Free and fair elections index in East Timor
East Timor: Free and fair elections index was 0.857 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.857
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.857
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Free and fair elections index in East Timor, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, free and fair elections index in East Timor stood at 0.857. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in East Timor peaked at 0.857 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
That places East Timor 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Free and fair elections index in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0.135 | — |
| 1974 | 0.161 | +19.3% |
| 1975 | 0.147 | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0.151 | — |
| 2002 | 0.535 | +254.3% |
| 2003 | 0.58 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.587 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.651 | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.662 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.665 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.68 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.716 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.717 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.717 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.717 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.722 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.811 | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.82 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.819 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.819 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.819 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.842 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.857 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.857 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.321, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.857 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5335, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and fair elections index in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +254.3% | 0.151 | 0.535 |
| 1976 | -100.0% | 0.147 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.0443 | 0 | 0.161 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4998 | 0 | 0.665 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7399 | 0.68 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8418 | 0.819 | 0.857 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 944.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 178.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 10.34 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is free and fair elections index in East Timor?
- Free and fair elections index in East Timor was 0.857 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.857 in 2023.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does East Timor rank for free and fair elections index?
- East Timor ranks 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Free and fair elections index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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