Jordan vs Papua New Guinea: Elected parliament
Jordan
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Jordan rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Jordan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Jordan ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.125 | 0 | 0.125 | Jordan |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jordan |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jordan |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Papua New Guinea |
| 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, Jordan or Papua New Guinea?
- Jordan, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Papua New Guinea?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for elected parliament?
- Jordan ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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.
Individual pages
About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.