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Country | Chamber | Statutory number of members | Structure | Chamber type |
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House of the People (Suspended) | 250 | Bicameral | Lower chamber | |
House of Elders (Suspended) | 102 | Bicameral | Upper chamber | |
Albania | Parliament | 140 | Unicameral | - |
Algeria | National People's Assembly | 407 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Algeria | Council of the Nation | 174 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Andorra | General Council | 28 | Unicameral | - |
Angola | National Assembly | 220 | Unicameral | - |
Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives | 18 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Antigua and Barbuda | Senate | 17 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Argentina | Chamber of Deputies | 257 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Argentina | Senate | 72 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Armenia | National Assembly | 107 | Unicameral | - |
Australia | House of Representatives | 151 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Australia | Senate | 76 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Austria | National Council | 183 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Austria | Federal Council | 60 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Azerbaijan | National Assembly | 125 | Unicameral | - |
Bahamas | House of Assembly | 39 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bahamas | Senate | 16 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Bahrain | Council of Representatives | 40 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bahrain | Shura Council | 40 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Bangladesh | Parliament | 350 | Unicameral | - |
Barbados | House of Assembly | 30 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Barbados | Senate | 21 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Belarus | House of Representatives | 110 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Belarus | Council of the Republic | 65 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Belgium | House of Representatives | 150 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Belgium | Senate | 60 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Belize | House of Representatives | 32 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Belize | Senate | 13 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Benin | National Assembly | 109 | Unicameral | - |
Bhutan | National Assembly | 47 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bhutan | National Council | 25 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies | 130 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Senators | 36 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives | 42 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Peoples | 15 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Botswana | National Assembly | 65 | Unicameral | - |
Brazil | Chamber of Deputies | 513 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Brazil | Federal Senate | 81 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | 45 | Unicameral | - |
Bulgaria | National Assembly | 240 | Unicameral | - |
Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | 71 | Unicameral | - |
Burundi | National Assembly | 123 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Burundi | Senate | 39 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Cabo Verde | National Assembly | 72 | Unicameral | - |
Cambodia | National Assembly | 125 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Cambodia | Senate | 62 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Cameroon | National Assembly | 180 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Cameroon | Senate | 100 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Canada | House of Commons | 338 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Canada | Senate | 105 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Central African Republic | National Assembly | 140 | Unicameral | - |
Chad | Transitional National Council | 203 | Unicameral | - |
Chile | Chamber of Deputies | 155 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Chile | Senate | 50 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
China | National People's Congress | 3,000 | Unicameral | - |
Colombia | House of Representatives | 187 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Colombia | Senate | 108 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Comoros | Assembly of the Union | 24 | Unicameral | - |
Congo | National Assembly | 151 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Congo | Senate | 72 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | 57 | Unicameral | - |
Croatia | Croatian Parliament | 151 | Unicameral | - |
Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | 470 | Unicameral | - |
Cyprus | House of Representatives | 80 | Unicameral | - |
Czechia | Chamber of Deputies | 200 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Czechia | Senate | 81 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly | 255 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Côte d'Ivoire | Senate | 99 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | 687 | Unicameral | - |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly | 500 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Senate | 109 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Denmark | The Danish Parliament | 179 | Unicameral | - |
Djibouti | National Assembly | 65 | Unicameral | - |
Dominica | House of Assembly | 32 | Unicameral | - |
Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies | 190 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Dominican Republic | Senate | 32 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Ecuador | National Assembly | 137 | Unicameral | - |
Egypt | House of Representatives | 596 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Egypt | Senate | 300 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | 60 | Unicameral | - |
Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies | 100 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Equatorial Guinea | Senate | 70 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Eritrea | National Assembly | 150 | Unicameral | - |
Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | 101 | Unicameral | - |
