Sri Lanka vs East Timor: Universal right to vote in practice
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
East Timor
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Sri Lanka
- East Timor
How they compare
Sri Lanka 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.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 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, Sri Lanka or East Timor?
- Sri Lanka, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Sri Lanka and East Timor?
- 0, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and East Timor?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and East Timor rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Sri Lanka 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).