Legislative constraints on the executive index in East Timor
East Timor: Legislative constraints on the executive index was 0.658 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Legislative constraints on the executive index in East Timor, 1973–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.658 for legislative constraints on the executive index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative constraints on the executive index in East Timor peaked at 0.671 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.244, in 1973.
East Timor ranks 76th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Legislative constraints on the executive index in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.244 | — |
| 1974 | 0.255 | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.245 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.465 | +89.8% |
| 2002 | 0.524 | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.495 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.52 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6 | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.631 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.631 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.621 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.623 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.671 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.641 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.668 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.66 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.605 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.625 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.637 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.645 | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.658 | +2.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.658 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.424, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.658 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.653, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Legislative constraints on the executive 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +89.8% | 0.245 | 0.465 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.248 | 0.244 | 0.255 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5391 | 0.465 | 0.6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6379 | 0.621 | 0.671 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6383 | 0.605 | 0.66 | 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 legislative constraints on the executive index in East Timor?
- Legislative constraints on the executive index in East Timor was 0.658 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.671 in 2017.
- What is the lowest legislative constraints on the executive index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.244 in 1973.
- How does East Timor rank for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- East Timor ranks 76th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative constraints on the executive index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative constraints on the executive index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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