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Timor-Leste

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In brief

Home broadband per 100 people: 0 (2024). World rank 204 of 208 (1 = best); in Asia, 48 of 48. Electricity from renewables: 0.4% (2021). World rank 193 of 206 (1 = best); in Asia, 42 of 48. Electricity from fossil fuels: 99.6% (2021). World rank 201 of 209 (1 = best); in Asia, 44 of 48. From 2014 to 2024: home broadband per 100 people 0.1 → 0 and access to electricity 62.4% → 94.3%. Worse than all its neighbours (Indonesia): using the internet, home broadband per 100 people, access to electricity, renewable share of energy use, and electricity from renewables.

Internet and communications

Using the internet
35% 2021
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
116 2024
Home broadband per 100 people
0 2024
Internet domain
.tl

Energy

Access to electricity
94.3% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person
No data
Renewable share of energy use
11.4% 2022
Electricity from renewables
0.4% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels
99.6% 2021
Mains voltage
220 V
Plug types
C, E, F, I

Transport

Driving side
Left
Air passengers per year
No data
Airports
11 2025
Railways, km
No data

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP
No data
Researchers per million people
No data
Scientific articles per year
21 2023
Patent applications by residents
No data
High-tech share of manufactured exports
1.5% 2023