Australia vs Syria: Elected parliament

Australia
1
in 2025
Syria
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Syria rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • Australia
  • Syria
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Syria, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Syria ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Syria Difference Ahead
1910s 1 0.5 0.5 Australia
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 0.9 0.1 Australia
1950s 1 0.5 0.5 Australia
1960s 1 0.1 0.9 Australia
1970s 1 0.7 0.3 Australia
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 0.8333 0.1667 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elected parliament, Australia or Syria?
Australia, at 1 against 1 in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between Australia and Syria?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Syria?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Australia and Syria rank globally for elected parliament?
Australia ranks 1st and Syria ranks 1st 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

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
Last refreshed

The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.