Lower middle income vs Timor-Leste: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)
Lower middle income
55.6%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
65.9%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
31st
Timor-Leste rank
34th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time
- Lower middle income
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 65.9% against 55.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 31st and Timor-Leste ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.3% | 69.0% | 12.7% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 66.9% | 10.7% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 64.6% | 11.4% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 65.3% | 11.2% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Lower middle income or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 65.9% against 55.6% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Lower middle income and Timor-Leste?
- 10.3%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Timor-Leste rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Lower middle income ranks 31st and Timor-Leste ranks 34th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.