The legislatures are listed with their names in English and the name in the (most-used) native language of the country (or the official name in the second-most used native language in cases where English is the majority "native" language).
The names of the legislatures differ from country to country. The most used name seems to be National Assembly, but Parliament and Congress are often used too. The name Parliament is in some cases even used when in political science the legislature would be considered a congress. The upper house of the legislature is often named the Senate. In some cases, countries use very traditional names. In Germanic countries variations of Thing (e.g. Folketinget) are used. A thing or ting was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community and presided by lawspeakers. A variant is the use of the word Tag or Dag (e.g. Bundestag), used because things were held at daylight and often lasted all day. Other traditional names are the Estates General and variations of Sejm. In Islamic countries Arabic words like Majlis and Shura are often included in the name. Majlis can be translated as "Council" or "Assembly". Shura can be translated as "Consultation."
Country |
Overall name of legislature |
Name of house |
House level |
Term (years) |
Voting system |
Seats |
Population per seat |
GDP per seat (million USD) |
Link |
Afghanistan |
National Assembly[2] |
House of the People (ولسي جرګه Wolesi Jirga) |
Lower |
5 |
Single non-transferable vote |
249 |
122,168 |
119 |
wj.parliament.af |
House of Elders (مشرانوجرګه Meshrano Jirga) |
Upper |
3, 4 and 5 |
majority and appointed by the President |
102 |
298,234 |
291 |
mj.parliament.af |
Albania |
|
Assembly of Albania (Kuvendi i Shqipërisë) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional closed list |
140 |
20,226 |
177 |
parlament.al |
Algeria |
Parliament[2] |
People's National Assembly (al-Majlis al-Sha'abi al-Watani) |
Lower |
6 |
proportional open list |
462 |
80,303 |
439 |
apn-dz.org |
Council of the Nation (al-Majlis al-Umma) |
Upper |
5 |
indirect vote and appointed by the President |
144 |
257,638 |
1,830 |
majliselouma.dz |
Andorra |
|
General Council of the Valleys (Consell General de les Valls) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional closed list |
28 |
2,789 |
161 |
consellgeneral.ad |
Angola |
|
National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional party list |
220 |
84,081 |
525 |
parlamento.ao |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Parliament[3] |
House of Representatives |
Lower |
5 |
first-past-the-post |
19 |
4,305 |
82 |
ab.gov.ag |
Senate |
Upper |
5 |
appointed by the Governor-General |
17 |
4,811 |
92 |
ab.gov.ag |
Argentina |
Argentine National Congress (Congreso de la Nación Argentina) |
Chamber of Deputies of the Nation (Cámara de Diputados de la Nación) |
Lower |
4 |
proportional closed list |
257 |
156,097 |
2,787 |
diputados.gov.ar |
Senate of the Nation (Senado de la Nación) |
Upper |
6 |
direct vote |
72 |
557,181 |
9,950 |
senado.gov.ar |
Armenia |
|
National Assembly (Ազգային Ժողով Azgayin Zhoghov) |
Unicameral |
5 |
direct vote and proportional closed list |
131 |
24,902 |
136 |
parliament.am |
Australia |
Parliament of Australia[3] |
House of Representatives |
Lower |
3 |
preferential instant-runoff voting |
150 |
154,200 |
6,096 |
aph.gov.au |
Senate |
Upper |
6 |
single transferable vote |
76 |
304,342 |
12,032 |
aph.gov.au |
Austria |
Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung) |
National Council (Nationalrat) |
Lower |
5 |
proportional mixed-member proportional representation |
183 |
43,895 |
1,923 |
parlament.gv.at |
Federal Council (Bundesrat) |
Upper |
5 and 6 |
appointed by state parliaments |
62 |
129,563 |
5,677 |
parlament.gv.at |
Azerbaijan |
|
