Switzerland vs East Timor: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Switzerland
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Switzerland rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Switzerland
- East Timor
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1 against 1 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Switzerland or East Timor?
- Switzerland, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions 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 meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- 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 Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.