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Land

Size, shape and altitude

How big is it, really?

Timor-Leste fits inside Indonesia 129 times.

Indonesia: 1,916,910 km² (2023) · Timor-Leste: 14,870 km² (2023)

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How much coast is there?

Indonesia’s coastline is 78 times as long as Timor-Leste’s.

Indonesia: 54,716 km (2026 edition) · Timor-Leste: 706 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Indonesia’s highest peak towers 1,921 m above Timor-Leste’s.

Indonesia: 4,884 m (2026 edition) · Timor-Leste: 2,963 m (2026 edition)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

How many people live there?

Indonesia has 201 times as many people as Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 286 million (2025) · Timor-Leste: 1.42 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Indonesia is 58% more densely populated than Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 151 per km² (2025) · Timor-Leste: 95 per km² (2025)

How tall are the men?

Men in Indonesia are 6.1 cm taller than in Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 166.3 cm (2019) · Timor-Leste: 160.1 cm (2019)

How tall are the women?

Women in Indonesia are 1.7 cm taller than in Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 154.4 cm (2019) · Timor-Leste: 152.7 cm (2019)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Indonesia is 8.9 years older than in Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 29.8 years (2023) · Timor-Leste: 21 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Timor-Leste have 0.5 more children on average than in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 2.12 children per woman (2024) · Timor-Leste: 2.63 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

7.5% of people in Indonesia are 65 or older, versus 5.2% in Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 7.5% (2025) · Timor-Leste: 5.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Timor-Leste has produced 14.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Indonesia 0.0.

Indonesia: 0 (2025) · Timor-Leste: 14.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

Timor-Leste has 2 official languages, Indonesia 1.

Indonesia: 1 (2026) · Timor-Leste: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

How big is the economy?

Indonesia’s economy is 760 times the size of Timor-Leste’s.

Indonesia: $1.45 trillion (2025) · Timor-Leste: $1.9 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Indonesia produces 3.7 times as much per person as Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: Int$17,660 (2025) · Timor-Leste: Int$4,809 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Indonesia than in Timor-Leste (Gini 5.7 points higher).

Indonesia: 34.4 (2025) · Timor-Leste: 28.7 (2014)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.2% in Indonesia, versus 1.6% in Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 3.2% (2025) · Timor-Leste: 1.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Timor-Leste spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, Indonesia 0.8%.

Indonesia: 0.8% (2024) · Timor-Leste: 2.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Indonesia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Timor-Leste’s.

Indonesia: 29% (2025) · Timor-Leste: 28% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

How much is spent on health?

Timor-Leste spends 9% more on health per person than Indonesia.

Indonesia: $132 (2023) · Timor-Leste: $144 (2023)

How long do people live?

People in Indonesia live 3.4 years longer than in Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 71.3 years (2024) · Timor-Leste: 67.9 years (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Timor-Leste is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 15.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Timor-Leste: 34.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Timor-Leste has 44% more doctors per person than Indonesia.

Indonesia: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Timor-Leste: 0.8 per 1,000 (2020)

How common is obesity?

12% of adults in Indonesia are obese, versus 3.3% in Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 12% (2024) · Timor-Leste: 3.3% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

49% of adults in Timor-Leste smoke, versus 31% in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 31% (2024) · Timor-Leste: 48.8% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

How do people rate their lives?

Indonesia: 5.62 (2025) · Timor-Leste: no data

How much do people drink?

Adults in Timor-Leste drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 0.1 litres (2023) · Timor-Leste: 0.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Timor-Leste has 59% more meat per person than Indonesia.

Indonesia: 20 kg (2023) · Timor-Leste: 31.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Indonesia has 624 kcal more food per person per day than Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 2,900 kcal (2023) · Timor-Leste: 2,277 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Indonesia: 1,958 hours (2023) · Timor-Leste: no data

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Indonesia went to school 2.5 years longer than in Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 8.7 years (2023) · Timor-Leste: 6.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Timor-Leste welcomed 29% more tourists per resident than Indonesia (2019).

Indonesia: 0.05 (2024) · Timor-Leste: 0.06 (2019)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

How many people are online?

73% of people in Indonesia are online, versus 35% in Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 73% (2024) · Timor-Leste: 35% (2021)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Indonesia have electricity, versus 94% in Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 99.9% (2024) · Timor-Leste: 94.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

59% of people in Indonesia live in cities, versus 29% in Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 59% (2025) · Timor-Leste: 29% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Indonesia has 123 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Timor-Leste 116.

Indonesia: 123 (2024) · Timor-Leste: 116 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Indonesia: 5,483 km (2019) · Timor-Leste: no data

How much do they fly?

Indonesia: 0.34 (2023) · Timor-Leste: no data

Planet

Air, forests and energy

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 62% of Timor-Leste, but only 48% of Indonesia.

Indonesia: 47.7% (2023) · Timor-Leste: 61.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Indonesia emits 6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 2.9 t (2024) · Timor-Leste: 0.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

18% of Indonesia’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.0% in Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 18.1% (2024) · Timor-Leste: 0% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Indonesia carries 71% more fine dust than in Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 18.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Timor-Leste: 10.8 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

How common is murder?

You are 13 times as likely to be murdered in Timor-Leste as in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 0.3 per 100k (2022) · Timor-Leste: 4.1 per 100k (2015)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Timor-Leste are 6% deadlier than in Indonesia.

Indonesia: 11.3 per 100k (2021) · Timor-Leste: 12 per 100k (2021)

Climate

What the year feels like

How warm is it?

Indonesia is on average 0.7 °C warmer than Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 25.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Timor-Leste: 24.9°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Indonesia gets 89% more rain than Timor-Leste.

Indonesia: 3,437 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Timor-Leste: 1,817 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?
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Quick answers

Is Indonesia bigger than Timor-Leste?

Indonesia is larger. Timor-Leste fits inside Indonesia 129 times.

Which has more people, Indonesia or Timor-Leste?

Indonesia has 201 times as many people as Timor-Leste (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Indonesia or Timor-Leste?

People in Indonesia live 3.4 years longer than in Timor-Leste. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Indonesia and 67.9 in Timor-Leste.

Are people taller in Indonesia or Timor-Leste?

Men in Indonesia are 6.1 cm taller than in Timor-Leste (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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