: 2.61 2007 Palestine: 4.63 Timor-Leste: 5.33 World: 2.6 2008 Palestine: 4.51 Timor-Leste: 5.17 World: 2.6 2009 Palestine: 4.44 Timor-Leste: 4.99 World: 2.59 2010 Palestine: 4.43 Timor-Leste: 4.82 World: 2.57 2011 Palestine: 4.31 Timor-Leste: 4.61 World: 2.55 2012 Palestine: 4.15 Timor-Leste: 4.4 World: 2.56 2013 Palestine: 4.05 Timor-Leste: 4.21 World: 2.53 2014 Palestine: 4 Timor-Leste: 4 World: 2.52 2015 Palestine: 3.98 Timor-Leste: 3.78 World: 2.49 2016 Palestine: 3.89 Timor-Leste: 3.58 World: 2.49 2017 Palestine: 3.77 Timor-Leste: 3.4 World: 2.46 2018 Palestine: 3.67 Timor-Leste: 3.24 World: 2.39 2019 Palestine: 3.59 Timor-Leste: 3.12 World: 2.35 2020 Palestine: 3.51 Timor-Leste: 3.01 World: 2.28 2021 Palestine: 3.44 Timor-Leste: 2.89 World: 2.25 2022 Palestine: 3.38 Timor-Leste: 2.8 World: 2.22 2023 Palestine: 3.31 Timor-Leste: 2.71 World: 2.2 2024 Palestine: 3.25 Timor-Leste: 2.63 World: 2.19 1990 2000 2005 2010 2015 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2022

Palestine Timor-Leste World

0 10 20 30 1991 Palestine: 10.67 Timor-Leste: 3.45 World: 5.12 1992 Palestine: 10.69 Timor-Leste: 3.36 World: 5.28 1993 Palestine: 10.71 Timor-Leste: 3.27 World: 5.54 1994 Palestine: 10.78 Timor-Leste: 3.31 World: 5.79 1995 Palestine: 10.71 Timor-Leste: 3.35 World: 5.92 1996 Palestine: 10.73 Timor-Leste: 3.37 World: 5.98 1997 Palestine: 10.52 Timor-Leste: 3.41 World: 6.01 1998 Palestine: 10.45 Timor-Leste: 3.5 World: 6.16 1999 Palestine: 10.38 Timor-Leste: 3.63 World: 6.28 2000 Palestine: 10.63 Timor-Leste: 3.53 World: 6.11 2001 Palestine: 21.49 Timor-Leste: 3.39 World: 6.19 2002 Palestine: 27.47 Timor-Leste: 3.37 World: 6.41 2003 Palestine: 23 Timor-Leste: 3.54 World: 6.48 2004 Palestine: 23.22 Timor-Leste: 3.67 World: 6.33 2005 Palestine: 20.02 Timor-Leste: 3.61 World: 6.22 2006 Palestine: 19.01 Timor-Leste: 3.63 World: 5.97 2007 Palestine: 18.28 Timor-Leste: 3.52 World: 5.77 2008 Palestine: 22.91 Timor-Leste: 3.43 World: 5.82 2009 Palestine: 20.45 Timor-Leste: 3.29 World: 6.41 2010 Palestine: 21.42 Timor-Leste: 3.3 World: 6.28 2011 Palestine: 17.6 Timor-Leste: 3.39 World: 6.15 2012 Palestine: 19.2 Timor-Leste: 3.47 World: 6.15 2013 Palestine: 19.89 Timor-Leste: 3.57 World: 6.1 2014 Palestine: 20.53 Timor-Leste: 3.62 World: 5.96 2015 Palestine: 23.01 Timor-Leste: 3.68 World: 6 2016 Palestine: 23.94 Timor-Leste: 4.66 World: 5.97 2017 Palestine: 25.68 Timor-Leste: 4.25 World: 5.9 2018 Palestine: 26.26 Timor-Leste: 3.77 World: 5.76 2019 Palestine: 25.34 Timor-Leste: 3.15 World: 5.59 2020 Palestine: 25.9 Timor-Leste: 2.81 World: 6.59 2021 Palestine: 26.39 Timor-Leste: 2.34 World: 6.05 2022 Palestine: 24.42 Timor-Leste: 1.54 World: 5.23 1991 2001 2006 2011 2022

