Romania vs East Timor: Liberal democracy

Romania
2
in 2025
East Timor
2
in 2025
Romania rank
32nd
East Timor rank
32nd

Liberal democracy over time

  • Romania
  • East Timor
00.511.52183119282025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.

Romania ranks 32nd and East Timor ranks 32nd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania East Timor Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0.9 0 0.9 Romania
1970s 0.5 0 0.5 Romania
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 2 0 2 Romania
2000s 2 1.7 0.3 Romania
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy, Romania or East Timor?
Romania, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy between Romania and East Timor?
0, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and East Timor?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Romania and East Timor rank globally for liberal democracy?
Romania ranks 32nd and East Timor ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Liberal democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.