Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, East Timor or United States?

East Timor, at 0.473 against 0.472 in United States as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and United States?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

East Timor vs United States: Egalitarian Democracy Index

East Timor

0.473

in 2025

United States

0.472

in 2025

East Timor rank

56th

United States rank

57th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

East Timor
United States

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.473 against 0.472 in United States, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.

East Timor ranks 56th and United States ranks 57th of 175 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Timor	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.013	0.184	0.171	United States
1910s	0.013	0.1846	0.1716	United States
1920s	0.013	0.2418	0.2288	United States
1930s	0.013	0.2806	0.2676	United States
1940s	0.0146	0.3082	0.2936	United States
1950s	0.014	0.3339	0.3199	United States
1960s	0.014	0.4197	0.4057	United States
1970s	0.0476	0.602	0.5544	United States
1980s	0.078	0.6764	0.5984	United States
1990s	0.0767	0.7044	0.6277	United States
2000s	0.3242	0.6875	0.3633	United States
2010s	0.4107	0.6999	0.2892	United States
2020s	0.4515	0.5875	0.136	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, East Timor or United States?: East Timor, at 0.473 against 0.472 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between East Timor and United States?: 0.001, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do East Timor and United States rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: East Timor ranks 56th and United States ranks 57th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.