East Timor vs Uruguay: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
East Timor
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
East Timor rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- East Timor
- Uruguay
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
East Timor ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 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, East Timor or Uruguay?
- East Timor, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between East Timor and Uruguay?
- 0, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Uruguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Uruguay rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- East Timor ranks 1st and Uruguay 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.