Nigeria vs Turkey: Elected parliament

Nigeria
1
in 2025
Turkey
1
in 2025
Nigeria rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • Nigeria
  • Turkey
00.20.40.60.81191419692025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkey, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Turkey ahead.

Nigeria ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Turkey Difference Ahead
1920s 0 1 1 Turkey
1930s 0 1 1 Turkey
1940s 0 1 1 Turkey
1950s 0.1 1 0.9 Turkey
1960s 0.6 0.9 0.3 Turkey
1970s 0.1 1 0.9 Turkey
1980s 0.3 0.7 0.4 Turkey
1990s 0.1 1 0.9 Turkey
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, Nigeria or Turkey?
Nigeria, at 1 against 1 in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between Nigeria and Turkey?
0, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Turkey?
105 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Turkey rank globally for elected parliament?
Nigeria ranks 1st and Turkey 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.