Namibia vs East Timor: Academic Freedom Index

Namibia

0.718

in 2025

East Timor

0.731

in 2025

Namibia rank

70th

East Timor rank

69th

Academic Freedom Index over time

Namibia
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.731 against 0.718 in Namibia, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 70th and East Timor ranks 69th of 174 countries.

Individual pages

Academic Freedom Index in Namibia
Academic Freedom Index in East Timor
Full country ranking

About this data

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: 07 August 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.