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Effective parliament Index (IDEA)

Percent · higher is better · 172 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Sweden100
  2. 2Norway94
  3. 3Denmark92.7
  4. 4Chile91.8
  5. 5Germany91.6
  6. 6Peru91.5
  7. 7Finland88.6
  8. 8Tunisia88.4
  9. 9Costa Rica86.6
  10. 10Australia84.6
  11. 11Lithuania83.8
  12. 12Italy83.4
  13. 13Netherlands82.5
  14. 14Israel82.1
  15. 15United Kingdom81.8
  16. 16Estonia81
  17. 17Slovak Republic80.3
  18. 18Korea, Rep.80.1
  19. 19Luxembourg78.7
  20. 20New Zealand78.3
  21. 21Portugal77.6
  22. 22Czechia77.5
  23. 23Malawi76.7
  24. 24Switzerland73.6
  25. 25Japan73.4
  26. 26Belgium73.4
  27. 27Uruguay73.2
  28. 28Austria72.8
  29. 29Slovenia71.9
  30. 30Ireland71.7
  31. 31Cabo Verde71.5
  32. 32France71.4
  33. 33Ghana71.2
  34. 34Kenya70.7
  35. 35Nepal70
  36. 36Bulgaria68.8
  37. 37Jamaica68.3
  38. 38Spain68.2
  39. 39Trinidad and Tobago67.5
  40. 40Kuwait67.4
  41. 41Bhutan66.6
  42. 42Suriname66.2
  43. 43Burkina Faso66.1
  44. 44United States65.5
  45. 45Lesotho65.2
  46. 46Croatia65.1
  47. 47Moldova64.6
  48. 48Vanuatu64.6
  49. 49South Africa64.5
  50. 50Taiwan64.4
  51. 51Brazil63.7
  52. 52Albania63.3
  53. 53Canada63.1
  54. 54Mauritius62.9
  55. 55Cyprus62.7
  56. 56Argentina62.7
  57. 57Niger62.7
  58. 58Latvia62.5
  59. 59Haiti62.3
  60. 60Iceland61.9
  61. 61Zambia61.2
  62. 62India60.7
  63. 63Barbados59.9
  64. 64Greece59.6
  65. 65Namibia59.5
  66. 66Sierra Leone59.1
  67. 67Iraq59
  68. 68Zimbabwe58.6
  69. 69Romania58.4
  70. 70Botswana58.4
  71. 71Mongolia58.3
  72. 72Maldives58.2
  73. 73Montenegro58.2
  74. 74Senegal58
  75. 75Tanzania57.8
  76. 76Paraguay57.6
  77. 77Colombia57.2
  78. 78Panama57
  79. 79Georgia56.9
  80. 80Malta56.8
  81. 81Timor-Leste56.1
  82. 82Morocco56
  83. 83North Macedonia55.9
  84. 84Jordan55.5
  85. 85Libya55.4
  86. 86Liberia55.1
  87. 87Thailand54.6
  88. 88Nigeria54.5
  89. 89Indonesia54.5
  90. 90Papua New Guinea54.1
  91. 91Ecuador54
  92. 92Solomon Islands53.7
  93. 93Armenia53.6
  94. 94Uganda53.5
  95. 95Kyrgyz Republic52.8
  96. 96Pakistan52.6
  97. 97Poland52.1
  98. 98Lebanon52.1
  99. 99Gambia, The52.1
  100. 100Hungary52
  101. 101Ukraine51.8
  102. 102Philippines50.7
  103. 103Guatemala50.5
  104. 104Fiji48.6
  105. 105Bosnia and Herzegovina48.5
  106. 106Mexico48.5
  107. 107Guinea-Bissau48.1
  108. 108Mozambique47.4
  109. 109Singapore46.7
  110. 110Malaysia46.5
  111. 111Eswatini45.9
  112. 112Viet Nam45.2
  113. 113Bolivia45
  114. 114Iran, Islamic Rep.45
  115. 115Central African Republic44
  116. 116Rwanda44
  117. 117Togo43.8
  118. 118Serbia43.7
  119. 119Madagascar42.5
  120. 120El Salvador41.7
  121. 120Sri Lanka41.7
  122. 121Algeria41.6
  123. 122Lao PDR41.6
  124. 123Congo, Rep.41.6
  125. 124Benin41.4
  126. 125Congo, Dem. Rep.40.8
  127. 126Guyana40.8
  128. 127Mauritania40.7
  129. 128Dominican Republic39.4
  130. 129Honduras39.2
  131. 130Angola39.1
  132. 131Oman38.5
  133. 132Turkiye37.9
  134. 133Burundi36.5
  135. 134Egypt, Arab Rep.36.2
  136. 135Kazakhstan36.2
  137. 136Cote d'Ivoire35.5
  138. 137Russian Federation35.3
  139. 138Djibouti34.8
  140. 139Ethiopia34.4
  141. 140Cameroon33.7
  142. 141Cuba33.7
  143. 142Bangladesh33.6
  144. 143Venezuela, RB32.6
  145. 144Gabon32.1
  146. 145Equatorial Guinea31.7
  147. 146United Arab Emirates30.9
  148. 147Cambodia29.8
  149. 148Syrian Arab Republic29.2
  150. 149Uzbekistan28.7
  151. 150Sudan27.9
  152. 151Bahrain27.7
  153. 152Azerbaijan27.6
  154. 153Comoros25.5
  155. 153Tajikistan25.5
  156. 154Qatar25.2
  157. 155Turkmenistan24.9
  158. 156Korea, Dem. People's Rep.22.5
  159. 157Nicaragua22.1
  160. 158Belarus21
  161. 159Somalia, Fed. Rep.6.3
  162. 160Myanmar5.9
  163. 160Mali5.9
  164. 160China5.9
  165. 161Eritrea5.2
  166. 161Guinea5.2
  167. 161Afghanistan5.2
  168. 161Chad5.2
  169. 162Yemen, Rep.1.1
  170. 162South Sudan1.1
  171. 162West Bank and Gaza1.1
  172. 163Saudi Arabia0

Effective parliament Index (IDEA)