Nigeria vs Suriname: Elected parliament
Nigeria
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Nigeria rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Nigeria
- Suriname
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Suriname ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1950s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Suriname |
| 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, Nigeria or Suriname?
- Nigeria, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Nigeria and Suriname?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Suriname?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Suriname rank globally for elected parliament?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Suriname 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.