Switzerland vs East Timor: Universal right to vote
Switzerland
2
in 2025
East Timor
2
in 2025
Switzerland rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Switzerland
- East Timor
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 10 and East Timor in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | East Timor |
| 1960s | 1 | 2 | 1 | East Timor |
| 1970s | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | East Timor |
| 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, Switzerland or East Timor?
- Switzerland, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Switzerland and East Timor?
- 0, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and East Timor?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and East Timor rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Switzerland 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.