Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Elected parliament
Afghanistan
0
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
174th
Saudi Arabia rank
174th
Elected parliament over time
- Afghanistan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 against 0 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 174th and Saudi Arabia ranks 174th of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1667 | 0 | 0.1667 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
- Afghanistan, at 0 against 0 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for elected parliament?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th and Saudi Arabia ranks 174th of 197 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.