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