Malaysia vs East Timor: Free and fair elections
Malaysia
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Malaysia rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Malaysia
- East Timor
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
Across all 27 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 172 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | East Timor |
| 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, Malaysia or East Timor?
- Malaysia, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Malaysia and East Timor?
- 0, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and East Timor?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and East Timor rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Malaysia ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 national elections were free and fair or not.