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