Ethiopia vs Lesotho: Elected parliament
Ethiopia
1
in 2025
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Ethiopia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1 against 1 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lesotho | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | Lesotho |
| 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, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
- Ethiopia, at 1 against 1 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 0, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for elected parliament?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st and Lesotho 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.