What is varieties of democracy in East Timor?

Varieties of democracy in East Timor was 0.736 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in East Timor?

The highest recorded value was 0.736 in 2025.

What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in East Timor?

The lowest recorded value was 0.015 in 1942.

How does East Timor rank for varieties of democracy?

East Timor ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is varieties of 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Varieties of democracy in East Timor

Name: Varieties of democracy in East Timor
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

East Timor: Varieties of democracy was 0.736 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.736

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

45th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.736

in 2025

All-time low

0.015

in 1942

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Varieties of democracy in East Timor, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, varieties of democracy in East Timor stood at 0.736. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, varieties of democracy in East Timor peaked at 0.736 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.015, in 1942.

That places East Timor 45th 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.

Varieties of democracy in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Varieties of democracy in East Timor, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.016	—
1901	0.016	+0.0%
1902	0.016	+0.0%
1903	0.016	+0.0%
1904	0.016	+0.0%
1905	0.016	+0.0%
1906	0.016	+0.0%
1907	0.016	+0.0%
1908	0.016	+0.0%
1909	0.016	+0.0%
1910	0.017	+6.3%
1911	0.017	+0.0%
1912	0.017	+0.0%
1913	0.017	+0.0%
1914	0.017	+0.0%
1915	0.017	+0.0%
1916	0.017	+0.0%
1917	0.017	+0.0%
1918	0.017	+0.0%
1919	0.017	+0.0%
1920	0.017	+0.0%
1921	0.017	+0.0%
1922	0.017	+0.0%
1923	0.017	+0.0%
1924	0.017	+0.0%
1925	0.017	+0.0%
1926	0.016	-5.9%
1927	0.016	+0.0%
1928	0.016	+0.0%
1929	0.016	+0.0%
1930	0.016	+0.0%
1931	0.016	+0.0%
1932	0.016	+0.0%
1933	0.016	+0.0%
1934	0.016	+0.0%
1935	0.016	+0.0%
1936	0.016	+0.0%
1937	0.016	+0.0%
1938	0.016	+0.0%
1939	0.016	+0.0%
1940	0.016	+0.0%
1941	0.016	+0.0%
1942	0.015	-6.3%
1943	0.015	+0.0%
1944	0.015	+0.0%
1945	0.015	+0.0%
1946	0.016	+6.7%
1947	0.016	+0.0%
1948	0.016	+0.0%
1949	0.016	+0.0%
1950	0.016	+0.0%
1951	0.016	+0.0%
1952	0.016	+0.0%
1953	0.016	+0.0%
1954	0.016	+0.0%
1955	0.016	+0.0%
1956	0.016	+0.0%
1957	0.016	+0.0%
1958	0.016	+0.0%
1959	0.016	+0.0%
1960	0.017	+6.3%
1961	0.017	+0.0%
1962	0.017	+0.0%
1963	0.017	+0.0%
1964	0.017	+0.0%
1965	0.017	+0.0%
1966	0.017	+0.0%
1967	0.017	+0.0%
1968	0.017	+0.0%
1969	0.017	+0.0%
1970	0.017	+0.0%
1971	0.017	+0.0%
1972	0.017	+0.0%
1973	0.046	+170.6%
1974	0.054	+17.4%
1975	0.089	+64.8%
1976	0.022	-75.3%
1977	0.076	+245.5%
1978	0.076	+0.0%
1979	0.076	+0.0%
1980	0.076	+0.0%
1981	0.076	+0.0%
1982	0.076	+0.0%
1983	0.076	+0.0%
1984	0.076	+0.0%
1985	0.076	+0.0%
1986	0.076	+0.0%
1987	0.076	+0.0%
1988	0.076	+0.0%
1989	0.076	+0.0%
1990	0.077	+1.3%
1991	0.077	+0.0%
1992	0.077	+0.0%
1993	0.077	+0.0%
1994	0.077	+0.0%
1995	0.077	+0.0%
1996	0.077	+0.0%
1997	0.077	+0.0%
1998	0.09	+16.9%
1999	0.11	+22.2%
2000	0.222	+101.8%
2001	0.289	+30.2%
2002	0.561	+94.1%
2003	0.573	+2.1%
2004	0.573	+0.0%
2005	0.572	-0.2%
2006	0.569	-0.5%
2007	0.609	+7.0%
2008	0.618	+1.5%
2009	0.617	-0.2%
2010	0.632	+2.4%
2011	0.632	+0.0%
2012	0.65	+2.8%
2013	0.661	+1.7%
2014	0.639	-3.3%
2015	0.644	+0.8%
2016	0.628	-2.5%
2017	0.671	+6.8%
2018	0.689	+2.7%
2019	0.703	+2.0%
2020	0.679	-3.4%
2021	0.693	+2.1%
2022	0.709	+2.3%
2023	0.714	+0.7%
2024	0.734	+2.8%
2025	0.736	+0.3%

East Timor compared with similar countries

East Timor's 0.736 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3475, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
East Timor's 0.736 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4645, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)

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

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is varieties of democracy in East Timor?: Varieties of democracy in East Timor was 0.736 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest varieties of democracy recorded in East Timor?: The highest recorded value was 0.736 in 2025.
What is the lowest varieties of democracy recorded in East Timor?: The lowest recorded value was 0.015 in 1942.
How does East Timor rank for varieties of democracy?: East Timor ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is varieties of 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Varieties of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Varieties of democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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