East Timor vs Trinidad and Tobago: Competitive elections
East Timor
1
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
1
in 2025
East Timor rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- East Timor
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.
Across all 137 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
East Timor ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 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, East Timor or Trinidad and Tobago?
- East Timor, at 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between East Timor and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for competitive elections?
- East Timor ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago 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.