Bhutan vs Congo: Elected parliament
Bhutan
1
in 2025
Congo
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Congo rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Bhutan
- Congo
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Congo, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Congo ahead.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Congo ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Congo |
| 1950s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Congo |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Bhutan |
| 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, Bhutan or Congo?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Bhutan and Congo?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Congo?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Congo rank globally for elected parliament?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Congo 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.