What is egalitarian democracy index in East Timor?

Egalitarian democracy index in East Timor was 0.473 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in East Timor?

The highest recorded value was 0.474 in 2024.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in East Timor?

The lowest recorded value was 0.013 in 1900.

How does East Timor rank for egalitarian democracy index?

East Timor ranks 56th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in East Timor?

Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this East Timor data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in East Timor

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in East Timor
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

East Timor: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.473 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.473

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

56th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.474

in 2024

All-time low

0.013

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in East Timor, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for egalitarian democracy index in East Timor is 0.473, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in East Timor peaked at 0.474 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.013, in 1900.

East Timor ranks 56th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.013	0.013	0.013	10
1910s	0.013	0.013	0.013	10
1920s	0.013	0.013	0.013	10
1930s	0.013	0.013	0.013	10
1940s	0.0146	0.013	0.016	10
1950s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1960s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1970s	0.0476	0.014	0.076	10
1980s	0.078	0.076	0.079	10
1990s	0.0767	0.076	0.081	10
2000s	0.3242	0.165	0.384	10
2010s	0.4107	0.386	0.442	10
2020s	0.4515	0.426	0.474	6

Countries ranked near East Timor

53 Armenia 0.491 compare
54 Lesotho 0.49 compare
55 Botswana 0.48 compare
57 United States 0.472 compare
58 Bhutan 0.463 compare
59 Senegal 0.46 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More social development data for East Timor

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2015)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Key features of liberal democracy 0.549 (2025)
Varieties of democracy 0.736 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.838 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.844 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.736 (2025)
Liberal democracy 2 (2025)

All data for East Timor →

Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in East Timor?: Egalitarian democracy index in East Timor was 0.473 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in East Timor?: The highest recorded value was 0.474 in 2024.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in East Timor?: The lowest recorded value was 0.013 in 1900.
How does East Timor rank for egalitarian democracy index?: East Timor ranks 56th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in East Timor?: Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this East Timor data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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: 07 August 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.