Which has higher electoral democracy, Switzerland or East Timor?

Switzerland, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and East Timor?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

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.

Switzerland vs East Timor: Electoral democracy

Switzerland

in 2025

East Timor

in 2025

Switzerland rank

1st

East Timor rank

1st

Electoral democracy over time

Switzerland
East Timor

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1900s	2	0	2	Switzerland
1910s	2	0	2	Switzerland
1920s	2	0	2	Switzerland
1930s	2	0	2	Switzerland
1940s	2	0	2	Switzerland
1950s	2	0	2	Switzerland
1960s	2	0	2	Switzerland
1970s	2	0	2	Switzerland
1980s	2	0	2	Switzerland
1990s	2	0	2	Switzerland
2000s	2	1.7	0.3	Switzerland
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, Switzerland or East Timor?: Switzerland, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Switzerland and East Timor?: 0, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and East Timor?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Switzerland and East Timor rank globally for electoral democracy?: Switzerland 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: 07 August 2026

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