Bahamas vs New Zealand: Elected parliament
Bahamas
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Bahamas
- New Zealand
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1850s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 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, Bahamas or New Zealand?
- Bahamas, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Bahamas and New Zealand?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and New Zealand?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and New Zealand rank globally for elected parliament?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and New Zealand 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.