Congo vs New Zealand: Elected parliament
Congo
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Congo rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Congo
- New Zealand
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 144 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | New Zealand |
| 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, Congo or New Zealand?
- Congo, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Congo and New Zealand?
- 0, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and New Zealand?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2025.
- How do Congo and New Zealand rank globally for elected parliament?
- Congo ranks 1st and New Zealand 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.