East Timor vs United Kingdom: Electoral democracy
East Timor
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
East Timor rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- East Timor
- United Kingdom
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 167 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
East Timor ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | United Kingdom | 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United Kingdom |
| 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 United Kingdom?
- East Timor, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between East Timor and United Kingdom?
- 0, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and United Kingdom?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and United Kingdom rank globally for electoral democracy?
- East Timor ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 197 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).