Eswatini | House of Assembly | 74 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Eswatini | Senate | 30 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives | 547 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Ethiopia | House of the Federation | 153 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Fiji | Parliament | 55 | Unicameral | - |
Finland | Parliament | 200 | Unicameral | - |
France | National Assembly | 577 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
France | Senate | 348 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Gabon | Transitional National Assembly | 98 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Gabon | Transitional Senate | 70 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Gambia (The) | National Assembly | 58 | Unicameral | - |
Georgia | Parliament | 150 | Unicameral | - |
Germany | German Bundestag | 598 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Germany | Federal Council | 69 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Ghana | Parliament | 275 | Unicameral | - |
Greece | Hellenic Parliament | 300 | Unicameral | - |
Grenada | House of Representatives | 15 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Grenada | Senate | 13 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | 160 | Unicameral | - |
Guinea | Transitional National Council | 81 | Unicameral | - |
Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | 102 | Unicameral | - |
Guyana | National Assembly | 69 | Unicameral | - |
Haiti | Chamber of Deputies | 119 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Haiti | Senate | 30 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Honduras | National Congress | 128 | Unicameral | - |
Hungary | National Assembly | 199 | Unicameral | - |
Iceland | Parliament | 63 | Unicameral | - |
India | House of the People | 545 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
India | Council of States | 245 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Indonesia | House of Representatives | 580 | Unicameral | - |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | 290 | Unicameral | - |
Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | 329 | Unicameral | - |
Ireland | House of Representatives | 160 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Ireland | Senate | 60 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Israel | Parliament | 120 | Unicameral | - |
Italy | Chamber of Deputies | 400 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Italy | Senate | 205 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Jamaica | House of Representatives | 63 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Jamaica | Senate | 21 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Japan | House of Representatives | 465 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Japan | House of Councillors | 248 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Jordan | House of Representatives | 130 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Jordan | Senate | 65 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Kazakhstan | House of Representatives | 98 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Kazakhstan | Senate | 50 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Kenya | National Assembly | 350 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Kenya | Senate | 68 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Kiribati | House of Assembly | 45 | Unicameral | - |
Kuwait | National Assembly | 65 | Unicameral | - |
Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | 90 | Unicameral | - |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | 164 | Unicameral | - |
Latvia | Parliament | 100 | Unicameral | - |
Lebanon | National Assembly | 128 | Unicameral | - |
Lesotho | National Assembly | 122 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Lesotho | Senate | 33 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Liberia | House of Representatives | 73 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Liberia | The Liberian Senate | 30 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Libya | House of Representatives | 200 | Unicameral | - |
Liechtenstein | Diet | 25 | Unicameral | - |
Lithuania | Parliament | 141 | Unicameral | - |
Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | 60 | Unicameral | - |
Madagascar | National Assembly | 163 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Madagascar | Senate | 18 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Malawi | National Assembly | 193 | Unicameral | - |
Malaysia | House of Representatives | 223 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Malaysia | Senate | 70 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Maldives | People's Majlis | 93 | Unicameral | - |
Mali | Transitional National Council | 147 | Unicameral | - |
Malta | House of Representatives | 65 | Unicameral | - |
Marshall Islands | Parliament | 33 | Unicameral | - |
Mauritania | National Assembly | 176 | Unicameral | - |
Senate (Suspended) | 56 | Unicameral | - | |
Mauritius | National Assembly | 70 | Unicameral | - |
Mexico | Chamber of Deputies | 500 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Mexico | Senate | 128 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | 14 | Unicameral | - |
Monaco | National Council | 24 | Unicameral | - |
Mongolia | State Great Hural | 126 | Unicameral | - |
Montenegro | Parliament | 81 | Unicameral | - |
Morocco | House of Representatives | 395 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Morocco | House of Councillors | 120 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | 250 | Unicameral | - |
House of Representatives (Suspended) | 440 | Bicameral | Lower chamber | |
House of Nationalities (Suspended) | 224 | Bicameral | Upper chamber | |
Namibia | National Assembly | 104 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Namibia | National Council | 42 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Nauru | Parliament | 19 | Unicameral | - |
Nepal | House of Representatives | 275 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Nepal | National Assembly | 59 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Netherlands | House of Representatives | 150 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Netherlands | Senate | 75 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
New Zealand | House of Representatives | 120 | Unicameral | - |
Nicaragua | National Assembly | 91 | Unicameral | - |
Niger | National Assembly | 171 | Unicameral | - |
Nigeria | House of Representatives | 360 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Nigeria | Senate | 109 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | 123 | Unicameral | - |
Norway | Parliament | 169 | Unicameral | - |
