Compare data on Parliaments
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940.
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Date of independence | Number of countries |
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1905 - 1930 | 3 |
1931 - 1950 | 14 |
1951 - 1970 | 54 |
1971 - 1990 | 33 |
1991+ | 25 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Date of independence | Number of countries |
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1905 - 1930 | 3 |
1931 - 1950 | 14 |
1951 - 1970 | 54 |
1971 - 1990 | 33 |
1991+ | 25 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Country | Chamber | Date of independence |
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House of the People (Suspended), House of Elders (Suspended) | No information available | |
Albania | Parliament | No information available |
Algeria | National People's Assembly, Council of the Nation | 1962 |
Andorra | General Council | 1993 |
Angola | National Assembly | 1975 |
Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives, Senate | 1981 |
Argentina | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
Armenia | National Assembly | 1991 |
Australia | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
Austria | National Council, Federal Council | No information available |
Azerbaijan | National Assembly | 1991 |
Bahamas | House of Assembly, Senate | 1973 |
Bahrain | Council of Representatives, Shura Council | 1971 |
Bangladesh | Parliament | 1972 |
Barbados | House of Assembly, Senate | 1966 |
Belarus | House of Representatives, Council of the Republic | 1991 |
Belgium | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
Belize | House of Representatives, Senate | 1981 |
Benin | National Assembly | 1960 |
Bhutan | National Assembly, National Council | No information available |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Senators | No information available |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives, House of Peoples | 1992 |
Botswana | National Assembly | 1966 |
Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | No information available |
Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | 1983 |
Bulgaria | National Assembly | No information available |
Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | 1960 |
Burundi | National Assembly, Senate | 1962 |
Cabo Verde | National Assembly | 1975 |
Cambodia | National Assembly, Senate | 1953 |
Cameroon | National Assembly, Senate | 1961 |
Canada | House of Commons, Senate | No information available |
Central African Republic | National Assembly | 1960 |
Chad | National Assembly | 1960 |
Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
China | National People's Congress | No information available |
Colombia | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
Comoros | Assembly of the Union | 1975 |
Congo | National Assembly, Senate | 1960 |
Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly, Senate | 1960 |
Croatia | Croatian Parliament | 1991 |
Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | No information available |
Cyprus | House of Representatives | 1960 |
Czechia | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 1992 |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | 1948 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly, Senate | 1960 |
Denmark | The Danish Parliament | No information available |
Djibouti | National Assembly | 1977 |
Dominica | House of Assembly | 1978 |
Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
Ecuador | National Assembly | No information available |
Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 1968 |
Eritrea | National Assembly | 1993 |
Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | 1991 |
Eswatini | House of Assembly, Senate | 1968 |
Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives, House of the Federation | 1941 |
Fiji | Parliament | 1970 |
Finland | Parliament | 1917 |
France | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
Gabon | Transitional National Assembly, Transitional Senate | 1960 |
Gambia (The) | National Assembly | 1965 |
Georgia | Parliament | 1991 |
Germany | German Bundestag, Federal Council | No information available |
Ghana | Parliament | 1957 |
Greece | Hellenic Parliament | No information available |
Grenada | House of Representatives, Senate | 1974 |
Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | No information available |
Guinea | Transitional National Council | 1958 |
Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | 1974 |
Guyana | National Assembly | 1966 |
Haiti | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
Honduras | National Congress | No information available |
Hungary | National Assembly | No information available |
Iceland | Parliament | No information available |
India | House of the People, Council of States | 1947 |
Indonesia | House of Representatives | 1945 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | No information available |
Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | 1932 |
Ireland | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
Israel | Parliament | 1948 |
Italy | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
Jamaica | House of Representatives, Senate | 1962 |
Japan | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | No information available |
Jordan | House of Representatives, Senate | 1946 |
Kazakhstan | House of Representatives, Senate | 1991 |
Kenya | National Assembly, Senate | 1963 |
Kiribati | House of Assembly | 1979 |
