Canada vs Timor-Leste: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 105 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Canada and Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste leads on Oil Exports (86,000) against Canada (1.93); Timor-Leste leads on Major Urban Areas Population (281,000 people) against Canada (6.37 people); Timor-Leste leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (615,900) against Canada (22.87). Across 105 compared metrics, Canada wins on 58 and Timor-Leste wins on 38.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %34.02 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 34% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points71.79 points
Radios32.3NA
Televisions21.5NA
Waterways3,000NA

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $374.13M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $1.73B $
Coal Revenue0.080
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %13.29 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP4.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.669.9
Electricity Consumption522.20
Electricity Exports73.350
Electricity from Fossil Fuels23100
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants560
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels90
Electricity from Other Renewables120
Electricity Imports2.680
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5600
Electricity Production649.60
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita6.83 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient31.728.7
Gross Fixed Investment22.138.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %-57 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %2.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.40
Natural Gas Exports83.965.78
Natural Gas Imports26.360
Natural Gas Production159.15.78
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06200
Oil Consumption2.212,600
Oil Exports1.9386,000
Oil Imports1.092,205
Oil Production3.4887,500
Oil Proved Reserves175.2553.8
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people41.8 people
Public Debt61.33.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD-2.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.453,500
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.120
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,7003,481
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.010
Remittances011.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.13
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.2443.94
Taxes and Other Revenues13.821.6
Unemployment Rate6.5 %1.7 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M31,395
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.85660,000
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiamost of the population is concentrated in the western third of the country, particularly around Dili
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year0.89 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.98.22

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %3.74 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43150
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km3,407 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km706 km
Irrigated Land9,045350

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %31.05 %
Administrative Divisions1012
Independence128
Suffrage Participation Rate1817

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.73.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP11.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density2.7 people/sq km5.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %192 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.423
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %3.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA1,200
Underweight Children Under 5NA31.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,0002,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %55.51 %
Human Capital Index0.820.49
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years70.56 years
Median age of population40.75 years22.02 years
Population Change437,571 persons15,440.3 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km96.5 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons1.44M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.850.73
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %23.39 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA26.1 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %6.86 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons378,325.85 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87615,900
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years6.7 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people281,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09159.79
Military Manpower at Military Age1618
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %51.5 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km0.75 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %1.28 %
Population living in slums1.2 %27.85 %
Total deaths326,297.8 persons9,950 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %33.27 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman2.47 per woman
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons-5,132.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births41.73 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇹🇱 Timor-LesteShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.960.16
Airports1,45911
Heliports5062

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