Canada vs East Timor: Political opposition

Canada
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Canada
  • East Timor
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Canada ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada East Timor Difference Ahead
1850s 1 0 1 Canada
1860s 1 0 1 Canada
1870s 1 0 1 Canada
1880s 1 0 1 Canada
1890s 1 0 1 Canada
1900s 1 0 1 Canada
1910s 1 0 1 Canada
1920s 1 0 1 Canada
1930s 1 0 1 Canada
1940s 1 0 1 Canada
1950s 1 0 1 Canada
1960s 1 0 1 Canada
1970s 1 0.3 0.7 Canada
1980s 1 0 1 Canada
1990s 1 0 1 Canada
2000s 1 0.9 0.1 Canada
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, Canada or East Timor?
Canada, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Canada and East Timor?
0, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and East Timor?
167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
How do Canada and East Timor rank globally for political opposition?
Canada 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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