Philippines vs Portugal: Elected parliament
Philippines
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Philippines rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Philippines
- Portugal
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.
Philippines ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Philippines |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Philippines |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Portugal |
| 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, Philippines or Portugal?
- Philippines, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Philippines and Portugal?
- 0, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Portugal rank globally for elected parliament?
- Philippines ranks 1st and Portugal 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.