Judicial Checks on Government Index in East Timor

East Timor: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.674 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.674
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.823
in 1999
All-time low
0.661
in 2022
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in East Timor, 1999–2025

00.20.40.60.81999201220251999: 0.8232000: 0.8172001: 0.8122002: 0.8122003: 0.7542004: 0.7542005: 0.7572006: 0.7392007: 0.7652008: 0.7492009: 0.7492010: 0.7492011: 0.7492012: 0.7492013: 0.7492014: 0.7072015: 0.6712016: 0.6772017: 0.6772018: 0.6812019: 0.6632020: 0.6712021: 0.6862022: 0.6612023: 0.6732024: 0.6742025: 0.674

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for judicial checks on government index in East Timor is 0.674, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in East Timor peaked at 0.823 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.661, in 2022.

East Timor ranks 89th of 176 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.823 0.823 0.823 1
2000s 0.7708 0.739 0.817 10
2010s 0.7072 0.663 0.749 10
2020s 0.6732 0.661 0.686 6

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 86 Albania 0.689 compare
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  4. 90 Guyana 0.668 compare
  5. 91 India 0.667 compare
  6. 92 Philippines 0.66 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in East Timor?
Judicial checks on government index in East Timor was 0.674 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 0.823 in 1999.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0.661 in 2022.
How does East Timor rank for judicial checks on government index?
East Timor ranks 89th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.