East Timor vs Western Sahara: Elected parliament
East Timor
1
in 2025
Western Sahara
1
in 2025
East Timor rank
1st
Western Sahara rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- East Timor
- Western Sahara
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 1 against 1 in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Western Sahara ahead.
East Timor ranks 1st and Western Sahara ranks 1st of 197 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | East Timor |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | East Timor |
| 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, East Timor or Western Sahara?
- East Timor, at 1 against 1 in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between East Timor and Western Sahara?
- 0, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Western Sahara?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Western Sahara rank globally for elected parliament?
- East Timor ranks 1st and Western Sahara 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.