Ghana vs East Timor: Competitive elections
Ghana
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Ghana rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Ghana
- East Timor
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was East Timor ahead.
Ghana ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Ghana or East Timor?
- Ghana, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Ghana and East Timor?
- 0, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and East Timor?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and East Timor rank globally for competitive elections?
- Ghana ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.