World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Timor-Leste fits inside the median country 7.5 times.
Timor-Leste: 14,870 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Timor-Leste’s coastline is 60% longer than the median country’s.
Timor-Leste: 706 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Timor-Leste’s highest peak towers 628 m above the median country’s.
Timor-Leste: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 5.2 times as many people as Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 1.42 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 3% more densely populated than Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 95 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 13.4 cm taller than in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 160.1 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 7.8 cm taller than in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 152.7 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 10 years older than in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 21 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Timor-Leste have 0.7 more children on average than in the median country.
Timor-Leste: 2.63 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 5.2% in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 5.2% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Timor-Leste has produced 14.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country 0.0.
Timor-Leste: 14.1 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Timor-Leste has 2 official languages, the median country 1.
Timor-Leste: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 24 times the size of Timor-Leste’s.
Timor-Leste: $1.9 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 4.4 times as much per person as Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: Int$4,809 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Timor-Leste (Gini 5.7 points higher).
Timor-Leste: 28.7 (2014) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 1.6% in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 1.6% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Timor-Leste spends 2.7% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.7%.
Timor-Leste: 2.7% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Timor-Leste’s.
Timor-Leste: 28% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: $144 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 6.7 years longer than in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 67.9 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Timor-Leste is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country.
Timor-Leste: 34.6 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 0.8 per 1,000 (2020) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 3.3% in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 3.3% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
49% of adults in Timor-Leste smoke, versus 19% in the median country.
Timor-Leste: 48.8% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Timor-Leste: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 21 times as much alcohol as in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 0.2 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 77% more meat per person than Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 31.8 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 661 kcal more food per person per day than Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 2,277 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Timor-Leste: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 3.7 years longer than in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 6.2 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 5.5 times as many tourists per resident as Timor-Leste (2019).
Timor-Leste: 0.06 (2019) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 35% in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 35% (2021) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 94% in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 94.3% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 29% in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 29% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Timor-Leste has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Timor-Leste: 116 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Timor-Leste: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Timor-Leste: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 62% of Timor-Leste, but only 31% of the median country.
Timor-Leste: 61.7% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 6.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 0.5 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.0% in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 0% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 54% more fine dust than in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 10.8 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 80% more likely to be murdered in Timor-Leste than in the median country.
Timor-Leste: 4.1 per 100k (2015) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 3% deadlier than in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste: 12 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Timor-Leste is on average 2.0 °C warmer than the median country.
Timor-Leste: 24.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Timor-Leste gets 79% more rain than the median country.
Timor-Leste: 1,817 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Timor-Leste bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Timor-Leste fits inside the median country 7.5 times.
Which has more people, Timor-Leste or the median country?
The median country has 5.2 times as many people as Timor-Leste (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Timor-Leste or the median country?
People in the median country live 6.7 years longer than in Timor-Leste. Life expectancy at birth is 67.9 years in Timor-Leste and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Timor-Leste or the median country?
Men in the median country are 13.4 cm taller than in Timor-Leste (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
