Afghanistan vs China: Elected parliament
Afghanistan
0
in 2025
China
0
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
175th
China rank
175th
Elected parliament over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 against 0 in China, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 175th and China ranks 175th of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 10 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.1 | 0.1 | China |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1667 | 0 | 0.1667 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Afghanistan or China?
- Afghanistan, at 0 against 0 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Afghanistan and China?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for elected parliament?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th and China ranks 175th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.