Democracy in East Timor
East Timor: Democracy was 5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Democracy in East Timor, 1900–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democracy in East Timor is 5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in East Timor peaked at 5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1900.
East Timor ranks 1st of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 1 Bolivia 5 compare
- 1 Botswana 5 compare
- 1 Brazil 5 compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 5 compare
- 1 Gambia 5 compare
- 1 Guatemala 5 compare
- 1 Honduras 5 compare
- 1 Ireland 4 compare
- 1 Lesotho 5 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 4 compare
- 1 Maldives 5 compare
- 1 Malta 4 compare
- 1 Montenegro 5 compare
- 1 Nepal 5 compare
- 1 Poland 5 compare
- 1 Seychelles 5 compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 5 compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 5 compare
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 17.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 171.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 249.78 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in East Timor?
- Democracy in East Timor was 5 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2002.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1900.
- How does East Timor rank for democracy?
- East Timor ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).