Judicial Checks on Government Index in East Timor
East Timor: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.674 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Judicial Checks on Government Index in East Timor, 1999–2025
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.
Judicial Checks on Government Index in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.823 | — |
| 2000 | 0.817 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.812 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.754 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.754 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.757 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.739 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.765 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.749 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.707 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.671 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.677 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.677 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.681 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.663 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.671 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.686 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.661 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.673 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.674 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.674 | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.674 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.505, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.674 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7255, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 171.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 17.28 (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 - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
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
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.