Benin vs East Timor: Universal right to vote
Benin
2
in 2025
East Timor
2
in 2025
Benin rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Benin
- East Timor
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
Across all 134 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 198 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | East Timor |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Benin or East Timor?
- Benin, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Benin and East Timor?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and East Timor?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Benin and East Timor rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Benin 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.