New Zealand vs Uruguay: Elected parliament

New Zealand
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
New Zealand rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • New Zealand
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Uruguay ahead.

New Zealand ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Uruguay Difference Ahead
1840s 0 0.5556 0.5556 Uruguay
1850s 0.7 0.7 0
1860s 1 0.7 0.3 New Zealand
1870s 1 0.8 0.2 New Zealand
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 0.9 0.1 New Zealand
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 0.3 0.7 New Zealand
1980s 1 0.6 0.4 New Zealand
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, New Zealand or Uruguay?
New Zealand, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between New Zealand and Uruguay?
0, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for elected parliament?
New Zealand ranks 1st and Uruguay 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.