Romania vs East Timor: Competitive elections
Romania
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Romania rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Romania
- East Timor
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was East Timor ahead.
Romania ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | East Timor | 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 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Romania |
| 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 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Romania |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Romania |
| 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, Romania or East Timor?
- Romania, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Romania and East Timor?
- 0, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and East Timor?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do Romania and East Timor rank globally for competitive elections?
- Romania 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.