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Elected parliament in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Elected parliament was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
1
in 1920
All-time low
0
in 1918
Years of data
108
1918–2025

Elected parliament in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1918–2025

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Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 1 for elected parliament in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, elected parliament in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 1 in 1920 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1918.

That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Elected parliament in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Year Value Change
1918 0 —
1919 0 —
1920 1 —
1921 1 +0.0%
1922 1 +0.0%
1923 1 +0.0%
1924 1 +0.0%
1925 1 +0.0%
1926 1 +0.0%
1927 1 +0.0%
1928 1 +0.0%
1929 0 -100.0%
1930 0 —
1931 1 —
1932 1 +0.0%
1933 1 +0.0%
1934 1 +0.0%
1935 1 +0.0%
1936 1 +0.0%
1937 1 +0.0%
1938 1 +0.0%
1939 1 +0.0%
1940 1 +0.0%
1941 0 -100.0%
1942 0 —
1943 0 —
1944 0 —
1945 1 —
1946 1 +0.0%
1947 1 +0.0%
1948 1 +0.0%
1949 1 +0.0%
1950 1 +0.0%
1951 1 +0.0%
1952 1 +0.0%
1953 1 +0.0%
1954 1 +0.0%
1955 1 +0.0%
1956 1 +0.0%
1957 1 +0.0%
1958 1 +0.0%
1959 1 +0.0%
1960 1 +0.0%
1961 1 +0.0%
1962 1 +0.0%
1963 1 +0.0%
1964 1 +0.0%
1965 1 +0.0%
1966 1 +0.0%
1967 1 +0.0%
1968 1 +0.0%
1969 1 +0.0%
1970 1 +0.0%
1971 1 +0.0%
1972 1 +0.0%
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 0 -100.0%
1993 0 —
1994 0 —
1995 0 —
1996 1 —
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0 0 0 2
1920s 0.9 0 1 10
1930s 0.9 0 1 10
1940s 0.6 0 1 10
1950s 1 1 1 10
1960s 1 1 1 10
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 0.6 0 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is elected parliament in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Elected parliament in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest elected parliament recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1920.
What is the lowest elected parliament recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1918.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for elected parliament?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is elected parliament rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Elected parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elected parliament
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
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The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.