Montenegro vs Timor-Leste: Democracy

Montenegro
6
in 2025
Timor-Leste
6
in 2025
Montenegro rank
78th
Timor-Leste rank
78th

Democracy over time

  • Montenegro
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 6 against 6 in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Montenegro ranks 78th and Timor-Leste ranks 78th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Montenegro Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1850s 0 0 0 β€”
1860s 0 0 0 β€”
1870s 0 0 0 β€”
1880s 0 0 0 β€”
1890s 0 0 0 β€”
1900s 1 0 1 Montenegro
1910s 1.43 0 1.43 Montenegro
1920s 4.5 0 4.5 Montenegro
1930s 1.9 0 1.9 Montenegro
1940s 0.8 0 0.8 Montenegro
1950s 1 0 1 Montenegro
1960s 1 0 1 Montenegro
1970s 1 0.6 0.4 Montenegro
1980s 1 0 1 Montenegro
1990s 3 0 3 Montenegro
2000s 6 5.4 0.6 Montenegro
2010s 6 6 0 β€”
2020s 6 6 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Montenegro or Timor-Leste?
Montenegro, at 6 against 6 in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Montenegro and Timor-Leste?
0, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Timor-Leste?
164 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
How do Montenegro and Timor-Leste rank globally for democracy?
Montenegro ranks 78th and Timor-Leste 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).