Romania vs Timor-Leste: Female employment rate
Romania
39.5%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
40.2%
in 2022
Romania rank
137th
Timor-Leste rank
135th
Female employment rate over time
- Romania
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 40.2% against 39.5% in Romania, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 137th and Timor-Leste ranks 135th of 172 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 40.0% | 9.3% | Romania |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 42.4% | 0.4% | Romania |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 33.7% | 5.9% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female employment rate, Romania or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 40.2% against 39.5% in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in female employment rate between Romania and Timor-Leste?
- 0.7%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Timor-Leste?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Romania and Timor-Leste rank globally for female employment rate?
- Romania ranks 137th and Timor-Leste ranks 135th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.