National Assembly (Milli Məclis) |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote |
125 |
73,320 |
744 |
meclis.gov.az |
Bahamas, The |
Parliament |
House of Assembly |
Lower |
5 |
majority rule |
38 |
9,326 |
283 |
bahamas.gov.bs |
Senate |
Upper |
5 |
appointed by the Governor-General |
16 |
22,103 |
674 |
bahamas.gov.bs |
Bahrain |
National Assembly[2] |
Assembly of Representatives (Majlis an-nuwab) |
Lower |
4 |
popular vote |
40 |
30,864 |
777 |
nuwab.gov.bh |
Consultative Assembly (Majlis al-shura) |
Upper |
4 |
appointed by the king |
40 |
30,864 |
777 |
shura.gov.bh |
Bangladesh |
|
House of the Nation (জাতীয় সংসদ Jatiyo Sangshad) |
Unicameral |
5 |
majority |
350 |
466,909 |
818 |
parliament.gov.bd |
Barbados |
Parliament |
House of Assembly |
Lower |
5 |
popular vote |
30 |
9,486 |
216 |
barbadosparliament.com |
Senate |
Upper |
5 |
appointed by the governor general |
21 |
13,551 |
309 |
barbadosparliament.com |
Belarus |
National Assembly (Нацыянальны сход Nacyjanaĺny schod) |
Chamber of Representatives (Палата прадстаўнікоў Palata pradstaŭnikoŭ) |
Lower |
4 |
popular vote |
110 |
85,997 |
1,288 |
house.gov.by |
Council of the Republic (Савет Рэспублікі Saviet Respubliki) |
Upper |
4 |
elected by regional councils and appointed by the President |
64 |
147,773 |
2,215 |
sovrep.gov.by |
Belgium |
Federal Parliament (Federaal Parlement / Parlement fédéral / Föderales Parlament) |
Chamber of Representatives
(Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers / Chambre des Représentants / Abgeordnetenkammer) |
Lower |
5 |
proportional |
150 |
74,000 |
2,897 |
lachambre.be |
Senate (Senaat / Sénat / Senat) |
Upper |
5 |
elected by regional parliaments |
60 |
185,000 |
7,242 |
senate.be |
Belize |
National Assembly |
House of Representatives |
Lower |
5 |
popular vote |
31 |
10,748 |
90 |
nationalassembly.gov.bz |
Senate |
Upper |
5 |
appointed by the governor general |
12 |
27,766 |
233 |
nationalassembly.gov.bz |
Benin |
|
National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) |
Unicameral |
4 |
popular vote |
83 |
115,648 |
176 |
gouv.bj |
Bhutan |
Parliament of Bhutan[4] |
National Assembly (རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་འདུ། Gyelyong Tshogdu) |
Lower |
5 |
popular vote |
47 |
15,072 |
91 |
nab.gov.bt |
National Council (རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་སྡེ། Gyelyong Tshogde) |
Upper |
4 |
majority and appointed by the king |
25 |
28,337 |
171 |
nationalcouncil.bt |
Bolivia |
Plurinational Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional) |
Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) |
Lower |
5 |
majority and proportional closed list |
130 |
83,905 |
391 |
diputados.bo |
Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) |
Upper |
5 |
proportional closed list |
36 |
302,993 |
1,414 |
senado.bo |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Parliamentary Assembly (Parlamentarna skupština / Парламентарна скупштина) |
House of Representatives (Predstavnički dom / Zastupnički dom / Представнички дом) |
Lower |
4 |
proportional |
42 |
91,422 |
753 |
parlament.ba |
House of Peoples (Dom naroda / Дом народa) |
Upper |
4 |
elected by the National Assembly (Republika Srpska) for the Republic of Srpska and by the House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
15 |
255,982 |
2,109 |
parlament.ba
|
Botswana |
Parliament of Botswana |
National Assembly |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote, majority party and appointed by the President |
63 |
32,211 |
471 |
parliament.gov.bw |
Brazil |
National Congress (Congresso Nacional) |
Chamber of Deputies (Câmara dos Deputados) |
Lower |
4 |
proportional open list |
513 |
371,798 |
4,471 |
camara.leg.br |
Federal Senate (Senado Federal) |
Upper |
8 |
majority |
81 |
2,354,724 |
28,320 |
senado.leg.br |
Brunei |
|
Legislative Council[2] |
