East Timor vs Vietnam: Universal right to vote in practice
East Timor
2
in 2025
Vietnam
2
in 2025
East Timor rank
1st
Vietnam rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- East Timor
- Vietnam
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 2 against 2 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.
Across all 145 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
East Timor ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Vietnam | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Vietnam |
| 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 Vietnam?
- East Timor, at 2 against 2 in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between East Timor and Vietnam?
- 0, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Vietnam?
- 145 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Vietnam rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- East Timor ranks 1st and Vietnam 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).