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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Timor-Leste: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Timor-Leste is placed joint 147th of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 22.9 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 192.36 (2023).
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joint147th
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Timor-Leste on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
192.36
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Timor-Leste: 192.36. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 6.12 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- Indonesia 140.5
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.634
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 142nd of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Timor-Leste: 0.634. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 0.946 Singapore
- Land neighbours
- Indonesia 0.728
02Over time
Which way Timor-Leste is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
Timor-LesteWorld median
Timor-Leste fell from 796.13 in 2000 to 192.36 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Timor-Leste World median 2023 192 46.7 2022 235 53.0 2021 263 76.6 2020 257 56.0 2019 237 48.4 2018 251 49.3 2017 269 47.2 2016 287 50.6 2015 305 51.9 2014 327 52.8 2013 349 53.3 2012 374 54.6 2011 404 55.0 2010 439 56.1 2009 477 56.3 2008 518 55.8 2007 559 56.8 2006 600 58.1 2005 648 60.1 2004 683 63.0 2003 714 66.8 2002 724 66.0 2001 761 68.1 2000 796 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
Timor-LesteWorld median
Timor-Leste rose from 0.507 in 2000 to 0.634 in 2023; the world median went from 0.672 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Timor-Leste World median 2023 0.634 0.7620 2022 0.633 0.7610 2021 0.644 0.7450 2020 0.650 0.7425 2019 0.642 0.7515 2018 0.624 0.7520 2017 0.621 0.7480 2016 0.618 0.7500 2015 0.628 0.7430 2014 0.637 0.7410 2013 0.646 0.7390 2012 0.650 0.7350 2011 0.655 0.7250 2010 0.645 0.7250 2009 0.631 0.7220 2008 0.634 0.7180 2007 0.609 0.7100 2006 0.588 0.7045 2005 0.564 0.6960 2004 0.547 0.6960 2003 0.534 0.6910 2002 0.534 0.6845 2001 0.521 0.6770 2000 0.507 0.6720
03In context
Timor-Leste beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Timor-Leste and the countries it borders
Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indonesia | 118th | 54.3 | 140.5 | 0.728 |
| Timor-Leste | =147th | 22.9 | 192.36 | 0.634 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South-eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Timor-Leste in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Timor-Leste is ahead of the world, and behind
39 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median5
Statistics on which Timor-Leste does better than the middle country measured.
Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum)MAP · 2024 · world median 8.10608.106▲ Improved since 2014
Timor-Leste: 0 · world median 8.106 · Deaths from P. falciparum malaria per 100,000 people per year. Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 133.27; lower is better.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7464.9740.74No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 64.97 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 11th of 136 · derived.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.810080.8No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 100 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.114.917.1No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 14.9 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 82nd of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.752423.75No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 24 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Behind the world median32
Statistics on which Timor-Leste does worse than the middle country measured.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3413.2513.34No real change since 2013
Timor-Leste: 13.25 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 102nd of 195 · derived.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.3940.351▲ Improved since 2013
Timor-Leste: 0.394 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 99th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.921.643.9No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 21.6 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,0722,1293,072▼ Worsened since 2013
Timor-Leste: 2,129 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 115th of 179 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6740.4746.67▲ Improved since 2012
Timor-Leste: 40.47 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 133rd of 195 · derived.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10092.1100▲ Improved since 2014
Timor-Leste: 92.1 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.360.5269.3▲ Improved since 2017
Timor-Leste: 60.52 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 132nd of 188 · derived.
Coefficient of Human InequalityUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 17.0527.7317.05No real change since 2013
Timor-Leste: 27.73 · world median 17.05 · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.865 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 51st of 169 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.9390.971No real change since 2013
Timor-Leste: 0.939 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 131st of 184 · derived.
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour BenefitsWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 18.659.81418.65No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 9.814 · world median 18.65 · Benefits received as a share of beneficiaries' total income or consumption (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.455 to 90.86; higher is better.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10094.3100▲ Improved since 2014
Timor-Leste: 94.3 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6090.4510.609▼ Worsened since 2013
Timor-Leste: 0.451 · world median 0.609 · IHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.226 to 0.923; higher is better.
