East Timor vs Papua New Guinea — Country Comparison 2026
⚖️ 🇹🇱 East Timor vs 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
|
🇹🇱 East Timor
|
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
|
| Official Name |
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste |
Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
| Capital |
Dili |
Port Moresby |
| Region |
Oceania / South-Eastern Asia |
Oceania / Melanesia |
| Currency |
United States dollar |
Papua New Guinean kina |
📊 AT A GLANCE
| Metric |
East Timor |
Papua New Guinea |
| Avg Nomad Score |
44 |
33 |
| Population |
1,354,662 |
11,781,559 |
| Area |
14,874 km² |
462,840 km² |
| Density |
83.6/km² |
19.3/km² |
| HDI |
0.634 |
0.576 |
| GDP/capita PPP |
—
|
$5,863 (2031)
|
| Life Expectancy |
—
|
66.3 yrs
|
| Visa-Free Access |
85 countries (#102)
|
72 countries (#116)
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💰 ECONOMICS
| Indicator |
East Timor |
Papua New Guinea |
| GDP Nominal |
—
|
$42.8B
(2031)
|
| GDP/capita PPP |
—
|
$5,863
(2031)
|
| GDP Growth |
—
|
3.1%
(2031)
|
| Inflation (CPI) |
—
|
4.5%
(2031)
|
| Unemployment |
—
|
2.6%
(2025)
|
| Gini Index |
—
|
41.9
(2009)
|
| Internet Users |
—
|
18.8%
(2024)
|
| Urban Population |
—
|
15.4%
(2024)
|
| Govt Debt (% GDP) |
—
|
34.4%
(2031)
|
| Labor Force Part. |
—
|
52.9%
(2025)
|
🏥 HEALTHCARE
| Indicator | East Timor | Papua New Guinea |
|---|
| Life Expectancy |
—
|
66.3 yrs
(2024)
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👥 DEMOGRAPHICS & SOCIETY
| Indicator |
East Timor |
Papua New Guinea |
| Government |
Unitary Semi-presidential system |
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Languages |
Portuguese, Tetum |
English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin |
| Timezones |
UTC+09:00 |
UTC+10:00 |
| Driving Side |
Left |
Left |
| Literacy Rate |
—
|
87.0%
(2022)
|
| Education Spending |
—
|
0.8% GDP
(2023)
|
| Health Spending |
—
|
2.9% GDP
(2023)
|
| Fertility Rate |
—
|
3.1
(2024)
|
| Birth Rate |
—
|
24.3 /1k
(2024)
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| Death Rate |
—
|
6.6 /1k
(2024)
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| Infant Mortality |
—
|
31.3 /1k
(2024)
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🏠 QUALITY OF LIFE
| Indicator |
East Timor |
Papua New Guinea |
| Healthy Life Expectancy |
59.5 yrs
(2021)
|
57.5 yrs
(2021)
|
| Universal Health Coverage |
52
(2021)
|
30
(2021)
|
| Broadband /100 people |
0.0
(2023)
|
0.2
(2022)
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🏛️ POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
| Indicator |
East Timor |
Papua New Guinea |
| Corruption (CPI) |
44.00 # (2026) |
26.00 # (2026) |
| Press Freedom |
71.8 #39 Asie-Pacifique (2025) |
58.4 #78 Asie-Pacifique (2025) |
| Electoral Democracy |
0.74 |
0.47 |
| Liberal Democracy |
0.55 |
0.38 |
| Participatory Democracy |
0.46 |
0.28 |
🌱 ENVIRONMENT
| Indicator |
East Timor |
Papua New Guinea |
| PM2.5 |
20.5
µg/m³ (2019)
|
8.9
µg/m³ (2019)
|
| Renewable Energy |
0.0%
(2023)
|
23.7%
(2023)
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📍 TOP NOMAD CITIES
| # |
East Timor |
Score |
Cost |
Papua New Guinea |
Score |
Cost |
| 1 |
Liquica
|
4.6 |
$1,530/mo |
Alotau
|
3.8 |
$1,529/mo |
| 2 |
Baucau
|
4.5 |
$1,030/mo |
Kokopo
|
3.6 |
$1,534/mo |
| 3 |
Atauro Island
|
4.5 |
$1,250/mo |
Kavieng
|
3.5 |
$1,529/mo |
| 4 |
Dili
|
4.4 |
$1,830/mo |
Madang
|
3.4 |
$2,962/mo |
| 5 |
Suai
|
4.0 |
$1,725/mo |
Goroka
|
3.3 |
$1,351/mo |