Thailand vs Tonga: Elected parliament
Thailand
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
Thailand rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Thailand
- Tonga
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1845 it was Tonga ahead.
Thailand ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 7 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Thailand |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Thailand or Tonga?
- Thailand, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Thailand and Tonga?
- 0, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Tonga?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Tonga rank globally for elected parliament?
- Thailand ranks 1st and Tonga 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.