Unicameral |
no timeframe |
popular vote and appointed by the sultan |
36 |
11,355 |
582 |
majlis-mesyuarat.gov.bn |
Bulgaria |
|
National Assembly (Народно събрание Narodno sabranie) |
Unicameral |
4 |
popular vote |
240 |
30,685 |
420 |
parliament.bg |
Burkina Faso |
|
National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote |
111 |
126,281 |
198 |
an.bf |
Burma (Myanmar) |
Assembly of the Union (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw) |
House of Representatives (Pyithu Hluttaw) |
Lower |
5 |
popular vote and appointed by the military |
440 |
137,000 |
187 |
pyithuhluttaw.gov.mm |
House of Nationalities (Amyotha Hluttaw) |
Upper |
5 |
popular vote and appointed by the military |
224 |
269,107 |
369 |
amyothahluttaw.gov.mm |
Burundi |
Parliament[2] |
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
Lower |
5 |
direct vote and appointment by electoral commission |
118 |
74,570 |
43 |
assemblee.bi |
Senate (Sénat) |
Upper |
5 |
indirect vote and appointment by ethnic groups |
49 |
179,577 |
105 |
senat.bi |
Cambodia |
Parliament
(សភាតំណាងរាស្ត្រ ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា)
|
National Assembly (រដ្ឋសភាជាតិ; Rotsaphea) |
Lower |
5 |
popular vote |
123 |
108,852 |
272 |
national-assembly.org.kh |
Senate (ព្រឹទ្ធសភា; Protsaphea) |
Upper |
5 |
appointed by the monarch, elected by the National Assembly and commune councils |
61 |
219,490 |
548 |
senate.gov.kh |
Cameroon |
Parliament |
National Assembly |
Lower |
5 |
popular vote |
180 |
97,021 |
262 |
assemblenationale.cm |
Senate |
Upper |
5 |
Indirect vote (70), appointed (30) |
100 |
174,638 |
472 |
ipu.org |
Canada |
Parliament (Parlement) |
House of Commons (Chambre des communes) |
Lower |
4 years, unless elections are called earlier |
First-past-the-post voting |
308 |
108,690 |
4,532 |
parl.gc.ca |
Senate (Sénat) |
Upper |
Until age 75, or resigns. |
appointed by the governor general |
105 |
318,825 |
13,296 |
sen.parl.gc.ca |
Cape Verde |
|
National Assembly (Asembleia Nacional) |
Unicameral |
5 |
proportional party list |
72 |
4,990 |
20 |
parlamento.cv |
Central African Republic |
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
Unicameral |
5 |
run-off majority |
100 |
38,951 |
36 |
assembleenationale-rca.org |
Chad |
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale)
|
Unicameral |
4 |
majority and proportional |
155 |
66,640 |
126 |
|
Chile |
National Congress (Congreso Nacional) |
Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) |
Lower |
4 |
popular vote |
120 |
145,021 |
2,496 |
camara.cl |
Senate of the Republic (Senado de la República) |
Upper |
8 |
popular vote |
38 |
457,963 |
7,885 |
senado.cl |
China |
|
National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会 Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì)[5] |
Unicameral |
5 |
elected by municipal, regional and provincial congresses, and People's Liberation Army |
2,987 |
448,518 |
3,783 |
npc.gov.cn |
Colombia |
Congress (Congreso) |
House of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) |
Lower |
4 |
popular vote |
166 |
279,556 |
2,843 |
camararep.gov.co |
Senate (Senado) |
Upper |
4 |
popular vote |
102 |
454,964 |
4,627 |
senado.gov.co |
Comoros |
|
Assembly of the Union (Assemblée de la Union) |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote and elected by local assemblies |
33 |
24,181 |
25 |
auc.km |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
Parliament[2] |
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
Lower |
5 |
proportional open list |
500 |
143,425 |
50 |
assemblee-nationale.cd |
Senate (Sénat) |
Upper |
5 |
elected by provincial assemblies |
108 |
664,008 |
233 |
senat.cd |
Congo, Republic of the |
Parliament (Parlement) |
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
Lower |
5 |
popular vote |
153 |
28,537 |
