Which has higher electoral democracy, East Timor or United States?

East Timor, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.

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

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.

East Timor vs United States: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)

East Timor

in 2025

United States

in 2025

East Timor rank

1st

United States rank

1st

Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time

East Timor
United States

How they compare

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

Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

East Timor ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Timor	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0	1	1	United States
1910s	0	1	1	United States
1920s	0	2	2	United States
1930s	0	2	2	United States
1940s	0	2	2	United States
1950s	0	2	2	United States
1960s	0	2	2	United States
1970s	0	2	2	United States
1980s	0	2	2	United States
1990s	0	2	2	United States
2000s	1.7	2	0.3	United States
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, East Timor or United States?: East Timor, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between East Timor and United States?: 0, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do East Timor and United States rank globally for electoral democracy?: East Timor ranks 1st and United States 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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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, 30,400 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 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.