East Timor vs Tonga: Electoral democracy
East Timor
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
East Timor rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- East Timor
- Tonga
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Tonga ahead.
East Timor ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 198 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Tonga | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | East Timor |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, East Timor or Tonga?
- East Timor, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between East Timor and Tonga?
- 0, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Tonga?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Tonga rank globally for electoral democracy?
- East Timor ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral 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 using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).