Strong elected local governments index in East Timor
East Timor: Strong elected local governments index was 0.937 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.937
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.937
in 2018
All-time low
0
in 1900
Years of data
64
1900–2025
Strong elected local governments index in East Timor, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.937 for strong elected local governments index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strong elected local governments index in East Timor peaked at 0.937 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
That places East Timor 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Strong elected local governments index in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0.357 | — |
| 2003 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.714 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.714 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.714 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.714 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.714 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.778 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.778 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.778 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.778 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.778 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.778 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.892 | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.911 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.937 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.937 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.732, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.937 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.642, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5801 | 0.357 | 0.714 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8345 | 0.778 | 0.937 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.937 | 0.937 | 0.937 | 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 strong elected local governments index in East Timor?
- Strong elected local governments index in East Timor was 0.937 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest strong elected local governments index recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.937 in 2018.
- What is the lowest strong elected local governments index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does East Timor rank for strong elected local governments index?
- East Timor ranks 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strong elected local governments index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Strong elected local governments index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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