Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Elected parliament

Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
00.20.40.60.81188419542025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0.9 0.9 0
1960s 1 0.9 0.1 Papua New Guinea
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 0.5 0.5 Papua New Guinea
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, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for elected parliament?
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Sierra Leone 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.