Facts about East Timor

The political situation has stabilized. The primary cause for concern is the explosive population growth. Norway has been important in the transition from conflict to peace.
Estimated population (2010)
1,1 millions

Economy

Gross national income per capita (2010)
623 USD
Economic growth, GDP (2010)
7,4 %
Economic structure, percentage of GDP()
Agriculture
Not available
Industry
Not available
Services
Not available
Defence spending, percentage of GDP (2009)
11,8
Especially fragile state, (OECD/DAC) (2006)
Yes
Development assistance per capita (2009)
191 USD
Development assistance, percentage of GDP (2008)
9,5 %

Health

Malnutrition, children under 5 ()
Not available
Child mortality per 1000(2009)
56
Change 2000 - 2009
-50
Maternal mortality per 1000 births ()
Not available
HIV infection rate, age group 15-49 ()
Not available
Access to safe drinking water (2008)
69 %
Percentage of urban population living in slums ()
Not available
Human Development Index (HDI level ) (2010)
0,5

Scale from zero to one, one is the highest level of welfare.

Education

Children in school (2009)
83 %
Illiteracy rate, age group 15-24 (2007)
49
Ratio of girls to 100 boys attending school(2009)
Primary
95
Secondary
Not available
Tertiary
71

Women

Percentage of women in Parliament (2010)
29 %
Women's pay as proportion of men's pay, formal sector ()
Not available

Environment

Area protected for biological diversity (2008)
14,6 %

Corruption

Level of corruption according to the TI Corruption Perception Index (2010)
2,5

Scale from zero to ten, zero is the highest level of corruption.