Which has higher equal resource distribution index, East Timor or Zambia?

Zambia, at 0.417 against 0.409 in East Timor as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Zambia?

115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Timor vs Zambia: Equal Resource Distribution Index

East Timor

0.409

in 2025

Zambia

0.417

in 2025

East Timor rank

111th

Zambia rank

109th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

East Timor
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.417 against 0.409 in East Timor, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.

East Timor ranks 111th and Zambia ranks 109th of 175 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Timor	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.029	0.113	0.084	Zambia
1920s	0.029	0.113	0.084	Zambia
1930s	0.029	0.1133	0.0843	Zambia
1940s	0.029	0.116	0.087	Zambia
1950s	0.029	0.1106	0.0816	Zambia
1960s	0.037	0.3284	0.2914	Zambia
1970s	0.0714	0.5552	0.4838	Zambia
1980s	0.108	0.6453	0.5373	Zambia
1990s	0.108	0.4428	0.3348	Zambia
2000s	0.2172	0.4131	0.1959	Zambia
2010s	0.2897	0.3242	0.0345	Zambia
2020s	0.3628	0.3752	0.0123	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal resource distribution index, East Timor or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.417 against 0.409 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between East Timor and Zambia?: 0.008, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Zambia?: 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do East Timor and Zambia rank globally for equal resource distribution index?: East Timor ranks 111th and Zambia ranks 109th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.