Nauru vs Switzerland: Elected parliament
Nauru
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Nauru rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Nauru
- Switzerland
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 138 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Nauru ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Nauru or Switzerland?
- Nauru, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Nauru and Switzerland?
- 0, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Switzerland?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and Switzerland rank globally for elected parliament?
- Nauru ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.