Hungary vs East Timor: Democracy
Hungary
6
in 2025
East Timor
6
in 2025
Hungary rank
78th
East Timor rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Hungary
- East Timor
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 6 against 6 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 78th and East Timor ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Hungary |
| 1870s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Hungary |
| 1880s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Hungary |
| 1890s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Hungary |
| 1900s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Hungary |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Hungary |
| 1920s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hungary |
| 1930s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Hungary |
| 1940s | 2.4 | 0 | 2.4 | Hungary |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Hungary |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Hungary |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Hungary |
| 1990s | 7 | 0 | 7 | Hungary |
| 2000s | 7 | 5.4 | 1.6 | Hungary |
| 2010s | 6.5 | 6 | 0.5 | Hungary |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Hungary or East Timor?
- Hungary, at 6 against 6 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Hungary and East Timor?
- 0, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and East Timor?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and East Timor rank globally for democracy?
- Hungary 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
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).