Equal Rights Protection Index in East Timor
East Timor: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.647 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Equal Rights Protection Index in East Timor, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in East Timor is 0.647, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in East Timor peaked at 0.766 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.041, in 1900.
That places East Timor 90th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 0.041 | 0.041 | 0.041 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.041 | 0.041 | 0.041 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.041 | 0.041 | 0.041 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.041 | 0.041 | 0.041 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.067 | 0.041 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.057 | 0.057 | 0.057 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.057 | 0.057 | 0.057 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.123 | 0.057 | 0.245 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1942 | 0.175 | 0.197 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1751 | 0.175 | 0.176 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7521 | 0.716 | 0.759 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7333 | 0.668 | 0.766 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6737 | 0.647 | 0.692 | 6 |
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More social development data for East Timor
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- 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)
- Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.549 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.873 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.462 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.873 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in East Timor?
- Equal rights protection index in East Timor was 0.647 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.766 in 2014.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.041 in 1900.
- How does East Timor rank for equal rights protection index?
- East Timor ranks 90th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.