Nicaragua vs Turkmenistan: Elected parliament
Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Turkmenistan
1
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Nicaragua
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 8 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Turkmenistan |
| 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, Nicaragua or Turkmenistan?
- Nicaragua, at 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Turkmenistan?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Turkmenistan rank globally for elected parliament?
- Nicaragua ranks 1st and Turkmenistan 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.