Freedom of association index in East Timor
East Timor: Freedom of association index was 0.844 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Freedom of association index in East Timor, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freedom of association index in East Timor is 0.844, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association index in East Timor peaked at 0.844 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1976.
That places East Timor 57th 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 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0826 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0586 | 0.05 | 0.093 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7227 | 0.425 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8101 | 0.767 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8383 | 0.832 | 0.844 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.873 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.549 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.736 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.838 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.462 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.736 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association index in East Timor?
- Freedom of association index in East Timor was 0.844 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association index recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.844 in 2024.
- What is the lowest freedom of association index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1976.
- How does East Timor rank for freedom of association index?
- East Timor ranks 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of association index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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