Political rights rating fh in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Political rights rating fh 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 fh in Timor-Leste, 1999–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights rating fh in Timor-Leste 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 fh in Timor-Leste peaked at 6 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2017.
Timor-Leste 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 fh in Timor-Leste, 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% |
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 |
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More social development data for Timor-Leste
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Timor-Leste?
- Political rights rating fh in Timor-Leste was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1999.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2017.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for political rights rating fh?
- Timor-Leste ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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