East Timor vs Turkmenistan: Universal right to vote in practice
East Timor
2
in 2025
Turkmenistan
2
in 2025
East Timor rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- East Timor
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
Across all 167 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.
East Timor ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Turkmenistan | 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Turkmenistan |
| 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, East Timor or Turkmenistan?
- East Timor, at 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between East Timor and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Turkmenistan?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Turkmenistan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- East Timor ranks 1st and Turkmenistan 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).