Austria vs Germany: Elected parliament
Austria
1
in 2025
Germany
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in Germany, a difference of 0.
Across all 114 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | Germany |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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, Austria or Germany?
- Austria, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Austria and Germany?
- 0, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for elected parliament?
- Austria ranks 1st and Germany 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.