New Zealand vs East Timor: Competitive elections
New Zealand
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- New Zealand
- East Timor
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was East Timor ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, New Zealand or East Timor?
- New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between New Zealand and East Timor?
- 0, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and East Timor?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and East Timor rank globally for competitive elections?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.