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Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in East Timor

East Timor: Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people was 0.1207 per 100 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1207 per 100 people
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
191st
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.301 per 100 people
in 2014
All-time low
0.1207 per 100 people
in 2024
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in East Timor, 2003–2024

00.10.20.32003201320242003: 0.215 per 100 people2004: 0.226 per 100 people2005: 0.246 per 100 people2006: 0.256 per 100 people2007: 0.243 per 100 people2008: 0.256 per 100 people2009: 0.275 per 100 people2010: 0.268 per 100 people2011: 0.275 per 100 people2012: 0.264 per 100 people2013: 0.259 per 100 people2014: 0.301 per 100 people2015: 0.226 per 100 people2016: 0.207 per 100 people2017: 0.19 per 100 people2018: 0.173 per 100 people2019: 0.159 per 100 people2020: 0.152 per 100 people2021: 0.139 per 100 people2022: 0.134 per 100 people2023: 0.129 per 100 people2024: 0.121 per 100 people

Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 0.1207 per 100 people for adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in East Timor peaked at 0.301 per 100 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1207 per 100 people, in 2024.

That places East Timor 191st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in East Timor, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
2003 0.2149 per 100 people —
2004 0.2258 per 100 people +5.1%
2005 0.2461 per 100 people +9.0%
2006 0.2564 per 100 people +4.2%
2007 0.2428 per 100 people -5.3%
2008 0.2558 per 100 people +5.4%
2009 0.2746 per 100 people +7.3%
2010 0.268 per 100 people -2.4%
2011 0.2751 per 100 people +2.6%
2012 0.2643 per 100 people -3.9%
2013 0.2589 per 100 people -2.1%
2014 0.301 per 100 people +16.2%
2015 0.2257 per 100 people -25.0%
2016 0.2072 per 100 people -8.2%
2017 0.1902 per 100 people -8.2%
2018 0.1729 per 100 people -9.1%
2019 0.1595 per 100 people -7.7%
2020 0.1517 per 100 people -4.9%
2021 0.1389 per 100 people -8.4%
2022 0.1344 per 100 people -3.3%
2023 0.1289 per 100 people -4.0%
2024 0.1207 per 100 people -6.4%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 0.1207 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 0.1207 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100 people, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2452 per 100 people 0.2149 per 100 people 0.2746 per 100 people 7
2010s 0.2323 per 100 people 0.1595 per 100 people 0.301 per 100 people 10
2020s 0.1349 per 100 people 0.1207 per 100 people 0.1517 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 188 Angola 0.2119 per 100 people compare
  2. 189 Cambodia 0.1649 per 100 people compare
  3. 190 Bangladesh 0.1641 per 100 people compare
  4. 192 Liberia 0.1164 per 100 people compare
  5. 193 Tanzania 0.1142 per 100 people compare
  6. 194 Burundi 0.1049 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in East Timor?
Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in East Timor was 0.1207 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adoption of communication technologies per 100 people recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 0.301 per 100 people in 2014.
What is the lowest adoption of communication technologies per 100 people recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1207 per 100 people in 2024.
How does East Timor rank for adoption of communication technologies per 100 people?
East Timor ranks 191st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is adoption of communication technologies per 100 people rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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