Syria vs Zambia: Elected parliament

Syria
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Syria rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • Syria
  • Zambia
00.20.40.60.81191119682025

How they compare

Syria currently reports 1 against 1 in Zambia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Zambia ahead.

Syria ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria Zambia Difference Ahead
1910s 0.5 0 0.5 Syria
1920s 1 0.4 0.6 Syria
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 0.9 1 0.1 Zambia
1950s 0.5 1 0.5 Zambia
1960s 0.1 1 0.9 Zambia
1970s 0.7 1 0.3 Zambia
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 0.8333 1 0.1667 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elected parliament, Syria or Zambia?
Syria, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between Syria and Zambia?
0, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Zambia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Syria and Zambia rank globally for elected parliament?
Syria ranks 1st and Zambia 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.