Bahamas vs East Timor: Elected parliament

Bahamas
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Bahamas rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • Bahamas
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas East Timor Difference Ahead
1850s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1860s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1870s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1880s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1890s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1900s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1910s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1920s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1930s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1940s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1950s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1960s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1970s 1 0.3 0.7 Bahamas
1980s 1 0 1 Bahamas
1990s 1 0 1 Bahamas
2000s 1 0.9 0.1 Bahamas
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 East Timor?
Bahamas, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between Bahamas and East Timor?
0, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and East Timor?
167 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and East Timor rank globally for elected parliament?
Bahamas ranks 1st and East Timor 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.