Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Elected parliament
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Sri Lanka |
| 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 Sri Lanka?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for elected parliament?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.