What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in East Timor?

The highest recorded value was 0.688 in 2025.

What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in East Timor?

The lowest recorded value was 0.039 in 1926.

How does East Timor rank for women's civil society participation index?

East Timor ranks 104th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in East Timor?

Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in East Timor

Name: Women's Civil Society Participation Index in East Timor
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

East Timor: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.688 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.688

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

104th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.688

in 2025

All-time low

0.039

in 1926

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in East Timor, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

East Timor recorded 0.688 for women's civil society participation index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in East Timor peaked at 0.688 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.039, in 1926.

That places East Timor 104th out of 176 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.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Women's Civil Society Participation Index in East Timor, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.043	—
1901	0.043	+0.0%
1902	0.043	+0.0%
1903	0.043	+0.0%
1904	0.043	+0.0%
1905	0.043	+0.0%
1906	0.043	+0.0%
1907	0.043	+0.0%
1908	0.043	+0.0%
1909	0.043	+0.0%
1910	0.043	+0.0%
1911	0.043	+0.0%
1912	0.043	+0.0%
1913	0.043	+0.0%
1914	0.043	+0.0%
1915	0.043	+0.0%
1916	0.043	+0.0%
1917	0.043	+0.0%
1918	0.043	+0.0%
1919	0.043	+0.0%
1920	0.043	+0.0%
1921	0.043	+0.0%
1922	0.043	+0.0%
1923	0.043	+0.0%
1924	0.043	+0.0%
1925	0.043	+0.0%
1926	0.039	-9.3%
1927	0.039	+0.0%
1928	0.039	+0.0%
1929	0.039	+0.0%
1930	0.039	+0.0%
1931	0.039	+0.0%
1932	0.039	+0.0%
1933	0.039	+0.0%
1934	0.039	+0.0%
1935	0.039	+0.0%
1936	0.039	+0.0%
1937	0.039	+0.0%
1938	0.039	+0.0%
1939	0.039	+0.0%
1940	0.039	+0.0%
1941	0.039	+0.0%
1942	0.039	+0.0%
1943	0.039	+0.0%
1944	0.039	+0.0%
1945	0.039	+0.0%
1946	0.039	+0.0%
1947	0.039	+0.0%
1948	0.039	+0.0%
1949	0.039	+0.0%
1950	0.039	+0.0%
1951	0.039	+0.0%
1952	0.039	+0.0%
1953	0.039	+0.0%
1954	0.039	+0.0%
1955	0.039	+0.0%
1956	0.039	+0.0%
1957	0.039	+0.0%
1958	0.039	+0.0%
1959	0.039	+0.0%
1960	0.056	+43.6%
1961	0.056	+0.0%
1962	0.056	+0.0%
1963	0.056	+0.0%
1964	0.056	+0.0%
1965	0.056	+0.0%
1966	0.056	+0.0%
1967	0.056	+0.0%
1968	0.056	+0.0%
1969	0.056	+0.0%
1970	0.056	+0.0%
1971	0.056	+0.0%
1972	0.056	+0.0%
1973	0.056	+0.0%
1974	0.123	+119.6%
1975	0.349	+183.7%
1976	0.171	-51.0%
1977	0.171	+0.0%
1978	0.171	+0.0%
1979	0.171	+0.0%
1980	0.171	+0.0%
1981	0.171	+0.0%
1982	0.171	+0.0%
1983	0.171	+0.0%
1984	0.171	+0.0%
1985	0.171	+0.0%
1986	0.171	+0.0%
1987	0.171	+0.0%
1988	0.171	+0.0%
1989	0.171	+0.0%
1990	0.201	+17.5%
1991	0.201	+0.0%
1992	0.201	+0.0%
1993	0.201	+0.0%
1994	0.201	+0.0%
1995	0.201	+0.0%
1996	0.201	+0.0%
1997	0.201	+0.0%
1998	0.201	+0.0%
1999	0.207	+3.0%
2000	0.581	+180.7%
2001	0.619	+6.5%
2002	0.619	+0.0%
2003	0.619	+0.0%
2004	0.619	+0.0%
2005	0.619	+0.0%
2006	0.619	+0.0%
2007	0.619	+0.0%
2008	0.634	+2.4%
2009	0.633	-0.2%
2010	0.628	-0.8%
2011	0.633	+0.8%
2012	0.634	+0.2%
2013	0.638	+0.6%
2014	0.622	-2.5%
2015	0.566	-9.0%
2016	0.608	+7.4%
2017	0.6	-1.3%
2018	0.623	+3.8%
2019	0.642	+3.0%
2020	0.658	+2.5%
2021	0.641	-2.6%
2022	0.652	+1.7%
2023	0.672	+3.1%
2024	0.675	+0.4%
2025	0.688	+1.9%

East Timor compared with similar countries

East Timor's 0.688 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6595, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
East Timor's 0.688 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6995, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.043	0.043	0.043	10
1910s	0.043	0.043	0.043	10
1920s	0.0414	0.039	0.043	10
1930s	0.039	0.039	0.039	10
1940s	0.039	0.039	0.039	10
1950s	0.039	0.039	0.039	10
1960s	0.056	0.056	0.056	10
1970s	0.138	0.056	0.349	10
1980s	0.171	0.171	0.171	10
1990s	0.2016	0.201	0.207	10
2000s	0.6181	0.581	0.634	10
2010s	0.6194	0.566	0.642	10
2020s	0.6643	0.641	0.688	6

Countries ranked near East Timor

101 Madagascar 0.701 compare
102 Sri Lanka 0.699 compare
103 Tunisia 0.697 compare
104 Zimbabwe 0.688 compare
106 Hong Kong 0.686 compare
107 Bhutan 0.683 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More gender data for East Timor

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 462.75 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4702 % change on previous year (2030)
Population 1,057 (2030)
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,057 (2030)
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,331 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,248 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 14,172 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,056 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 14,127 (2025)

All data for East Timor →

Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in East Timor?: Women's civil society participation index in East Timor was 0.688 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in East Timor?: The highest recorded value was 0.688 in 2025.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in East Timor?: The lowest recorded value was 0.039 in 1926.
How does East Timor rank for women's civil society participation index?: East Timor ranks 104th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in East Timor?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,062 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.