# Timor-Leste — national dossier Timor-Leste — economy, society, governance, health, education, technology, geography, resources and military in one sourced dossier: 41 indicators, each… Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/TLS Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year) ## Overview - Official name: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste - Capital: Dili - Region: South-Eastern Asia, Asia - Population: 1.3 m - Area: 14,874 km² - Languages: Portuguese, Tetum - Currency: United States dollar (USD) A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. ## Economy | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | GDP | $1.9 B | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP per capita | $1,341 | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP growth | 7.0% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Inflation | 0.4% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Trade openness | 95.4% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Society | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Population | 1.4 m | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Life expectancy | 67.9 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Urban population | 28.8% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Fertility rate | 2.6 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Literacy rate | 69.4% | 2022 | World Development Indicators | ## Governance | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Voice & accountability | 62.9 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Political stability | 74.9 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Government effectiveness | 33.9 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Regulatory quality | 43.3 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Rule of law | 46.2 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Control of corruption | 40.2 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | ## Health | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Health spending | 9.6% | 2023 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Physicians | 0.75 | 2020 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Under-5 mortality | 47.6 | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Measles immunisation | 72.0% | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | ## Education | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Adult literacy | 69.4% | 2022 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Education spending | 5.2% | 2023 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Primary enrolment | 119.7% | 2023 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Secondary enrolment | 84.7% | 2020 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Tertiary enrolment | 31.0% | 2023 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | ## Technology | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Internet users | 35.0% | 2021 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | Mobile subscriptions | 116 | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | High-tech exports | 1.5% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | ## Geography | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Land area | 14,870 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Forest area | 61.7% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Agricultural land | 23.0% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | CO₂ per capita (t) | 0.5 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Renewable energy | 11.4% | 2022 | World Development Indicators | ## Resources | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Resource rents | 34.7% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Oil rents | 5.3% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Mineral rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Forest rents | 0.1% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Electricity access | 94.3% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Military | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Military burden | 2.7% | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Defense spending | $46 M | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Armed forces | 2,000 | 2020 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/.md). Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:TLS::) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/TLS.claims.json History: "From the sandalwood kingdoms of the liurai through four centuries of Portuguese rule and a brutal occupation to Asia's youngest nation." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/TLS/chronicle.md (6 eras, 20 events). ## Sources - World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators - Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.who.int/data/gho - Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://childmortality.org - Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org - ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Citation template: Terralore, "Timor-Leste — national dossier", terralore.co/country/TLS, retrieved .