Political Rights Rating in East Timor
East Timor: Political Rights Rating was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 199 countries
All-time high
6
in 1999
All-time low
2
in 2017
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Political Rights Rating in East Timor, 1999–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights rating in East Timor stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating in East Timor peaked at 6 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2017.
East Timor ranks 115th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Political Rights Rating in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6 | — |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3, 67% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.5 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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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)
- 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating in East Timor?
- Political rights rating in East Timor was 2 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1999.
- What is the lowest political rights rating recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2017.
- How does East Timor rank for political rights rating?
- East Timor ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Political Rights Rating. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Lower ratings indicate more rights.