San Marino vs Spain: Elected parliament
San Marino
1
in 2025
Spain
1
in 2025
San Marino rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- San Marino
- Spain
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 1 against 1 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
San Marino ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, San Marino averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | San Marino | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Spain |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Spain |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Spain |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Spain |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Spain |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | San Marino |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | San Marino |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | San Marino |
| 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, San Marino or Spain?
- San Marino, at 1 against 1 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between San Marino and Spain?
- 0, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for San Marino and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do San Marino and Spain rank globally for elected parliament?
- San Marino ranks 1st and Spain 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.