Bolivia vs East Timor: Democracy

Bolivia
6
in 2025
East Timor
6
in 2025
Bolivia rank
78th
East Timor rank
78th

Democracy over time

  • Bolivia
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 6 against 6 in East Timor, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was East Timor ahead.

Bolivia ranks 78th and East Timor ranks 78th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 14 and East Timor in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia East Timor Difference Ahead
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0.8 0 0.8 Bolivia
1870s 0.7 0 0.7 Bolivia
1880s 2.9 0 2.9 Bolivia
1890s 2.6 0 2.6 Bolivia
1900s 2.1 0 2.1 Bolivia
1910s 2.2 0 2.2 Bolivia
1920s 2.5 0 2.5 Bolivia
1930s 1.5 0 1.5 Bolivia
1940s 1.5 0 1.5 Bolivia
1950s 2.6 0 2.6 Bolivia
1960s 1.9 0 1.9 Bolivia
1970s 0 0.6 0.6 East Timor
1980s 4.8 0 4.8 Bolivia
1990s 6.9 0 6.9 Bolivia
2000s 6.5 5.4 1.1 Bolivia
2010s 5.6 6 0.4 East Timor
2020s 6 6 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bolivia or East Timor?
Bolivia, at 6 against 6 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bolivia and East Timor?
0, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and East Timor?
167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and East Timor rank globally for democracy?
Bolivia ranks 78th and East Timor ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
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

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).