Nigeria vs Timor-Leste: Political civil liberties index
Nigeria
0.863
in 2025
Timor-Leste
0.866
in 2025
Nigeria rank
55th
Timor-Leste rank
53rd
Political civil liberties index over time
- Nigeria
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 0.866 against 0.863 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 55th and Timor-Leste ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 11 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.4453 | 0.089 | 0.3563 | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 0.5064 | 0.0858 | 0.4206 | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 0.5296 | 0.081 | 0.4486 | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 0.5449 | 0.075 | 0.4699 | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 0.5596 | 0.078 | 0.4816 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.6395 | 0.091 | 0.5485 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.5764 | 0.0867 | 0.4897 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.5947 | 0.043 | 0.5517 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.551 | 0.072 | 0.479 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.8502 | 0.8259 | 0.0243 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.8681 | 0.8294 | 0.0387 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.8497 | 0.8517 | 0.002 | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Nigeria or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 0.866 against 0.863 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Nigeria and Timor-Leste?
- 0.003, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Timor-Leste?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Timor-Leste rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Nigeria ranks 55th and Timor-Leste ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.