Key features of electoral democracy in East Timor
East Timor: Key features of electoral democracy was 0.736 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of electoral democracy in East Timor, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of electoral democracy in East Timor is 0.736, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of electoral democracy in East Timor peaked at 0.736 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.015, in 1942.
East Timor ranks 45th of 176 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 | 0.016 | 0.016 | 0.016 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.017 | 0.017 | 0.017 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0166 | 0.016 | 0.017 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.016 | 0.016 | 0.016 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0156 | 0.015 | 0.016 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.016 | 0.016 | 0.016 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.017 | 0.017 | 0.017 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.049 | 0.017 | 0.089 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0816 | 0.077 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5203 | 0.222 | 0.618 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6549 | 0.628 | 0.703 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7108 | 0.679 | 0.736 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 42 South Africa 0.743 compare
- 43 Greece 0.741 compare
- 44 Mauritius 0.738 compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 0.735 compare
- 46 United States 0.735 compare
- 48 Slovakia 0.733 compare
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 association index 0.844 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.838 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.462 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of electoral democracy in East Timor?
- Key features of electoral democracy in East Timor was 0.736 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of electoral democracy recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.736 in 2025.
- What is the lowest key features of electoral democracy recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.015 in 1942.
- How does East Timor rank for key features of electoral democracy?
- East Timor ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of electoral democracy rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Key features of electoral democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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