Egypt vs Ethiopia: Elected parliament

Egypt
1
in 2025
Ethiopia
1
in 2025
Egypt rank
1st
Ethiopia rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1 against 1 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Egypt ranks 1st and Ethiopia ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 12 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0.7 0 0.7 Egypt
1890s 1 0 1 Egypt
1900s 1 0 1 Egypt
1910s 1 0 1 Egypt
1920s 0.5 0 0.5 Egypt
1930s 0.7 0 0.7 Egypt
1940s 1 0 1 Egypt
1950s 0.3 0 0.3 Egypt
1960s 0.7 0 0.7 Egypt
1970s 1 0 1 Egypt
1980s 1 0 1 Egypt
1990s 1 0.6 0.4 Egypt
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 0.6 1 0.4 Ethiopia
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elected parliament, Egypt or Ethiopia?
Egypt, at 1 against 1 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between Egypt and Ethiopia?
0, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for elected parliament?
Egypt ranks 1st and Ethiopia 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.