What is the difference in percentage of territory effectively controlled by government between Timor-Leste and United Arab Emirates?

0.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and United Arab Emirates?

24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Timor-Leste vs United Arab Emirates: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government

Timor-Leste

95.7%

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

96.0%

in 2025

Timor-Leste rank

83rd

United Arab Emirates rank

80th

Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government over time

Timor-Leste
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 96.0% against 95.7% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 83rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 80th of 174 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Timor-Leste	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	94.7%	95.2%	0.5%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	96.2%	94.8%	1.4%	Timor-Leste
2020s	95.3%	95.4%	0.1%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of territory effectively controlled by government, Timor-Leste or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 96.0% against 95.7% in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
What is the difference in percentage of territory effectively controlled by government between Timor-Leste and United Arab Emirates?: 0.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and United Arab Emirates?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Timor-Leste and United Arab Emirates rank globally for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?: Timor-Leste ranks 83rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 80th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Unit: %
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 22,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.