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Country description

Timor-Leste is a lower middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 2.39 Thousand USD (2022) and HDI value of 0.57 (2022)

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Index description

The World Press Freedom Index, published annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), ranks 180 countries based on the freedom and independence afforded to journalists. This comprehensive index evaluates press freedom through a detailed questionnaire that examines five key categories: political context, legal framework, economic context, sociocultural context, and security. It focuses solely on the ability of journalists to operate without constraints and does not assess the quality of journalism or broader human rights issues within the assessed nations.

Results for Timor-Leste

2024 Simulator
projection
Rank 20
Score
78.92Value: 78.92
Value: 78.92
Comparison benchmarks
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Top 3 in Income Group
Top 3 in Region
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Income Group
Region
KPI Information icon 2024 - Timor-Leste
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
plus interface iconWorld Press Freedom Index
Rank 20 / Score 78.92
Political ContextInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
94.87 12.75
Worst: Eritrea 12.75
Best: Norway 94.87
77.13%
76.09Value: 76.09
Economic ContextInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
89.84 17.88
Worst: Turkmenistan 17.88
Best: Norway 89.84
65.98%
65.36Value: 65.36
Legal ContextInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
90.16 15.63
Worst: Cuba 15.63
Best: Sweden 90.16
77.08%
73.08Value: 73.08
Social ContextInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
90.48 15.67
Worst: Turkmenistan 15.67
Best: Norway 90.48
93.62%
85.71Value: 85.71
SafetyInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
96.83 11.55
Worst: Syrian Arab Republic 11.55
Best: Luxembourg 96.83
97.09%
94.35Value: 94.35
Index Global Highlights
Global Details
Global Average
55.83 Value: 55.8255056179775
Developed Economies Average
76.8 76.8016666666667
Developing Economies Average
49.77 49.7671428571429
Highest Ranked Country Country Norway
Score
91.89 91.89
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Eritrea
Score
16.64 16.64
Global Rank 180
Highest Ranked Developed Country Country Norway
Score
91.89 91.89
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country Country Greece
Score
57.15 57.15
Global Rank 88
Highest Ranked Developing Country Country Jamaica
Score
77.3 77.3
Global Rank 24
Lowest Ranked Developing Country Country Iran, Islamic Rep.
Score
21.3 21.3
Global Rank 176
Arab Region Details Information icon
Arab Average
39.36 39.3577272727273
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine
33.74 33.742
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
41.72 41.7171428571429
Highest Ranked Country Country Mauritania
Score
74.2 74.2
Global Rank 33
Lowest Ranked Country Country Syrian Arab Republic
Score
17.41 17.41
Global Rank 179
Highest Arab Diversified Country Country Jordan
Score
44.3 44.3
Global Rank 132
Lowest Arab Diversified Country Country Egypt
Score
25.1 25.1
Global Rank 170
Highest Arab LDC Country Mauritania
Score
74.2 74.2
Global Rank 33
Lowest Arab LDC Country Syrian Arab Republic
Score
17.41 17.41
Global Rank 179
Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR
69.36 69.3622222222222
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia
53.79 53.788085106383
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine
48.48 48.4804255319149
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic
46.87 46.8665517241379
Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen
53.82 53.819552238806
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia
57.32 57.3218181818182
Oil Exporting Best Country Norway
Score
91.89 91.89
Global Rank 1
Oil Exporting Worst Country Syrian Arab Republic
Score
17.41 17.41
Global Rank 179
Oil Importing Best Country Sweden
Score
88.32 88.32
Global Rank 3
Oil Importing Worst Country Eritrea
Score
16.64 16.64
Global Rank 180
OECD Information icon
OECD Average
74.43 74.4286486486487
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic
76.98 76.9830303030303
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey
52.49 52.486
OECD Best Country Norway
Score
91.89 91.89
Global Rank 1
OECD Worst Country Turkey
Score
31.6 31.6
Global Rank 158
OECD Developed Best Country Norway
Score
91.89 91.89
Global Rank 1
OECD Developed Worst Country Mexico
Score
49.01 49.01
Global Rank 121
OECD Developing Best Country Chile
Score
67.32 67.32
Global Rank 52
OECD Developing Worst Country Turkey
Score
31.6 31.6
Global Rank 158
Arab region Information icon
Simple Average
39.55
Highest Ranked Country Country Mauritania
Score 74.2
Rank 33
Lowest Ranked Country Country Syrian Arab Republic
Score 17.41
Rank 179
AMU Information icon
Simple Average
50.54
Highest Ranked Country Country Mauritania
Score 74.2
Rank 33
Lowest Ranked Country Country Libya
Score 40.59
Rank 143
East Asia and Pacific Information icon
Simple Average
47.32
Highest Ranked Country Country New Zealand
Score 79.72
Rank 19
Lowest Ranked Country Country Korea Dem Rep.
Score 20.66
Rank 177
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
66.65
Highest Ranked Country Country Norway
Score 91.89
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Turkmenistan
Score 22.01
Rank 175
Latin America and The Caribbean Information icon
Simple Average
55.04
Highest Ranked Country Country Jamaica
Score 77.3
Rank 24
Lowest Ranked Country Country Cuba
Score 25.63
Rank 168
North America Information icon
Simple Average
74.15
Highest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 81.7
Rank 14
Lowest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 66.59
Rank 55
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
35.4
Highest Ranked Country Country Nepal
Score 60.52
Rank 74
Lowest Ranked Country Country Afghanistan
Score 19.09
Rank 178
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
57.77
Highest Ranked Country Country Namibia
Score 74.16
Rank 34
Lowest Ranked Country Country Rwanda
Score 40.54
Rank 144
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Information icon
Simple Average
45.5
Highest Ranked Country Country Suriname
Score 76.11
Rank 28
Lowest Ranked Country Country Afghanistan
Score 19.09
Rank 178
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