Barbados vs Turkmenistan: Elected parliament

Barbados
1
in 2025
Turkmenistan
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • Barbados
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1830s 1 0 1 Barbados
1840s 1 0 1 Barbados
1850s 1 0 1 Barbados
1860s 1 0 1 Barbados
1870s 1 0 1 Barbados
1880s 1 0 1 Barbados
1890s 1 0 1 Barbados
1900s 1 0.4 0.6 Barbados
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1 0
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, Barbados or Turkmenistan?
Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between Barbados and Turkmenistan?
0, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Turkmenistan?
187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Turkmenistan rank globally for elected parliament?
Barbados ranks 1st and Turkmenistan 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.