Liberia vs East Timor: Democracy
Liberia
6
in 2025
East Timor
6
in 2025
Liberia rank
78th
East Timor rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Liberia
- East Timor
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 6 against 6 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 78th and East Timor ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 15 and East Timor in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Liberia |
| 1860s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Liberia |
| 1870s | 2.6 | 0 | 2.6 | Liberia |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1920s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Liberia |
| 1930s | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | Liberia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Liberia |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Liberia |
| 2000s | 4.1 | 5.4 | 1.3 | East Timor |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Liberia or East Timor?
- Liberia, at 6 against 6 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Liberia and East Timor?
- 0, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and East Timor?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and East Timor rank globally for democracy?
- Liberia ranks 78th and East Timor ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).