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
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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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Indicator
Elected parliament
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.