Which has higher academic freedom index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or East Timor?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.75 against 0.731 in East Timor as of 2025.

What is the difference in academic freedom index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and East Timor?

0.019, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and East Timor?

40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Academic Freedom Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs East Timor: Academic Freedom Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.75

in 2025

East Timor

0.731

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

67th

East Timor rank

69th

Academic Freedom Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
East Timor

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.75 against 0.731 in East Timor, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 67th and East Timor ranks 69th of 174 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.3865	0.119	0.2675	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	0.6768	0.145	0.5318	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	0.7328	0.7465	0.0137	East Timor
2010s	0.7403	0.7491	0.0088	East Timor
2020s	0.7505	0.7642	0.0137	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher academic freedom index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or East Timor?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.75 against 0.731 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in academic freedom index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and East Timor?: 0.019, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and East Timor?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and East Timor rank globally for academic freedom index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 67th and East Timor ranks 69th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Academic Freedom Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Academic Freedom Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.