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Fiji vs Timor-Leste
Side-by-side comparison of Fiji and Timor-Leste from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Timor-Leste
East Asia & Pacific · nation age 51 years
In short
Fiji scores 43.9 in the NationsTree Index (114th in the world) and Timor-Leste scores 34.8 (146th), a gap of 9.1 points. Their trees are 2.2 m and 1.4 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Timor-Leste has 52% more people than Fiji. Fiji has 23% more land area than Timor-Leste. Fiji has an economy 2.2 times the size of Timor-Leste (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Fiji 933,154 and Timor-Leste 1.4 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $16,338 in Fiji and $4,809 in Timor-Leste (2025, international dollars). Life expectancy is almost the same: 67.5 and 67.9 years.
Of 27 indicators reported by both countries, Fiji ranks higher in the world on 21 and Timor-Leste on 6. Fiji is clearly stronger in science & innovation, institutions & safety and infrastructure & digital. Timor-Leste is clearly stronger in natural resources.
As a nation, Fiji is the older of the two (statehood since 1970, 56 years), compared with Timor-Leste (since 1975). Over the last five years Timor-Leste improved faster (direction score 65 vs 52 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Fiji and Timor-Leste.
Fiji
77.1%
144th of 189
Timor-Lestebetter
13.3%
13th of 189
Government budget balanceEconomy
Fijibetter
-2.4%
88th of 192
Timor-Leste
-46.2%
192nd of 192
Tertiary enrolmentSociety & health
Fijibetter
75.0%
42nd of 150
Timor-Leste
31.0%
105th of 150
Government effectivenessInstitutions & safety
Fijibetter
63.2
62nd of 205
Timor-Leste
41.3
145th of 205
DPT immunizationSociety & health
Fijibetter
94%
66th of 193
Timor-Leste
83%
137th of 193
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Fiji overtook Timor-Leste in the NationsTree Index in 2025, the latest year with data.
Timor-Leste overtook Fiji in life expectancy in 2021 and has stayed ahead since.
Timor-Leste overtook Fiji in population in 2002 and has stayed ahead since.
Fiji has been ahead of Timor-Leste in GDP per person (PPP) and GDP (PPP) in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
FijiTimor-Leste All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Fiji | Timor-Leste |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 18,333153rd/216 · 2024 | 14,870156th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 18,333153rd/216 · 2024 | 14,870156th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 933,154161st/217 · 2025 | 1.4 m154th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.47%139th/217 · 2025 | 1.27%82nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 50.7152nd/216 · 2024 | 94.2112th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 59.5%127th/217 · 2025 | 28.8%199th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 26.8%86th/217 · 2025 | 33.1%57th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 6.6%131st/217 · 2025 | 5.2%144th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $6.20 bn166th/210 · 2025 | $1.90 bn189th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $15.25 bn157th/199 · 2025 | $6.82 bn169th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $13.03 bn157th/199 · 2025 | $5.83 bn169th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $6,642122nd/210 · 2025 | $1,341185th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $16,338118th/199 · 2025 | $4,809169th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $6,230117th/201 · 2025 | $1,510173rd/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 3.2%107th/210 · 2025 | 7.0%20th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | -1.4%5th/180 · 2025 | 0.4%23rd/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 5.3%98th/187 · 2025 | 1.6%14th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 36.6%1994 | — |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 77.1%144th/189 · 2025 | 13.3%13th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -2.4%88th/192 · 2025 | -46.2%192nd/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 14.0%56th/197 · 2025 | 20.2%36th/197 · 2024 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 13.9%167th/200 · 2025 | 11.8%176th/200 · 2024 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 9.1%110th/192 · 2025 | 1.9%176th/192 · 2024 |
| Services % of GDP | 57.0%108th/200 · 2025 | 71.6%28th/200 · 2024 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $3.25 bn145th/182 · 2024 | $197.0 m174th/182 · 2024 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $3.85 bn146th/182 · 2024 | $1.58 bn164th/182 · 2024 |
| Exports % of GDP | 54.4%47th/183 · 2024 | 10.6%175th/183 · 2024 |
| Imports % of GDP | 64.6%47th/183 · 2024 | 84.9%18th/183 · 2024 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 119.0%41st/183 · 2024 | 95.4%68th/183 · 2024 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.1%133rd/170 · 2025 | 67.4%16th/170 · 2023 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 15.6%116th/171 · 2025 | 21.9%103rd/171 · 2023 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 55.4%23rd/171 · 2025 | 10.5%114th/171 · 2023 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 4.4%68th/171 · 2025 | 0.1%165th/171 · 2023 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 3.2%113th/168 · 2024 | 1.5%142nd/168 · 2023 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -7.7%162nd/191 · 2025 | -35.8%188th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 4.2%51st/196 · 2025 | 13.3%11th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 2.3%92nd/209 · 2021 | 34.7%6th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | 5.30%26th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 29.38%1st/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 1.13%44th/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 1.13%51st/209 · 2021 | 0.05%128th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 4.2%143rd/206 · 2024 | 7.5%116th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 31,05218th/183 · 2022 | 5,99964th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 168,000155th/194 · 2020 | 74,800173rd/194 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $236.0 m118th/175 · 2020 | $78.0 m146th/175 · 2018 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 17.8%37th/168 · 2020 | 64.0%11th/168 · 2018 |
