Bahamas vs Japan: Elected parliament
Bahamas
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Bahamas
- Japan
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1790s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1800s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Bahamas |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Bahamas or Japan?
- Bahamas, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Bahamas and Japan?
- 0, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Japan?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Japan rank globally for elected parliament?
- Bahamas ranks 1st and Japan 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
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.