Oman | Shura Council | 90 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Oman | State Council | 87 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Pakistan | National Assembly | 336 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Pakistan | Senate | 96 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Palau | House of Delegates | 16 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Palau | Senate | 13 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Panama | National Assembly | 71 | Unicameral | - |
Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | 118 | Unicameral | - |
Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies | 80 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Paraguay | Senate | 45 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Peru | Congress of the Republic | 130 | Unicameral | - |
Philippines | House of Representatives | 316 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Philippines | Senate | 24 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Poland | Sejm | 460 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Poland | Senate | 100 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | 230 | Unicameral | - |
Qatar | Shura Council | 45 | Unicameral | - |
Republic of Korea | National Assembly | 300 | Unicameral | - |
Republic of Moldova | Parliament | 101 | Unicameral | - |
Romania | Chamber of Deputies | 330 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Romania | Senate | 136 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Russian Federation | State Duma | 450 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Russian Federation | Council of the Federation | 170 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies | 80 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Rwanda | Senate | 26 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | 16 | Unicameral | - |
Saint Lucia | House of Assembly | 18 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Saint Lucia | Senate | 11 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | 22 | Unicameral | - |
Samoa | Legislative Assembly | 51 | Unicameral | - |
San Marino | Great and General Council | 60 | Unicameral | - |
Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | 55 | Unicameral | - |
Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | 151 | Unicameral | - |
Senegal | National Assembly | 165 | Unicameral | - |
Serbia | National Assembly | 250 | Unicameral | - |
Seychelles | National Assembly | 35 | Unicameral | - |
Sierra Leone | Parliament | 149 | Unicameral | - |
Singapore | Parliament | 104 | Unicameral | - |
Slovakia | National Council | 150 | Unicameral | - |
Slovenia | National Assembly | 90 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Slovenia | National Council | 40 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Solomon Islands | National Parliament | 50 | Unicameral | - |
Somalia | House of the People | 275 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Somalia | Upper House | 54 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
South Africa | National Assembly | 400 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
South Africa | National Council of Provinces | 90 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly | 550 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
South Sudan | Council of States | 100 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Spain | Congress of Deputies | 350 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Spain | Senate | 265 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Sri Lanka | Parliament | 225 | Unicameral | - |
National Assembly (Suspended) | 426 | Bicameral | Lower chamber | |
Council of States (Suspended) | 56 | Bicameral | Upper chamber | |
Suriname | National Assembly | 51 | Unicameral | - |
Sweden | Parliament | 349 | Unicameral | - |
Switzerland | National Council | 200 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Switzerland | Council of States | 46 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | 250 | Unicameral | - |
Tajikistan | House of Representatives | 63 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Tajikistan | National Assembly | 33 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Thailand | House of Representatives | 500 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Thailand | Senate | 250 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Timor-Leste | National Parliament | 65 | Unicameral | - |
Togo | National Assembly | 113 | Unicameral | - |
Tonga | Legislative Assembly | 30 | Unicameral | - |
Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives | 42 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Trinidad and Tobago | Senate | 32 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives | 161 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Tunisia | National Council of Regions and Districts | 77 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Turkmenistan | Assembly | 125 | Unicameral | - |
People’s Council (Suspended) | 56 | Unicameral | - | |
Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | 16 | Unicameral | - |
Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | 600 | Unicameral | - |
Uganda | Parliament | 529 | Unicameral | - |
Ukraine | Parliament | 450 | Unicameral | - |
United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | 40 | Unicameral | - |
United Kingdom | House of Commons | 650 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
United Kingdom | House of Lords | 800 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | 393 | Unicameral | - |
United States of America | House of Representatives | 435 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
United States of America | Senate | 100 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Uruguay | House of Representatives | 99 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Uruguay | Senate | 31 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber | 150 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Uzbekistan | Senate | 100 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Vanuatu | Parliament | 52 | Unicameral | - |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | 167 | Unicameral | - |
Viet Nam | National Assembly | 500 | Unicameral | - |
Yemen | House of Representatives | 301 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Yemen | Shura Council | 111 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |
Zambia | National Assembly | 167 | Unicameral | - |
Zimbabwe | National Assembly | 280 | Bicameral | Lower chamber |
Zimbabwe | Senate | 80 | Bicameral | Upper chamber |