Malaysia vs East Timor: Competitive elections
Malaysia
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Malaysia rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Malaysia
- East Timor
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
Across all 152 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 198 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | East Timor |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Malaysia or East Timor?
- Malaysia, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Malaysia and East Timor?
- 0, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and East Timor?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and East Timor rank globally for competitive elections?
- Malaysia 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.