East Timor vs Vanuatu: Electoral democracy
East Timor
1
in 2025
Vanuatu
1
in 2025
East Timor rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- East Timor
- Vanuatu
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 1 against 1 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
East Timor ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 electoral democracy, East Timor or Vanuatu?
- East Timor, at 1 against 1 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between East Timor and Vanuatu?
- 0, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Vanuatu?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Vanuatu rank globally for electoral democracy?
- East Timor ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if the political regime of a country is an electoral democracy. It identifies whether a country is an electoral democracy (score 1) or not (score 0).