Sri Lanka vs East Timor: Democracy
Sri Lanka
6
in 2025
East Timor
6
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
78th
East Timor rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Sri Lanka
- East Timor
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6 against 6 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was East Timor ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 78th and East Timor ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 10 and East Timor in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 7 | 0 | 7 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 7 | 0 | 7 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 6 | 0.6 | 5.4 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3.9 | 0 | 3.9 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 6 | 0 | 6 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6 | 5.4 | 0.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.5 | 6 | 1.5 | East Timor |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Sri Lanka or East Timor?
- Sri Lanka, at 6 against 6 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Sri Lanka and East Timor?
- 0, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and East Timor?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and East Timor rank globally for democracy?
- Sri Lanka 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).