Taiwan Province of China vs Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of: Freedom of expression index

Taiwan Province of China
0.838
in 2025
Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of
0.838
in 2025
Taiwan Province of China rank
49th
Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of rank
49th

Freedom of expression index over time

  • Taiwan Province of China
  • Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Taiwan Province of China currently reports 0.838 against 0.838 in Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Taiwan Province of China ahead.

Taiwan Province of China ranks 49th and Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of ranks 49th of 176 countries.

Taiwan Province of China has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Taiwan Province of China Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of Difference Ahead
1900s 0.07 0.048 0.022 Taiwan Province of China
1910s 0.071 0.051 0.02 Taiwan Province of China
1920s 0.0721 0.0486 0.0235 Taiwan Province of China
1930s 0.0723 0.045 0.0273 Taiwan Province of China
1940s 0.0637 0.0422 0.0215 Taiwan Province of China
1950s 0.0642 0.045 0.0192 Taiwan Province of China
1960s 0.0954 0.052 0.0434 Taiwan Province of China
1970s 0.1235 0.083 0.0405 Taiwan Province of China
1980s 0.2677 0.049 0.2187 Taiwan Province of China
1990s 0.6468 0.086 0.5608 Taiwan Province of China
2000s 0.9204 0.8175 0.1029 Taiwan Province of China
2010s 0.9097 0.8145 0.0952 Taiwan Province of China
2020s 0.863 0.8083 0.0547 Taiwan Province of China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of expression index, Taiwan Province of China or Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of?
Taiwan Province of China, at 0.838 against 0.838 in Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of expression index between Taiwan Province of China and Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of?
0, with Taiwan Province of China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan Province of China and Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Taiwan Province of China and Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of rank globally for freedom of expression index?
Taiwan Province of China ranks 49th and Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of ranks 49th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Freedom of expression index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Freedom of expression index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,035 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed