Panama vs Tonga: Elected parliament
Panama
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Panama
- Tonga
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Tonga ahead.
Panama ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8571 | 0 | 0.8571 | Panama |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Panama |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Panama |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Panama |
| 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, Panama or Tonga?
- Panama, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Panama and Tonga?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tonga?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Tonga rank globally for elected parliament?
- Panama ranks 1st and Tonga 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.