Kuwait | National Assembly | 1961 |
Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | 1991 |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | 1953 |
Latvia | Parliament | 1991 |
Lebanon | National Assembly | 1943 |
Lesotho | National Assembly, Senate | 1966 |
Liberia | House of Representatives, The Liberian Senate | No information available |
Libya | House of Representatives | 1951 |
Liechtenstein | Diet | No information available |
Lithuania | Parliament | 1990 |
Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
Madagascar | National Assembly, Senate | 1960 |
Malawi | National Assembly | 1964 |
Malaysia | House of Representatives, Senate | 1957 |
Maldives | People's Majlis | 1965 |
Mali | Transitional National Council | 1960 |
Malta | House of Representatives | 1964 |
Marshall Islands | Parliament | 1986 |
Mauritania | National Assembly, Senate (Suspended) | 1960 |
Mauritius | National Assembly | 1968 |
Mexico | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | 1986 |
Monaco | National Council | No information available |
Mongolia | State Great Hural | 1911 |
Montenegro | Parliament | 2006 |
Morocco | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | 1956 |
Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | 1975 |
House of Representatives (Suspended), House of Nationalities (Suspended) | 1948 | |
Namibia | National Assembly, National Council | 1990 |
Nauru | Parliament | 1968 |
Nepal | House of Representatives, National Assembly | No information available |
Netherlands | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
New Zealand | House of Representatives | No information available |
Nicaragua | National Assembly | No information available |
Niger | National Assembly | 1960 |
Nigeria | House of Representatives, Senate | 1960 |
North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | 1991 |
Norway | Parliament | 1905 |
Oman | Shura Council, State Council | No information available |
Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | 1947 |
Palau | House of Delegates, Senate | 1994 |
Panama | National Assembly | No information available |
Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | 1975 |
Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
Peru | Congress of the Republic | No information available |
Philippines | House of Representatives, Senate | 1946 |
Poland | Sejm, Senate | No information available |
Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | No information available |
Qatar | Shura Council | 1971 |
Republic of Korea | National Assembly | 1948 |
Republic of Moldova | Parliament | 1991 |
Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
Russian Federation | State Duma, Council of the Federation | 1990 |
Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | 1962 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | 1983 |
Saint Lucia | House of Assembly, Senate | 1979 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | 1979 |
Samoa | Legislative Assembly | 1961 |
San Marino | Great and General Council | No information available |
Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | 1975 |
Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | No information available |
Senegal | National Assembly | 1960 |
Serbia | National Assembly | 2006 |
Seychelles | National Assembly | 1976 |
Sierra Leone | Parliament | 1961 |
Singapore | Parliament | 1965 |
Slovakia | National Council | 1992 |
Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | 1991 |
Solomon Islands | National Parliament | 1978 |
Somalia | House of the People, Upper House | 1960 |
South Africa | National Assembly, National Council of Provinces | No information available |
South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Council of States | No information available |
Spain | Congress of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
Sri Lanka | Parliament | 1948 |
National Assembly (Suspended), Council of States (Suspended) | 1955 | |
Suriname | National Assembly | 1975 |
Sweden | Parliament | No information available |
Switzerland | National Council, Council of States | No information available |
Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | 1946 |
Tajikistan | House of Representatives, National Assembly | 1991 |
Thailand | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
Timor-Leste | National Parliament | 2002 |
Togo | National Assembly | 1960 |
Tonga | Legislative Assembly | 1970 |
Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives, Senate | 1962 |
Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives, National Council of Regions and Districts | 1956 |
Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | No information available |
Turkmenistan | Assembly, People’s Council (Suspended) | 1991 |
Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | 1978 |
Uganda | Parliament | 1962 |
Ukraine | Parliament | 1991 |
United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | 1971 |
United Kingdom | House of Commons, House of Lords | No information available |
United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | 1961 |
United States of America | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
Uruguay | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber, Senate | 1991 |
Vanuatu | Parliament | 1980 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | No information available |
Viet Nam | National Assembly | 1946 |
Yemen | House of Representatives, Shura Council | 1967 |
Zambia | National Assembly | 1964 |
Zimbabwe | National Assembly, Senate | 1980 |