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Number of permanent committees
This number does not include sub-committees or joint committees in bicameral parliaments.
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Aggregated data as of today
| Number of permanent committees | Number of countries |
|---|---|
| 1 - 9 | 58 |
| 10 - 19 | 71 |
| 20 - 29 | 20 |
| 30+ | 24 |
Excluding 3 parliaments where all chambers are suspended
Latest data
| Country | Chamber | Number of permanent committees |
|---|---|---|
| House of the People (Suspended) | 17 (2019-04) | |
| Albania | Parliament | 8 (2021-09) |
| Algeria | National People's Assembly | 12 (2021-07) |
| Andorra | General Council | 9 (2023-04) |
| Angola | National Assembly | 10 (2022-09) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | 1 (2023-02) |
| Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | 46 (2023-12) |
| Armenia | National Assembly | 9 (2021-08) |
| Australia | House of Representatives | 15 (2022-07) |
| Austria | National Council | 31 (2019-10) |
| Azerbaijan | National Assembly | No information available |
| Bahamas | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Bahrain | Council of Representatives | 5 (2022-12) |
| Bangladesh | Parliament | 50 (2024-01) |
| Barbados | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Belarus | House of Representatives | 14 (2024-03) |
| Belgium | House of Representatives | 11 (2024-06) |
| Belize | House of Representatives | 14 (2020-12) |
| Benin | National Assembly | 5 (2023-02) |
| Bhutan | National Assembly | 9 (2024-01) |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | 13 (2020-11) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | 6 (2022-12) |
| Botswana | National Assembly | 24 (2019-11) |
| Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | 30 (2023-02) |
| Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | 1 (2023-01) |
| Bulgaria | National Assembly | 23 (2023-04) |
| Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | 5 (2022-11) |
| Burundi | National Assembly | 8 (2020-08) |
| Cabo Verde | National Assembly | 5 (2021-05) |
| Cambodia | National Assembly | 1 (2023-08) |
| Cameroon | National Assembly | 9 (2020-03) |
| Canada | House of Commons | 27 (2021-11) |
| Central African Republic | National Assembly | 8 (2021-05) |
| Chad | Transitional National Council | 10 (2021-10) |
| Chile | Chamber of Deputies | 32 (2022-03) |
| China | National People's Congress | 15 (2023-03) |
| Colombia | House of Representatives | 13 (2022-07) |
| Comoros | Assembly of the Union | No information available |
| Congo | National Assembly | No information available |
| Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | 18 (2022-05) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | 6 (2021-03) |
| Croatia | Croatian Parliament | 29 (2024-05) |
| Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | 10 (2023-05) |
| Cyprus | House of Representatives | 16 (2021-06) |
| Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | 18 (2021-11) |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | No information available |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | 7 (2024-01) |
| Denmark | The Danish Parliament | 30 (2022-11) |
| Djibouti | National Assembly | 8 (2023-03) |
| Dominica | House of Assembly | 4 (2023-02) |
| Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | 42 (2024-08) |
| Ecuador | National Assembly | 15 (2023-11) |
| Egypt | House of Representatives | 25 (2021-01) |
| El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | 8 (2024-05) |
| Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
| Eritrea | National Assembly | No information available |
| Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | 11 (2023-04) |
| Eswatini | House of Assembly | 31 (2023-10) |
| Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | 11 (2021-10) |
| Fiji | Parliament | 6 (2022-12) |
| Finland | Parliament | 17 (2023-04) |
| France | National Assembly | 8 (2024-07) |
| Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | 7 (2023-10) |
| Gambia (The) | National Assembly | 18 (2022-04) |
| Georgia | Parliament | 15 (2020-12) |
| Germany | German Bundestag | 23 (2021-10) |
| Ghana | Parliament | 31 (2021-01) |
| Greece | Hellenic Parliament | 19 (2023-07) |
| Grenada | House of Representatives | 5 (2022-08) |
| Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | 38 (2024-01) |
| Guinea | Transitional National Council | 8 (2022-02) |
| Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | 9 (2023-07) |
| Guyana | National Assembly | 15 (2020-09) |
| Haiti | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
| Honduras | National Congress | 29 (2022-01) |
| Hungary | National Assembly | 15 (2022-05) |
| Iceland | Parliament | 9 (2021-11) |
| India | House of the People | 57 (2024-06) |
| Indonesia | House of Representatives | 19 (2024-10) |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | 14 (2024-05) |
| Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | 26 (2022-01) |
| Ireland | House of Representatives | 3 (2020-02) |
| Israel | Parliament | 15 (2022-11) |
| Italy | Chamber of Deputies | 14 (2022-10) |
| Jamaica | House of Representatives | 13 (2020-09) |
| Japan | House of Representatives | 17 (2024-11) |
| Jordan | House of Representatives | 15 (2020-12) |
| Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | 7 (2023-03) |
| Kenya | National Assembly | 27 (2022-09) |
| Kiribati | House of Assembly | 3 (2020-05) |
| Kuwait | National Assembly | 11 (2024-04) |
| Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | 9 (2021-12) |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | 9 (2021-03) |
| Latvia | Parliament | 16 (2022-11) |
| Lebanon | National Assembly | 16 (2022-05) |
| Lesotho | National Assembly | 5 (2022-10) |
| Liberia | House of Representatives | 36 (2024-01) |
| Libya | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Liechtenstein | Diet | 3 (2021-03) |
| Lithuania | Parliament | 15 (2020-11) |
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | 22 (2023-10) |
| Madagascar | National Assembly | 32 (2024-07) |
| Malawi | National Assembly | 17 (2019-06) |
| Malaysia | House of Representatives | 5 (2022-12) |
| Maldives | People's Majlis | 18 (2024-05) |
| Mali | Transitional National Council | 12 (2020-12) |
| Malta | House of Representatives | 16 (2022-05) |
| Marshall Islands | Parliament | 8 (2024-01) |
| Mauritania | National Assembly | 6 (2023-06) |
| Mauritius | National Assembly | 7 (2019-11) |
| Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | 51 (2024-09) |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | 7 (2023-05) |
| Monaco | National Council | 4 (2023-02) |
| Mongolia | State Great Hural | 11 (2024-07) |
| Montenegro | Parliament | 14 (2023-07) |
| Morocco | House of Representatives | 9 (2021-10) |
| Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | 9 (2020-01) |
| House of Representatives (Suspended) | 11 (2021-02) | |
| Namibia | National Assembly | 10 (2020-03) |
| Nauru | Parliament | 9 (2022-09) |
| Nepal | House of Representatives | 12 (2023-01) |
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | 15 (2023-12) |
| New Zealand | House of Representatives | 18 (2023-12) |
| Nicaragua | National Assembly | 15 (2022-01) |
| Niger | National Assembly | 7 (2021-03) |
| Nigeria | House of Representatives | 134 (2023-06) |
| North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | 23 (2024-05) |
| Norway | Parliament | 12 (2021-10) |
| Oman | Shura Council | 8 (2023-11) |
| Pakistan | National Assembly | 38 (2024-02) |
| Palau | House of Delegates | 12 (2021-01) |
| Panama | National Assembly | 15 (2024-07) |
| Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | 17 (2022-08) |
| Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | 31 (2023-07) |
| Peru | Congress of the Republic | 24 (2021-07) |
| Philippines | House of Representatives | 65 (2022-07) |
| Poland | Sejm | 29 (2023-11) |
| Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | 14 (2024-03) |
| Qatar | Shura Council | 5 (2021-10) |
| Republic of Korea | National Assembly | 18 (2024-05) |
| Republic of Moldova | Parliament | 11 (2021-07) |
| Romania | Chamber of Deputies | 25 (2020-12) |
| Russian Federation | State Duma | 26 (2021-10) |
| Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | No information available |
| Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | No information available |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | 2 (2020-11) |
| Samoa | Legislative Assembly | 12 (2021-05) |
| San Marino | Great and General Council | 4 (2024-07) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | 5 (2022-11) |
| Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | 15 (2024-09) |
| Senegal | National Assembly | 11 (2022-09) |
| Serbia | National Assembly | 20 (2024-02) |
| Seychelles | National Assembly | 2 (2020-10) |
| Sierra Leone | Parliament | 32 (2023-07) |
| Singapore | Parliament | 7 (2020-08) |
| Slovakia | National Council | 19 (2023-10) |
| Slovenia | National Assembly | 19 (2022-05) |
| Solomon Islands | National Parliament | 10 (2019-04) |
| Somalia | House of the People | 15 (2022-04) |
| South Africa | National Assembly | 36 (2019-05) |
| South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | No information available |
| Spain | Congress of Deputies | 36 (2023-08) |
| Sri Lanka | Parliament | 75 (2020-08) |
| National Assembly (Suspended) | No information available | |
| Suriname | National Assembly | 17 (2020-06) |
| Sweden | Parliament | 15 (2022-09) |
| Switzerland | National Council | 12 (2023-12) |
| Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
| Tajikistan | House of Representatives | 9 (2020-03) |
| Thailand | House of Representatives | 35 (2023-07) |
| Timor-Leste | National Parliament | 7 (2023-06) |
| Togo | National Assembly | 9 (2019-01) |
| Tonga | Legislative Assembly | 7 (2021-12) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | 20 (2020-08) |
| Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | 18 (2023-03) |
| Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | 19 (2023-06) |
| Turkmenistan | Assembly | No information available |
| Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | 4 (2024-02) |
| Uganda | Parliament | 13 (2021-05) |
| Ukraine | Parliament | 27 (2019-08) |
| United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | 7 (2023-11) |
| United Kingdom | House of Commons | 37 (2019-12) |
| United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | 18 (2020-11) |
| United States of America | House of Representatives | 21 (2023-01) |
| Uruguay | House of Representatives | 16 (2020-02) |
| Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | 11 (2020-01) |
| Vanuatu | Parliament | 4 (2022-11) |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | 15 (2021-01) |
| Viet Nam | National Assembly | 10 (2021-07) |
| Yemen | House of Representatives | No information available |
| Zambia | National Assembly | 18 (2021-09) |
| Zimbabwe | National Assembly | 20 (2023-09) |