119 |
assemblee-nationale.cg |
Senate (Sénat) |
Upper |
5 |
indirect vote |
52 |
83,966 |
350 |
|
Costa Rica |
|
Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) |
Unicameral |
4 |
popular vote |
57 |
75,468 |
965 |
asamblea.go.cr |
Ivory Coast |
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
Unicameral |
5 |
majority |
70 |
294,529 |
515 |
anci.ci |
Croatia |
|
Croatian Assembly[4] (Hrvatski sabor) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional closed list |
151 |
28,414 |
532 |
sabor.hr |
Cuba |
|
National Assembly of People's Power (Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular) |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote and approval by special candidacy commissions |
614 |
18,308 |
185 |
parlamentocubano.cu |
Cyprus |
|
House of Representatives (Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων Vouli Antiprosópon / Temsilciler Meclisi)[6] |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote by Greek and Turkish Cypriots |
59 |
18,632 |
402 |
parliament.cy |
Czech Republic |
Parliament of the Czech Republic (Parlament České republiky) |
Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká sněmovna) |
Lower |
4 |
popular vote |
200 |
52,811 |
1,424 |
psp.cz |
Senate (Senát) |
Upper |
6 |
popular vote |
81 |
130,397 |
3,517 |
senat.cz |
Denmark |
|
Parliament[4] (Folketing) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional mixed |
179 |
30,969 |
1,154 |
ft.dk |
Djibouti |
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote |
65 |
12,587 |
35 |
assemblee-nationale.dj |
Dominica |
|
House of Assembly |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote and appointed by the President |
21 |
3,394 |
46 |
dominica.gov.dm |
Dominican Republic |
National Congress (Congreso Nacional) |
Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) |
Lower |
4 |
popular vote |
183 |
51,520 |
510 |
camaradediputados.gob.do |
Senate (Senado) |
Upper |
4 |
popular vote |
32 |
293,088 |
2,918 |
senado.gov.do |
Timor-Leste |
|
National Parliament (Parlamento Nacional) |
Unicameral |
5 |
proportional |
65 |
16,408 |
146 |
parlamento.tl |
Ecuador |
|
National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional closed list |
124 |
116,802 |
1,028 |
asambleanacional.gob.ec |
Egypt |
Parliament[2] |
People's Assembly (مجلس الشعب Majilis Al-Sha’ab) |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote and appointed by the President |
508 |
150,983 |
1,021 |
parliament.gov.eg |
El Salvador |
|
Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) |
Unicameral |
3 |
popular vote |
84 |
68,382 |
530 |
asamblea.gob.sv |
Equatorial Guinea |
Parliament of Equatorial Guinea |
Chamber of People's Representatives (Cámara de Representantes del Pueblo) |
Lower |
5 |
Party-list proportional representation |
100 |
16,220 |
172 |
presidencia-ge.org |
Senate |
Upper |
|
popular vote (55) and appointed by the President (15) |
70 |
23,171 |
246 |
|
Eritrea |
|
National Assembly (Hagerawi Baito) |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote |
104 |
50,878 |
38 |
|
Estonia |
|
State Assembly[4] (Riigikogu) |
Unicameral |
4 |
popular vote |
101 |
12,814 |
270 |
riigikogu.ee |
Ethiopia |
Parliament[2] |
House of People's Representatives
(የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት Yehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet) |
Lower |
5 |
popular vote |
547 |
135,134 |
173 |
ethiopar.net |
House of Federation (የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት Yefedereshn Mekir Bet) |
Upper |
5 |
elected by State assemblies |
112 |
659,986 |
847 |
hofethiopia.org |
Fiji |
|
Parliament |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional open list |
50 |
16,745 |
82 |
Archive |
Finland |
|
Parliament (Eduskunta)[7] |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional open list |
