Brazil vs East Timor: Political opposition

Brazil
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Brazil
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil East Timor Difference Ahead
1850s 1 0 1 Brazil
1860s 1 0 1 Brazil
1870s 1 0 1 Brazil
1880s 0.8 0 0.8 Brazil
1890s 0.8 0 0.8 Brazil
1900s 1 0 1 Brazil
1910s 1 0 1 Brazil
1920s 1 0 1 Brazil
1930s 0.3 0 0.3 Brazil
1940s 0.5 0 0.5 Brazil
1950s 1 0 1 Brazil
1960s 0.7 0 0.7 Brazil
1970s 1 0.3 0.7 Brazil
1980s 1 0 1 Brazil
1990s 1 0 1 Brazil
2000s 1 0.9 0.1 Brazil
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political opposition, Brazil or East Timor?
Brazil, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Brazil and East Timor?
0, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and East Timor?
167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
How do Brazil and East Timor rank globally for political opposition?
Brazil ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political opposition
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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