Indonesia vs Timor-Leste
Indonesia vs Timor-Leste: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 7.8 years in Indonesia and 6.3 years in Timor-Leste, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 1.5 years, or 1.24 times that in Timor-Leste.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Indonesia ranked 90 and Timor-Leste ranked 124 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Indonesia | Timor-Leste |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.8 | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 7.9 | 6.3 |
| 2017 | 7.9 | 5.9 |
| 2010 | 7.2 | 5.6 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs Timor-Leste
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Timor-Leste: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Timor-Leste: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Timor-Leste: 37.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Timor-Leste: 3.14% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Timor-Leste: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Timor-Leste: 1.38 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Timor-Leste: 1.08% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Timor-Leste: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Timor-Leste: 28.8% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Timor-Leste: 21 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Timor-Leste: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Timor-Leste: -4.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Timor-Leste: 2.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Timor-Leste: $47.5M in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Timor-Leste: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Timor-Leste: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Timor-Leste: 2,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Timor-Leste: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Timor-Leste: 0.36% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Timor-Leste: 14 million TIV in 2011