Nigeria vs Tanzania: Elected parliament
Nigeria
1
in 2025
Tanzania
1
in 2025
Nigeria rank
1st
Tanzania rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1 against 1 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
Across all 112 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Tanzania |
| 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 Tanzania?
- Nigeria, at 1 against 1 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for elected parliament?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Tanzania 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.