Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Elected parliament

Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.

Across all 131 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1890s 0 0.2 0.2 Zimbabwe
1900s 0 1 1 Zimbabwe
1910s 0 1 1 Zimbabwe
1920s 0 1 1 Zimbabwe
1930s 0 1 1 Zimbabwe
1940s 0 1 1 Zimbabwe
1950s 0.9 1 0.1 Zimbabwe
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, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for elected parliament?
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Zimbabwe 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.