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Political Civil Liberties Index in East Timor

East Timor: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.866 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.866
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
53rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.866
in 2025
All-time low
0.043
in 1976
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in East Timor, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

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

Analysis

In 2025, political civil liberties index in East Timor stood at 0.866. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in East Timor peaked at 0.866 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.043, in 1976.

East Timor ranks 53rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Political Civil Liberties Index in East Timor, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.086 —
1901 0.086 +0.0%
1902 0.086 +0.0%
1903 0.086 +0.0%
1904 0.086 +0.0%
1905 0.086 +0.0%
1906 0.086 +0.0%
1907 0.086 +0.0%
1908 0.086 +0.0%
1909 0.086 +0.0%
1910 0.089 +3.5%
1911 0.089 +0.0%
1912 0.089 +0.0%
1913 0.089 +0.0%
1914 0.089 +0.0%
1915 0.089 +0.0%
1916 0.089 +0.0%
1917 0.089 +0.0%
1918 0.089 +0.0%
1919 0.089 +0.0%
1920 0.089 +0.0%
1921 0.089 +0.0%
1922 0.089 +0.0%
1923 0.089 +0.0%
1924 0.089 +0.0%
1925 0.089 +0.0%
1926 0.081 -9.0%
1927 0.081 +0.0%
1928 0.081 +0.0%
1929 0.081 +0.0%
1930 0.081 +0.0%
1931 0.081 +0.0%
1932 0.081 +0.0%
1933 0.081 +0.0%
1934 0.081 +0.0%
1935 0.081 +0.0%
1936 0.081 +0.0%
1937 0.081 +0.0%
1938 0.081 +0.0%
1939 0.081 +0.0%
1940 0.081 +0.0%
1941 0.081 +0.0%
1942 0.069 -14.8%
1943 0.069 +0.0%
1944 0.069 +0.0%
1945 0.069 +0.0%
1946 0.078 +13.0%
1947 0.078 +0.0%
1948 0.078 +0.0%
1949 0.078 +0.0%
1950 0.078 +0.0%
1951 0.078 +0.0%
1952 0.078 +0.0%
1953 0.078 +0.0%
1954 0.078 +0.0%
1955 0.078 +0.0%
1956 0.078 +0.0%
1957 0.078 +0.0%
1958 0.078 +0.0%
1959 0.078 +0.0%
1960 0.091 +16.7%
1961 0.091 +0.0%
1962 0.091 +0.0%
1963 0.091 +0.0%
1964 0.091 +0.0%
1965 0.091 +0.0%
1966 0.091 +0.0%
1967 0.091 +0.0%
1968 0.091 +0.0%
1969 0.091 +0.0%
1970 0.091 +0.0%
1971 0.091 +0.0%
1972 0.091 +0.0%
1973 0.099 +8.8%
1974 0.1 +1.0%
1975 0.223 +123.0%
1976 0.043 -80.7%
1977 0.043 +0.0%
1978 0.043 +0.0%
1979 0.043 +0.0%
1980 0.043 +0.0%
1981 0.043 +0.0%
1982 0.043 +0.0%
1983 0.043 +0.0%
1984 0.043 +0.0%
1985 0.043 +0.0%
1986 0.043 +0.0%
1987 0.043 +0.0%
1988 0.043 +0.0%
1989 0.043 +0.0%
1990 0.052 +20.9%
1991 0.052 +0.0%
1992 0.052 +0.0%
1993 0.052 +0.0%
1994 0.052 +0.0%
1995 0.052 +0.0%
1996 0.052 +0.0%
1997 0.052 +0.0%
1998 0.138 +165.4%
1999 0.166 +20.3%
2000 0.776 +367.5%
2001 0.776 +0.0%
2002 0.845 +8.9%
2003 0.834 -1.3%
2004 0.834 +0.0%
2005 0.834 +0.0%
2006 0.833 -0.1%
2007 0.843 +1.2%
2008 0.841 -0.2%
2009 0.843 +0.2%
2010 0.851 +0.9%
2011 0.851 +0.0%
2012 0.853 +0.2%
2013 0.842 -1.3%
2014 0.812 -3.6%
2015 0.803 -1.1%
2016 0.787 -2.0%
2017 0.799 +1.5%
2018 0.839 +5.0%
2019 0.857 +2.1%
2020 0.829 -3.3%
2021 0.838 +1.1%
2022 0.856 +2.1%
2023 0.857 +0.1%
2024 0.864 +0.8%
2025 0.866 +0.2%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 0.866 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5695, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 0.866 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.666, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.086 0.086 0.086 10
1910s 0.089 0.089 0.089 10
1920s 0.0858 0.081 0.089 10
1930s 0.081 0.081 0.081 10
1940s 0.075 0.069 0.081 10
1950s 0.078 0.078 0.078 10
1960s 0.091 0.091 0.091 10
1970s 0.0867 0.043 0.223 10
1980s 0.043 0.043 0.043 10
1990s 0.072 0.052 0.166 10
2000s 0.8259 0.776 0.845 10
2010s 0.8294 0.787 0.857 10
2020s 0.8517 0.829 0.866 6

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 50 Honduras 0.876 compare
  2. 51 Italy 0.873 compare
  3. 52 Sierra Leone 0.868 compare
  4. 54 United States 0.865 compare
  5. 55 Nepal 0.863 compare
  6. 55 Nigeria 0.863 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in East Timor?
Political civil liberties index in East Timor was 0.866 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 0.866 in 2025.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0.043 in 1976.
How does East Timor rank for political civil liberties index?
East Timor ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.