East Timor vs United States: Universal right to vote in practice
East Timor
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
East Timor rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- East Timor
- United States
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 167 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
East Timor ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | United States | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United States |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | United States |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, East Timor or United States?
- East Timor, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between East Timor and United States?
- 0, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and United States?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and United States rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- East Timor ranks 1st and United States 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).