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Elections recently led to a change in government in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Elections recently led to a change in government was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1
in 2007
All-time low
0
in 1859
Years of data
167
1859–2025

Elections recently led to a change in government in Timor-Leste, 1859–2025

00.20.40.60.81185919422025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Timor-Leste recorded 1 for elections recently led to a change in government in 2025. That is the highest value across all 167 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, elections recently led to a change in government in Timor-Leste peaked at 1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1859.

That places Timor-Leste 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0 0 0 1
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0 0 0 10
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 0 0 0 10
1930s 0 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0.3 0 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is elections recently led to a change in government in Timor-Leste?
Elections recently led to a change in government in Timor-Leste was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2007.
What is the lowest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1859.
How does Timor-Leste rank for elections recently led to a change in government?
Timor-Leste ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is elections recently led to a change in government rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Elections recently led to a change in government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elections recently led to a change in government
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
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