Australia vs East Timor: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Australia
100.0%
in 2025
East Timor
100.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Australia
- East Timor
How they compare
Australia currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in East Timor, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 85.0% | 0.0% | 85.0% | Australia |
| 1910s | 91.0% | 0.0% | 91.0% | Australia |
| 1920s | 95.0% | 0.0% | 95.0% | Australia |
| 1930s | 95.0% | 0.0% | 95.0% | Australia |
| 1940s | 96.2% | 0.0% | 96.2% | Australia |
| 1950s | 98.0% | 0.0% | 98.0% | Australia |
| 1960s | 99.4% | 0.0% | 99.4% | Australia |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 34.0% | 66.0% | Australia |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Australia or East Timor?
- Australia, at 100.0% against 100.0% in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Australia and East Timor?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and East Timor?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and East Timor rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Australia ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.