East Timor vs Tunisia: Universal right to vote in practice
East Timor
2
in 2025
Tunisia
2
in 2025
East Timor rank
1st
Tunisia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- East Timor
- Tunisia
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 2 against 2 in Tunisia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Tunisia ahead.
East Timor ranks 1st and Tunisia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Tunisia | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.33 | 0.6667 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, East Timor or Tunisia?
- East Timor, at 2 against 2 in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between East Timor and Tunisia?
- 0, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Tunisia?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Tunisia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- East Timor ranks 1st and Tunisia 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).