This country comparison is a concise, tabular overview of numerous data from our respective country pages for Timor-Leste and United States. There, we provide many explanations and details per country that go far beyond this comparison.
See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
General information
| Timor-Leste | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Southeast Asia | North America |
| Area: | 14,870 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| National language: | Tetum | English |
| Government form: | Semi-presidential republic | Federal presidential republic |
| Capital: | Dili | Washington, D.C. |
Population
Details for Timor-Leste and the United States| Timor-Leste | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 1,321,000 | 331,894,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 88.8 | 33.8 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 67 years | Ø 75 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 70 years | Ø 80 years |
| Average age: | Ø 19.6 years | Ø 38.5 years |
| Birth rate: | 25.26 ‰ | 10.90 ‰ |
| Death rate: | 6.83 ‰ | 10.30 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | -3.82 ‰ | 3.02 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)See also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life
| Timor-Leste | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 67 | 65 |
| Civil rights: | 40 | 83 |
| Health: | 38 | 71 |
| Climate: | 73 | 66 |
| Cost of Living: | 67 | 37 |
| Popularity: | 23 | 71 |
Economy
Details for Timor-Leste and the United States| Timor-Leste | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | US dollar (1 USD = 100 Cents) | US dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 5.0 % | 5.4 % |
| Inflation rate: | 0.96 % | 4.70 % |
| Cost of Living: (USA = 100%) | 41.90 % | 100.00 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 17.30 % | 36.60 % |
| Average income: | 1,140 US$ | 70,930 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 58 (bad) | 31 (moderate) |
| TLS: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 3,621 M US$ | 2.74 M US$ | 23,315,081 M US$ | 70.25 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 1,510 M US$ | 1.14 M US$ | 23,539,918 M US$ | 70.93 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 2,315 M US$ | 1.75 M US$ | 2,556,638 M US$ | 7.70 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 1,523 M US$ | 1.15 M US$ | 3,401,688 M US$ | 10.25 M US$ |
Infrastructure
Details for Timor-Leste and the United States| TLS: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 6,040 km | 4.57 km | 6,586,610 km | 19.85 km |
| Harbours: | 1 | 0.0008 | 3,627 | 0.0109 |
| Passenger airports: | 1 | 0.0008 | 436 | 0.0013 |
Energy balance
Details for Timor-Leste and the United States| TLS: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 125.30 m kWh | 94,856.55 kWh | 3.902 tn kWh | 11.76 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 349.40 m kWh | 264,508.21 kWh | 4.095 tn kWh | 12.34 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,211.16 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 219,106.27 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 620,000.00 t | 469.36 t | 4.82 bn t | 14,515.85 t |
Telecommunication
Details for Timor-Leste and the United States| Timor-Leste | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +670 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .tl | .us |
| TLS total | TLS per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 1,876 | 1 | 101,526,000 | 306 |
| Mobile cellulars: | 1,386,172 | 1049 | 351,477,000 | 1059 |
| Internet server: | 252 | 0 | 505,000,000 | 1522 |
| Internet users: | 384,394 | 291 | 301,691,414 | 909 |
| Broadband Internet: | 107 | 0 | 127,032,000 | 383 |
Healthcare system
Details for Timor-Leste and the United States| Timor-Leste | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 inh.: | 5.90 | 2.87 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 0.72 | 2.59 |
| Diabetes: | 6.7 % | 10.8 % |
| HIV: | 0.17 % | 0.20 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 4.86 ‰ | 0.03 ‰ |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 91.0 % | 74.0 % |
| Smokers: | 39.2 % | 23.0 % |
Climate
We also provide a more detailed climate comparison of both countries.The data for each country can be found here: Timor-Leste and United States
| Timor-Leste | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 30.9 °C | 18.9 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 22.5 °C | 7.3 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 75 % | 67 % |
| Rain days: | 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 8.1 | 7.2 |
Native languages
| Timor-Leste | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| English: | n/a | 82.1 % |
| Tetum: | 33.5 % | n/a |
| Ramelaic: | 19.4 % | n/a |
| Fabronic: | 10.9 % | n/a |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| Alor-Pantar-Makasai: | 8.5 % | n/a |
| Timor-Kisar: | 7.2 % | n/a |
| Malay: | 2.2 % | n/a |
| Chinese: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| French: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Portuguese: | 0.2 % | 0.2 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Eskimo: | n/a | 0.0 % |
| other: | 18.1 % | 2.6 % |
Religions
| Timor-Leste | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 99.1 % | 78.5 % |
| Jewry: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Islam: | 0.3 % | 1.1 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.0 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| other: | 0.6 % | 15.3 % |