Iran vs East Timor: Elected parliament
Iran
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Iran
- East Timor
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was East Timor ahead.
Iran ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Iran |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Iran |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Iran |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iran |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iran |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Iran |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | Iran |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iran |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iran |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Iran |
| 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, Iran or East Timor?
- Iran, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Iran and East Timor?
- 0, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and East Timor?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do Iran and East Timor rank globally for elected parliament?
- Iran ranks 1st and East Timor 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.