Russia vs East Timor: Universal right to vote in practice
Russia
2
in 2025
East Timor
2
in 2025
Russia rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Russia
- East Timor
How they compare
Russia currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was East Timor ahead.
Russia ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Russia |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Russia |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Russia |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Russia |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Russia |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Russia |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Russia |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Russia |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Russia or East Timor?
- Russia, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Russia and East Timor?
- 0, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and East Timor?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do Russia and East Timor rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Russia ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).