Legislative Checks on Government Index in East Timor

East Timor: Legislative Checks on Government Index was 0.658 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.658
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
76th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.671
in 2017
All-time low
0.244
in 1973
Years of data
28
1973–2025

Legislative Checks on Government Index in East Timor, 1973–2025

00.20.40.61973199920251973: 0.2441974: 0.2551975: 0.2452001: 0.4652002: 0.5242003: 0.5242004: 0.5242005: 0.4952006: 0.522007: 0.62008: 0.62009: 0.62010: 0.6312011: 0.6312012: 0.6312013: 0.6312014: 0.6312015: 0.6212016: 0.6232017: 0.6712018: 0.6412019: 0.6682020: 0.662021: 0.6052022: 0.6252023: 0.6372024: 0.6452025: 0.658

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

Analysis

East Timor recorded 0.658 for legislative checks on government 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 checks on government 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 73 Uganda 0.67 compare
  2. 74 Romania 0.663 compare
  3. 75 Suriname 0.66 compare
  4. 77 Ukraine 0.655 compare
  5. 78 Albania 0.653 compare
  6. 78 Gambia 0.653 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative checks on government index in East Timor?
Legislative checks on government index in East Timor was 0.658 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative checks on government index recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 0.671 in 2017.
What is the lowest legislative checks on government index recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0.244 in 1973.
How does East Timor rank for legislative checks on government index?
East Timor ranks 76th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative checks on government 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Legislative Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 23,601 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the legislature, including opposition parties, questions executive officials and oversees and investigates the executive.