United States vs Vietnam: Elected parliament
United States
1
in 2025
Vietnam
1
in 2025
United States rank
1st
Vietnam rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- United States
- Vietnam
How they compare
United States currently reports 1 against 1 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1790s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1800s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | United States |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | United States |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | United States |
| 1950s | 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, United States or Vietnam?
- United States, at 1 against 1 in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between United States and Vietnam?
- 0, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Vietnam?
- 215 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do United States and Vietnam rank globally for elected parliament?
- United States ranks 1st and Vietnam 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.