Gender in East Timor

216 indicators covering gender for East Timor.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 123rd
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 80 2023 unchanged 105th
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 1st
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st
Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 75 2023 unchanged 121st
Women Business and the Law Index 86.25 2023 up 7.0% 63rd
Women Business and the Law Index 86.25 2023 up 7.0% 63rd
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 112.7% 2025 up 51.5% 93rd
Share of female employment by economic sector 46.7% 2025 down 4.1% 33rd
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 192 2023 down 45.0% 38th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 33.8 2019 up 1.2% 142nd
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 36.7 2019 up 8.3% 110th
Total Fertility Rate 3.05 2022 down 31.4% 56th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 20.0% 2025 up 60.0% 105th
Women of reproductive age 355,237 2023 up 33.6% 152nd
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 57.2% 2026 up 23.3% 129th
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 43.7% 2020 down 0.7% 72nd
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 23 2026 down 8.0% 135th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 35.4% 2026 down 8.0% 50th
Share of women in ministerial positions 20.0% 2024 up 69.5% 100th
Share of women in parliament 35.4% 2025 down 8.0% 46th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 27.87 2020 up 100.2% 158th
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 14.8% 2016 up 78.2% 110th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 38.4% 2016 down 22.7% 55th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 35.38 2024 down 8.0% 46th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.71 ratio 2026 down 7.8% 34th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 99.9% 2022 up 63.1% 108th
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 30.7% 2023 down 5.5% 77th
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 105.2 2023 up 42.9% 149th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 29.7% 2023 up 6.1% 74th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 30.7% 2023 down 5.5% 81st
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 29.6% 2023 up 6.9% 73rd
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 29.7 2023 up 6.1% 72nd
Gender Development Index 0.904 2022 down 0.4% 148th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 22.8% 2022 down 30.7% 121st
Literacy rate, adult female 65.7% 2022 up 24.1% 68th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 57.0% 2024 up 137.5% 108th
Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 62.0% 2024 up 463.6% 94th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.09 2020 down 4.3% 13th
Gender Inequality Index 0.415 2022 down 13.7% 62nd
Suicide Rate 3.56 2021 down 6.8% 147th
Female migrants 39.6% 2020 down 19.9% 191st