France vs Spain: Elected parliament
France
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
France rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
France currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
France ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 198 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | France |
| 1800s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1810s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | France |
| 1820s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | France |
| 1830s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | France |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | France |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | France |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | France |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | France |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | France |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | France |
| 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, France or Spain?
- France, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between France and Spain?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for elected parliament?
- France ranks 1st and Spain 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.