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Timor-Leste

Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

Capital
Dili
Population
1.42 million 2025
Area
14,874 km²
Neighbours
1
Locator map of Timor-LesteTIMOR-LESTEDiliINDONESIAIndian OceanBanda SeaTimor Sea0250 km
Timor-Leste hatched, Dili marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 8.8°S 125.7°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Timor-Leste is a country in South-Eastern Asia whose only land neighbour is Indonesia. With 14,874 km², it is about the size of the Bahamas and Montenegro and ranks 154th of 195 by area.

About 1.42 million people lived in Timor-Leste in 2025, according to the World Bank; only 43 countries have fewer. That works out at 95 people per km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 28.8% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$1,341 in current US dollars: 165th of 191 worldwide, 43rd of 46 in Asia. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 67.9 years. Forest covers 71.0% of its land (2024).

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. From 9.5°S to 8.1°S, it spans about 153 km north to south. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Dili lies in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 290 km from the nearest land, Suriname.

How it compares Asia: 47 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAsia
Population1,418,5172025, World Bank151st of 19444th of 47
Area14,874 km²world-countries154th of 19540th of 47
GDPUS$1.9 billion2025, World Bank, current US$175th of 19146th of 46
GDP per capitaUS$1,3412025, World Bank, current US$165th of 19143rd of 46
Population density95 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries95th of 19431st of 47
Life expectancy67.9 years2024, World Bank145th of 19444th of 47
Urban population28.8%2025, World Bank176th of 19444th of 47
Forest area71.0% of land2024, World Bank16th of 1942nd of 47
Population growth+1.27% a year2025, World Bank79th of 19418th of 47
Internet users35.0%2021, World Bank159th of 18842nd of 45
Fertility rate2.63 births per woman2024, World Bank68th of 19412th of 47
Land neighbours1world-countries; among the 195141st of 19538th of 47
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaBahamas, Montenegro and Eswatini

Closest in populationCyprus, Trinidad and Tobago and Estonia

Neighbours 1 country by land, nearest capital first

  • Indonesia2,085 km
    Dili to Jakarta, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Eastern
Capital
Dili
8.56°S 125.58°E
Northernmost latitude
8.14°S
Southernmost latitude
9.51°S
Westernmost longitude
124.04°E
Easternmost longitude
127.30°E
North to south
about 153 km
Antipode of Dili
8.56°N 54.42°W
in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 290 km from the nearest land (Suriname)