Cuba vs El Salvador: Elected parliament

Cuba
1
in 2025
El Salvador
1
in 2025
Cuba rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 1 against 1 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was El Salvador ahead.

Cuba ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba El Salvador Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0.8 0.8 El Salvador
1850s 0 1 1 El Salvador
1860s 0 1 1 El Salvador
1870s 0 1 1 El Salvador
1880s 0 1 1 El Salvador
1890s 0 1 1 El Salvador
1900s 0.7 1 0.3 El Salvador
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 0.7 1 0.3 El Salvador
1940s 1 0.8 0.2 Cuba
1950s 0.7 1 0.3 El Salvador
1960s 0 0.9 0.9 El Salvador
1970s 0.4 0.9 0.5 El Salvador
1980s 1 0.8 0.2 Cuba
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, Cuba or El Salvador?
Cuba, at 1 against 1 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between Cuba and El Salvador?
0, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for elected parliament?
Cuba 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

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.