El Salvador vs Norway: Elected parliament

El Salvador
1
in 2025
Norway
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Norway rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • El Salvador
  • Norway
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Norway ahead.

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

Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Norway Difference Ahead
1830s 0 1 1 Norway
1840s 0.8 1 0.2 Norway
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 0.8 0.5 0.3 El Salvador
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.9 1 0.1 Norway
1970s 0.9 1 0.1 Norway
1980s 0.8 1 0.2 Norway
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, El Salvador or Norway?
El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between El Salvador and Norway?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Norway?
188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Norway rank globally for elected parliament?
El Salvador ranks 1st and Norway 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.