Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Elected parliament
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Solomon Islands
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Solomon Islands rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Solomon Islands |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Solomon Islands |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Solomon Islands |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Solomon Islands |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Solomon Islands |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for elected parliament?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Solomon Islands 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.