BDI vs HND: Elected parliament and government
BDI
1
in 2025
HND
1
in 2025
BDI rank
1st
HND rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- BDI
- HND
How they compare
BDI currently reports 1 against 1 in HND, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was HND ahead.
BDI ranks 1st and HND ranks 1st of 197 countries.
HND has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | BDI | HND | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | HND |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | HND |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | HND |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | HND |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | HND |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | HND |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | HND |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | HND |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | HND |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | HND |
| 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 and government, BDI or HND?
- BDI, at 1 against 1 in HND as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between BDI and HND?
- 0, with BDI ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for BDI and HND?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do BDI and HND rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- BDI ranks 1st and HND ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. 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 both the chief executive and the legislature.