Canada vs El Salvador: Elected parliament
Canada
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Canada
- El Salvador
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was El Salvador ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.8889 | 0.8889 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Canada |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Canada |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Canada |
| 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, Canada or El Salvador?
- Canada, at 1 against 1 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Canada and El Salvador?
- 0, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and El Salvador?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and El Salvador rank globally for elected parliament?
- Canada ranks 1st and El Salvador 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.