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Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Timor-Leste: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 35.0% (2021), 162nd of 188 in the world and 26th of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 116.4 (2024), 103rd of 210 in the world and 17th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 0.0 (2024), 205th of 208 in the world and 34th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.
Internet users
Timor-LesteEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
Timor-LesteEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
10 indicators
Digital & energy access: Timor-Leste in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 35.0%2021 | 162/188 | 26/28 | 0.0%2002 | 3.0% | 32.0% | +31.0 ppsince 2011 | 88.4% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 116.42024 | 103/210 | 17/34 | · | 43.6 | 103.9 | ±0.0%since 2014 | 135.1 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 0.02024 | 205/208 | 34/34 | · | 0.0 | 0.0 | −93%since 2014 | 36.5 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 0.12024 | 192/213 | 35/37 | · | 0.3 | 0.2 | −60%since 2014 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 2652024 | 144/215 | 28/37 | · | 2 | 90 | +4,372%since 2014 | 5,322 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 94.3%2024 | 156/215 | 30/36 | 17.8% | 38.0% | 96.0% | +31.9 ppsince 2014 | 98.6% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 92.1%2024 | 149/211 | 29/35 | 1.2% | 20.6% | 94.2% | +42.3 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 118/213 | 22/35 | 69.6% | 83.4% | 100.0% | +6.8 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 19.0%2024 | 162/192 | 27/30 | 1.0% | 5.0% | 14.0% | +11.0 ppsince 2014 | 87.0% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 61 kgoe2007 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 2,488 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+31.0 pp35.0% in 2021
- Secure servers+4,372%265 in 2024
- Electricity access+31.9 pp94.3% in 2024
- Electricity access, rural+42.3 pp92.1% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Fixed broadband−93%0.0 in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Timor-Leste and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Timor-Leste. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Timor-Leste | Indonesia | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 35.0%2021 | 72.8%2024 | 96.1%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 116.42024 | 122.52024 | 112.62024 |
| Fixed broadband | 0.02024 | 4.92024 | 36.52024 |
| Fixed telephone | 0.12024 | 1.62024 | 22.32024 |
| Secure servers | 2652024 | 2,9392024 | 44,2992024 |
| Electricity access | 94.3%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 92.1%2024 | 99.7%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 19.0%2024 | 90.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |