Estonia vs East Timor: Electoral democracy

Estonia
2
in 2025
East Timor
2
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Estonia
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.

Estonia ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia East Timor Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0.2 0 0.2 Estonia
1920s 2 0 2 Estonia
1930s 0.9 0 0.9 Estonia
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 1.9 0 1.9 Estonia
2000s 2 1.7 0.3 Estonia
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Estonia or East Timor?
Estonia, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Estonia and East Timor?
0, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and East Timor?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Estonia and East Timor rank globally for electoral democracy?
Estonia ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.