Brazil vs India: Elected parliament
Brazil
1
in 2025
India
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
India rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in India, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 10 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Brazil |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Brazil |
| 1890s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | India |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | India |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | India |
| 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, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Brazil and India?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for elected parliament?
- Brazil ranks 1st and India 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.