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2020

Palestine Timor-Leste World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Palestine: 16.01 Timor-Leste: 0.1 World: 15.6 2006 Palestine: 18.41 Timor-Leste: 0.5 World: 17.2 2007 Palestine: 21.18 Timor-Leste: 1 World: 20.2 2008 Palestine: 24.36 Timor-Leste: 1.5 World: 22.8 2009 Palestine: 32.23 Timor-Leste: 2 World: 25.3 2010 Palestine: 37.4 Timor-Leste: 3 World: 28.4 2011 Palestine: 41.08 Timor-Leste: 4 World: 30.9 2012 Palestine: 43.4 Timor-Leste: 7 World: 33.3 2013 Palestine: 46.6 Timor-Leste: 11 World: 35.3 2014 Palestine: 53.67 Timor-Leste: 17.5 World: 37.4 2015 Palestine: 56.7 Timor-Leste: 18.6 World: 39.9 2016 Palestine: 59.9 Timor-Leste: 21.2 World: 43.6 2017 Palestine: 63.3 Timor-Leste: 24.2 World: 46.3 2018 Palestine: 64.4 Timor-Leste: 27.6 World: 49.4 2019 Palestine: 70.62 Timor-Leste: 28 World: 53.9 2020 Palestine: 76.18 Timor-Leste: 32.01 World: 60.1 2005 2011 2014 2020

Population

Indicator Palestine Timor-Leste
Population 5.4 mn 2025
123rd of 215		 1.4 mn 2025
154th of 215
Population density 857.4 /km² 2023
11th of 214		 93.1 /km² 2023
110th of 214
Population growth 2.33 % 2025
33rd of 215		 1.27 % 2025
81st of 215
Life expectancy 69.2 years 2024
158th of 215		 67.9 years 2024
166th of 215
Fertility rate 3.25 2024
48th of 215		 2.63 2024
70th of 215
Birth rate 26.5 ‰ 2024
45th of 215		 21.8 ‰ 2024
63rd of 215
Infant mortality 17.0 ‰ 2024
122nd of 196		 34.6 ‰ 2024
162nd of 196
Urban population 87.4 % 2025
42nd of 215		 28.8 % 2025
197th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.9 % 2025
168th of 215		 5.2 % 2025
142nd of 215
Living in cities 73.7 % 2025
13th of 215		 24.3 % 2025
156th of 215
Living in towns 21.2 % 2025
178th of 215		 26.8 % 2025
136th of 215
Living in rural areas 5.2 % 2025
203rd of 215		 48.9 % 2025
19th of 215

Human development

Indicator Palestine Timor-Leste
Human Development Index 0.674 2023
134th of 193		 0.634 2023
142nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.538 2023
103rd of 169		 0.451 2023
123rd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.653 2023
90th of 156		 -
Gender Inequality Index - 0.394 2023
100th of 172

Economy

Indicator Palestine Timor-Leste
GDP 17.2 bn US$ 2025
136th of 186		 1.9 bn US$ 2025
169th of 186
GDP per capita 3,171 US$ 2025
136th of 186		 1,341 US$ 2025
163rd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 5,000 int. $ 2025
153rd of 185		 4,809 int. $ 2025
156th of 185
GNI per capita 3,250 US$ 2025
132nd of 182		 1,510 US$ 2025
156th of 182
GDP growth 4.3 % 2025
64th of 186		 7.0 % 2025
18th of 186
Inflation 9.8 % 2025
17th of 165		 0.4 % 2025
144th of 165
Trade 74.8 % 2025
77th of 138		 95.4 % 2024
Exports 21.2 % 2025
109th of 138		 10.6 % 2024
FDI inflows 1.9 % 2025
143rd of 192		 13.3 % 2025
13th of 192
Manufacturing 11.3 % 2024 1.9 % 2024
Agriculture 5.5 % 2024 20.2 % 2024
Tax revenue - 21.6 % 2022
Military spending - 2.7 % 2024
31st of 147

Labour

Indicator Palestine Timor-Leste
Unemployment 24.4 % 2022 1.6 % 2025
14th of 181
Youth unemployment 36.1 % 2022 3.7 % 2025
14th of 181
Women in the labour force 18.9 % 2022 61.7 % 2025
40th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 6.3 % 2022 46.0 % 2025
26th of 181
Weekly hours worked 39.7 h 2022 33.6 h 2025
147th of 181
Youth NEET rate 25.4 % 2022 29.0 % 2025
147th of 181
Labour income share 42.7 % 2022 31.3 % 2023
Output per hour 12.7 $ 2022 6.6 $ 2025
144th of 181

