Thailand vs East Timor: Universal right to vote in practice
Thailand
2
in 2025
East Timor
2
in 2025
Thailand rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Thailand
- East Timor
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was East Timor ahead.
Thailand ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 6 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Thailand |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | East Timor |
| 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, Thailand or East Timor?
- Thailand, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Thailand and East Timor?
- 0, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and East Timor?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and East Timor rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Thailand 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 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).