Seychelles vs East Timor: Political opposition

Seychelles
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Seychelles rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Political opposition over time

  • Seychelles
  • East Timor
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was East Timor ahead.

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

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles East Timor Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0.2 0 0.2 Seychelles
1950s 1 0 1 Seychelles
1960s 1 0 1 Seychelles
1970s 0.7 0.3 0.4 Seychelles
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.7 0 0.7 Seychelles
2000s 1 0.9 0.1 Seychelles
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, Seychelles or East Timor?
Seychelles, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in political opposition between Seychelles and East Timor?
0, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and East Timor?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Seychelles and East Timor rank globally for political opposition?
Seychelles 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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