Switzerland vs Timor-Leste: Democracy
Switzerland
2
in 2018
Timor-Leste
2
in 2018
Switzerland rank
1st
Timor-Leste rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Switzerland
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2 against 2 in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 1st and Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Switzerland or Timor-Leste?
- Switzerland, at 2 against 2 in Timor-Leste as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Switzerland and Timor-Leste?
- 0, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Timor-Leste?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Switzerland and Timor-Leste rank globally for democracy?
- Switzerland ranks 1st and Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).