Nauru vs East Timor: Competitive elections
Nauru
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Nauru rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Nauru
- East Timor
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1888 it was East Timor ahead.
Nauru ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Nauru |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nauru |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nauru |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nauru |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Nauru |
| 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, Nauru or East Timor?
- Nauru, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Nauru and East Timor?
- 0, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and East Timor?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and East Timor rank globally for competitive elections?
- Nauru 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.