| Outbound trips departures | 174,00094th/107 · 2019 | — |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 67.5173rd/217 · 2024 | 67.9168th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 29.1137th/196 · 2024 | 47.6164th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.812015 | 0.75111th/174 · 2020 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.92017 | 0.4140th/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 94%66th/193 · 2024 | 83%137th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 87.3%2017 | 77.8%75th/153 · 2022 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 98.1%68th/173 · 2024 | 84.7%2020 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 37.1%2013 | 35.3%2011 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 10.0%133rd/217 · 2025 | 8.5%143rd/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 3.6%166th/193 · 2023 | 9.6%34th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | — | 69.4%81st/98 · 2022 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 75.0%42nd/150 · 2024 | 31.0%105th/150 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.731111th/193 · 2023 | 0.634142nd/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 30.72019 | 28.72014 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 4.7%2019 | 44.0%2014 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 95.9%150th/215 · 2024 | 94.3%156th/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 42.1%120th/150 · 2024 | — |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 48.5%87th/144 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users % of population | 74.7%114th/186 · 2024 | 35.0%161st/186 · 2021 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 5741st/210 · 2024 | 116103rd/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 1.8160th/208 · 2024 | 0.0205th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.20131st/164 · 2022 | 1.672007 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 2.2 m79th/161 · 2023 | — |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 1.6280th/203 · 2024 | 0.5041st/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 28.4%83rd/212 · 2022 | 11.4%140th/212 · 2022 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 6.421st/200 · 2023 | 12.061st/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 61.7%28th/214 · 2024 | 71.0%17th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 5842007 | 612007 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 63.262nd/205 · 2025 | 41.3145th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 58.867th/207 · 2025 | 40.2126th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 65.577th/207 · 2025 | 48.1143rd/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 82.843rd/207 · 2025 | 76.969th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 56.190th/205 · 2025 | 42.9157th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 61.788th/205 · 2025 | 65.775th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 2.168th/145 · 2023 | 4.12015 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $81.2 m141st/156 · 2025 | $47.9 m143rd/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 1.3%97th/156 · 2025 | 2.3%51st/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 4.2%102nd/154 · 2025 | 2.4%134th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 4,000148th/170 · 2020 | 2,000154th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 1.13%60th/168 · 2020 | 0.36%137th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 16.0 m96th/163 · 2024 | 14.0 m2011 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| Scientific articles articles | 218125th/197 · 2023 | 21172nd/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Fiji or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste has the larger population: 1.4 m (2025) compared with 933,154 for Fiji (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Fiji or Timor-Leste?
Fiji is larger: 18,333 km² (2024) compared with 14,870 km² for Timor-Leste (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Fiji or Timor-Leste?
Fiji has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $15.25 bn intl. (2025) compared with $6.82 bn intl. for Timor-Leste (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Fiji or Timor-Leste?
Fiji has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $16,338 intl. (2025) compared with $4,809 intl. for Timor-Leste (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Fiji or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste has the higher life expectancy at birth: 67.9 years (2024) compared with 67.5 years for Fiji (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Fiji or Timor-Leste?
Fiji spends more on the military: $81.2 m (2025) compared with $47.9 m for Timor-Leste (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Fiji or Timor-Leste?
Fiji: 43.9 points (114th in the world); Timor-Leste: 34.8 points (146th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Fiji vs Timor-Leste — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/fiji-vs-timor-leste. Data as of 26 October 2026.