Position 123rd of 169 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 918391▲ Improved since 2015
Timor-Leste: 83 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.4540.564▲ Improved since 2010
Timor-Leste: 0.454 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 126th of 172 · derived.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.2220.039▼ Worsened since 2018
Timor-Leste: 0.222 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 27th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9336.2279.933▲ Improved since 2013
Timor-Leste: 6.227 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 149th of 193 · derived.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6367.6974.63No real change since 2013
Timor-Leste: 67.69 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 172nd of 222 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16314.828.163▼ Worsened since 2013
Timor-Leste: 14.82 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 46th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13421.618.134No real change since 2014
Timor-Leste: 21.61 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 36th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Country Policy and Institutional AssessmentWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.2462.8083.246▼ Worsened since 2015
Timor-Leste: 2.808 · world median 3.246 · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.617 to 4.225; higher is better.
Position 65th of 78 · derived.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2634.6312.26No real change since 2014
Timor-Leste: 34.63 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 34th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8588.9112.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Timor-Leste: 8.911 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 34th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.98.445.9No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 8.4 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5447.6214.54No real change since 2014
Timor-Leste: 47.62 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 33rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,2654,11017,265▼ Worsened since 2015
Timor-Leste: 4,110 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 156th of 185 · derived.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5468.293.546No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 8.29 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 25th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.25251.824.252No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 51.82 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 20th of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.460.498.4No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 60.4 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2118.2110.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Timor-Leste: 18.21 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 14th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 906190▼ Worsened since 2015
Timor-Leste: 61 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.150.462.1▼ Worsened since 2014
Timor-Leste: 50.46 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.846.6913.8No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 46.69 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 6th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Timor-Leste: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end1
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Net Official Development Assistance ReceivedOECD Development Assistance Committee · 2023 · world median 2.57911.332.579Moved since 2013
Timor-Leste: 11.33 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.
Position 21st of 130 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Timor-Leste
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Children with Functional Difficulties, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Foundational ID Ownership, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2024), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum) (last 2023), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) (last 2023), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI, Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day (last 2014), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day (last 2014), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day (last 2014), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day (last 2014), Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day (last 2014), Prosperity Gap (last 2014) and Violent Discipline of Children. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Timor-Leste’s 15 topics
Development & Human Capital is Timor-Leste’s 10th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Peace & Securityjoint 30th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability32nd of 1864/4 keys
- Gender & Equality51st of 1833/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 73rd of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality77th of 1592/3 keys
- Work & Labour90th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions114th of 1944/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 123rd of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade111th of 1772/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 147th of 1963/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience146th of 1933/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing177th of 2003/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture164th of 1843/4 keys
- Digital & Technology182nd of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation167th of 1762/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Timor-Leste can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Israel10th3/3 keysHighest in South-eastern Asia
Singapore12th3/3 keysThis page
Timor-Leste=147th3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Timor-Leste and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Timor-Leste on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Timor-Leste rank on development & human capital?
Timor-Leste is placed joint 147th of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Timor-Leste?
22.9 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Timor-Leste?
192.36 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How does Timor-Leste compare with Indonesia on development & human capital?
Indonesia is placed 118th of 196, and Timor-Leste joint 147th. Social Protection Coverage: Indonesia 54.3, Timor-Leste 22.9; Maternal Mortality Ratio: Indonesia 140.5, Timor-Leste 192.36; Human Development Index: Indonesia 0.728, Timor-Leste 0.634.
How have Timor-Leste’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 796.13 in 2000 to 192.36 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.507 in 2000 to 0.634 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Timor-Leste?
No current reading is published for Timor-Leste on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Children with Functional Difficulties, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Foundational ID Ownership, GNI per Capita (PPP), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI, Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day, Prosperity Gap and Violent Discipline of Children. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 39 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Timor-Leste’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Timor-Leste (banner) — Nhobgood Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Timor-Leste: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/timor-leste/development