Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in East Timor

East Timor: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4
in 1999
All-time low
3
in 2000
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in East Timor, 1999–2025

012341999201220251999: 42000: 32001: 32002: 32003: 32004: 32005: 32006: 42007: 42008: 42009: 42010: 42011: 42012: 42013: 42014: 32015: 32016: 32017: 32018: 32019: 32020: 32021: 32022: 32023: 32024: 32025: 3

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

East Timor recorded 3 for civil liberties rating, gaps filled in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in East Timor peaked at 4 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2000.

East Timor ranks 97th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in East Timor, 1999 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1999 4 —
2000 3 -25.0%
2001 3 +0.0%
2002 3 +0.0%
2003 3 +0.0%
2004 3 +0.0%
2005 3 +0.0%
2006 4 +33.3%
2007 4 +0.0%
2008 4 +0.0%
2009 4 +0.0%
2010 4 +0.0%
2011 4 +0.0%
2012 4 +0.0%
2013 4 +0.0%
2014 3 -25.0%
2015 3 +0.0%
2016 3 +0.0%
2017 3 +0.0%
2018 3 +0.0%
2019 3 +0.0%
2020 3 +0.0%
2021 3 +0.0%
2022 3 +0.0%
2023 3 +0.0%
2024 3 +0.0%
2025 3 +0.0%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4 4 4 1
2000s 3.4 3 4 10
2010s 3.4 3 4 10
2020s 3 3 3 6

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 97 Albania 3 compare
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  12. 97 Lesotho 3 compare
  13. 97 Moldova 3 compare
  14. 97 North Macedonia 3 compare
  15. 97 Montenegro 3 compare
  16. 97 Malawi 3 compare
  17. 97 Nauru 3 compare
  18. 97 Peru 3 compare
  19. 97 Papua New Guinea 3 compare
  20. 97 Paraguay 3 compare
  21. 97 Senegal 3 compare
  22. 97 Sierra Leone 3 compare
  23. 97 Serbia 3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil liberties rating, gaps filled in East Timor?
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in East Timor was 3 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 1999.
What is the lowest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
How does East Timor rank for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
East Timor ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil liberties rating, gaps filled rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 10,266 data points, 1972–2025
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Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.