Australia vs Peru: Elected parliament
Australia
1
in 2025
Peru
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Peru rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Australia
- Peru
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Peru, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Peru ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Peru ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 10 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Peru |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Peru |
| 1840s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Australia |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Australia |
| 1880s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Australia |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Australia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Australia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Australia |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Australia |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Australia |
| 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, Australia or Peru?
- Australia, at 1 against 1 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Australia and Peru?
- 0, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Peru?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Peru rank globally for elected parliament?
- Australia ranks 1st and Peru 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.