Freedom Score in East Timor
East Timor: Freedom Score was 73 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Freedom Score in East Timor, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in East Timor stood at 73. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in East Timor peaked at 73 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59, in 2006.
That places East Timor 79th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Freedom Score in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 69 | — |
| 2003 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 64 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 67 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 59 | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 62 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 73 | +1.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 73 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 73 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64 | 59 | 69 | 8 |
| 2010s | 65.5 | 62 | 71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.17 | 72 | 73 | 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 0 (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom score in East Timor?
- Freedom score in East Timor was 73 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 73 in 2025.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for freedom score?
- East Timor ranks 79th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.