South Africa vs East Timor: Free and fair elections, gaps filled

South Africa
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
South Africa rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Free and fair elections, gaps filled over time

  • South Africa
  • East Timor
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.

Across all 28 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa East Timor Difference Ahead
1970s 0 0 0 —
2000s 1 1 0 —
2010s 1 1 0 —
2020s 1 1 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, gaps filled, South Africa or East Timor?
South Africa, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections, gaps filled between South Africa and East Timor?
0, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and East Timor?
28 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
How do South Africa and East Timor rank globally for free and fair elections, gaps filled?
South Africa ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Free and fair elections, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Free and fair elections, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 17,276 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Free and fair elections with 276 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.