Argentina vs Laos: Elected parliament
Argentina
1
in 2025
Laos
1
in 2025
Argentina rank
1st
Laos rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Argentina
- Laos
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1 against 1 in Laos, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Laos ahead.
Argentina ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 10 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Argentina |
| 1820s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Argentina |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1850s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Argentina |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Argentina |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Laos |
| 1940s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Laos |
| 1950s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Laos |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | Argentina |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Argentina or Laos?
- Argentina, at 1 against 1 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Argentina and Laos?
- 0, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Laos?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Laos rank globally for elected parliament?
- Argentina ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st 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.