ROU vs TLS: Elected parliament and government
ROU
1
in 2025
TLS
1
in 2025
ROU rank
1st
TLS rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- ROU
- TLS
How they compare
ROU currently reports 1 against 1 in TLS, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was TLS ahead.
ROU ranks 1st and TLS ranks 1st of 197 countries.
ROU has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ROU | TLS | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | ROU |
| 1920s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | ROU |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | ROU |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | ROU |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | ROU |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | ROU |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | ROU |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | ROU |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ROU |
| 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, ROU or TLS?
- ROU, at 1 against 1 in TLS as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between ROU and TLS?
- 0, with ROU ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ROU and TLS?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
- How do ROU and TLS rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- ROU ranks 1st and TLS 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.