India vs East Timor: Democracy

India
2
in 2018
East Timor
2
in 2018
India rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • India
  • East Timor
00.511.52195219852018

How they compare

India currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.

Across all 17 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade India East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, India or East Timor?
India, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between India and East Timor?
0, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and East Timor?
17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do India and East Timor rank globally for democracy?
India ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).