Sweden vs Turkmenistan: Elected parliament

Sweden
1
in 2025
Turkmenistan
1
in 2025
Sweden rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • Sweden
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Sweden ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1800s 0.1 0 0.1 Sweden
1810s 1 0 1 Sweden
1820s 1 0 1 Sweden
1830s 1 0 1 Sweden
1840s 1 0 1 Sweden
1850s 1 0 1 Sweden
1860s 1 0 1 Sweden
1870s 1 0 1 Sweden
1880s 1 0 1 Sweden
1890s 1 0 1 Sweden
1900s 1 0.4 0.6 Sweden
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 1 0
1950s 1 1 0
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, Sweden or Turkmenistan?
Sweden, at 1 against 1 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between Sweden and Turkmenistan?
0, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkmenistan?
226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Turkmenistan rank globally for elected parliament?
Sweden ranks 1st and Turkmenistan 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.