Health

Indicator Palestine Timor-Leste
Health spending 10.7 % 2023
21st of 192		 9.6 % 2023
33rd of 192
Health spending per person 346 US$ 2023
105th of 191		 144 US$ 2023
133rd of 191
Physicians 2.17 /1,000 2018 0.75 /1,000 2020
Under-5 mortality 37.9 ‰ 2024
152nd of 196		 47.6 ‰ 2024
164th of 196
Maternal mortality 16 /100k 2023
64th of 194		 192 /100k 2023
157th of 194
Tobacco use 35.5 % 2024
155th of 166		 48.8 % 2024
166th of 166
Safe drinking water 80.6 % 2024
74th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Palestine Timor-Leste
Food insecurity 27.4 % 2022 53.7 % 2021
Severe food insecurity 4.5 % 2022 8.9 % 2021
Calories per person - 2,277 kcal 2023
143rd of 155
Protein supply - 63.7 g 2022
148th of 174
Animal protein supply - 22.7 g 2022
134th of 174
Fat supply - 58.7 g 2022
143rd of 174
Cereal import dependency - 47.7 % 2018

Education

Indicator Palestine Timor-Leste
Literacy 97.9 % 2024
5th of 29		 69.4 % 2022
Secondary enrolment 89.1 % 2023 84.7 % 2020
Tertiary enrolment 44.5 % 2023
76th of 128		 31.0 % 2023
92nd of 128
Education spending 5.4 % 2021 5.2 % 2023
24th of 121
Expected schooling 13.0 yrs 2023
113th of 195		 13.3 yrs 2023
102nd of 195
Mean schooling 10.1 yrs 2023
91st of 193		 6.2 yrs 2023
149th of 193

Society

Indicator Palestine Timor-Leste
Income inequality 36.4 2023 28.7 2014
Extreme poverty 2.1 % 2023 44.0 % 2014
Internet use 86.6 % 2023 35.0 % 2021
Mobile subscriptions 76.7 /100 2023 116.4 /100 2024
86th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
89th of 213		 94.3 % 2024
154th of 213
Women in parliament - 35.4 % 2025
46th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Palestine Timor-Leste
Refugees from the country 48,323 2025
33rd of 199		 15 2025
177th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 8.6 ‰ 2025
20th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
166th of 199
Refugees hosted - 0 2015
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 0.0 ‰ 2015
Asylum-seekers hosted - 0 2015

Governance

Indicator Palestine Timor-Leste
Control of corruption 36.3 /100 2024
139th of 207		 40.2 /100 2024
124th of 207
Government effectiveness 30.0 /100 2024
182nd of 205		 33.9 /100 2024
173rd of 205
Rule of law 39.9 /100 2024
164th of 207		 46.2 /100 2024
143rd of 207
Regulatory quality 47.5 /100 2024
133rd of 205		 43.3 /100 2024
156th of 205
Voice and accountability 33.3 /100 2024
179th of 205		 62.9 /100 2024
78th of 205
Political stability 33.8 /100 2024
193rd of 207		 74.9 /100 2024
73rd of 207

Environment

Indicator Palestine Timor-Leste
Fossil CO₂ emissions 4.8 Mt 2024
137th of 204		 0.7 Mt 2024
175th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
137th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
177th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
150th of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
184th of 204
Renewable energy 15.4 % 2022
120th of 211		 11.4 % 2022
136th of 211
Forest area 1.7 % 2023
189th of 212		 61.7 % 2023
24th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 22.4 µg/m³ 2023
131st of 200		 12.0 µg/m³ 2023
61st of 200
Water stress 47.8 % 2021 28.3 % 2022
122nd of 176
Land area 6,025 km² 2023
166th of 214		 14,870 km² 2023
156th of 214
CO₂ per capita - 0.50 t 2024
41st of 202
GHG per capita - 1.39 t 2024
32nd of 202

Energy

Indicator Palestine Timor-Leste
Renewable electricity 39.4 % 2024
81st of 190		 -
Wind and solar 39.4 % 2024
11th of 190		 -
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
145th of 180		 -
Low-carbon electricity 39.4 % 2024
91st of 190		 -
Fossil electricity 60.6 % 2024
91st of 190		 -
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
82nd of 188		 -
Carbon intensity of power 417 g/kWh 2024
87th of 190		 -
Electricity per capita 1.45 MWh 2024
123rd of 191		 -

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.