East Timor vs Vanuatu: Free and Fair Elections Index
East Timor
0.857
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.853
in 2025
East Timor rank
49th
Vanuatu rank
50th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- East Timor
- Vanuatu
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.857 against 0.853 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Vanuatu ahead.
East Timor ranks 49th and Vanuatu ranks 50th of 176 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.0443 | 0.2112 | 0.1669 | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.6968 | 0.6968 | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.5525 | 0.5525 | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.4998 | 0.5519 | 0.0521 | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.7399 | 0.7815 | 0.0416 | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.8418 | 0.8747 | 0.0328 | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, East Timor or Vanuatu?
- East Timor, at 0.857 against 0.853 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between East Timor and Vanuatu?
- 0.004, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Vanuatu?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Vanuatu rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- East Timor ranks 49th and Vanuatu ranks 50th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. 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 the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.