Portugal vs Singapore: Elected parliament
Portugal
1
in 2025
Singapore
1
in 2025
Portugal rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Portugal
- Singapore
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1 against 1 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 9 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Singapore |
| 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, Portugal or Singapore?
- Portugal, at 1 against 1 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Portugal and Singapore?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Singapore?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Singapore rank globally for elected parliament?
- Portugal ranks 1st and Singapore 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.