Switzerland vs Syria: Elected parliament
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Syria
1
in 2025
Switzerland rank
1st
Syria rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Switzerland
- Syria
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1 against 1 in Syria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 1st and Syria ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Switzerland or Syria?
- Switzerland, at 1 against 1 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Switzerland and Syria?
- 0, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Syria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Syria rank globally for elected parliament?
- Switzerland ranks 1st and Syria 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.