200 |
25,900 |
978 |
eduskunta.fi |
France |
Parliament (Parlement) |
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
Lower |
5 |
majority |
577 |
113,258 |
3,843 |
assemblee-nationale.fr |
Senate (Sénat) |
Upper |
6 |
electoral college |
348 |
187,787 |
6,373 |
senat.fr |
Gabon |
Parliament (Parlement) |
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
Lower |
5 |
popular vote |
121 |
12,190 |
203 |
assemblee.ga |
Senate (Sénat) |
Upper |
6 |
elected by municipal councils and departmental assemblies |
102 |
14,460 |
240 |
senatgabon.net |
Gambia |
|
National Assembly |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote and appointed by the President |
53 |
25,673 |
65 |
assembly.gov.gm |
Georgia |
|
Parliament of Georgia (საქართველოს პარლამენტი Sak'art'velos Parlamenti) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional closed list and majority |
150 |
29,794 |
163 |
parliament.ge |
Germany |
|
Federal Diet[4] (Bundestag) |
N/A (unofficially Lower house) |
4 |
majority and proportional closed list |
631 |
128,500 |
4,998 |
bundestag.de |
|
Federal Council[4] (Bundesrat) |
N/A (unofficially Upper house) |
dependant on individual state elections |
elected by state governments |
69 |
1,185,501 |
44,914 |
bundesrat.de |
Ghana |
|
Parliament |
Unicameral |
4 |
majority |
228 |
106,286 |
328 |
parliament.gh |
Greece |
|
Hellenic Parliament[4] (Βουλή των Ελλήνων Vouli ton Ellinon) |
Unicameral |
4 |
popular vote |
300 |
35,958 |
981 |
hellenicparliament.gr |
Grenada |
Parliament |
House of Representatives |
Lower |
5 |
popular vote |
15 |
7,333 |
96 |
gov.gd |
Senate |
Upper |
5 |
appointed by the government and by the leader of opposition |
13 |
8,461 |
111 |
gov.gd |
Guatemala |
|
Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la República) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional closed list |
158 |
80,557 |
472 |
congreso.gob.gt |
Guinea |
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
Unicameral |
5 |
proportional closed list |
114 |
88,227 |
100 |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
|
National People's Assembly (Assembleia Nacional Popular) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional closed list |
100 |
13,454 |
19 |
anpguinebissau.org |
Guyana |
|
National Assembly |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote and appointed by the President |
65 |
11,583 |
88 |
parliament.gov.gy |
Haiti |
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) |
Lower |
4 |
proportional |
99 |
98,181 |
124 |
parlementhaitien.ht |
Senate (Sénat) |
Upper |
6 |
|
30 |
323,997 |
412 |
parlementhaitien.ht |
Honduras |
|
National Congress (Congreso Nacional) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional open list |
128 |
58,823 |
278 |
congresonacional.hn |
Hungary |
|
National Assembly (Országgyűlés) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional open list
and Scorporo |
199 |
25,860 |
506 |
mkogy.hu |
Iceland |
|
Assembly of All[4] (Alþingi) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional mixed |
63 |
5,080 |
196 |
althingi.is |
India |
Parliament (संसद Sansad) |
House of the People[4] (लोक सभा Lok Sabha) |
Lower |
5 |
popular vote and appointed by the President |
545 |
2,192,379 |
8,075 |
loksabha.gov.in |
Council of States[4] (राज्य सभा Rajya Sabha) |
Upper |
6 |
appointed by the President and elected members of the states and territories |
250 |
4,840,773 |
17,831 |
rajyasabha.nic.in |
Indonesia |
People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat) |
People's Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) |
Lower |
5 |
proportional open list |
560 |
423,972 |
2,008 |
dpr.go.id |
Regional Representatives Council (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah) |
Upper |
5 |
Single non-transferable vote |
132 |
1,798,669 |
8,520 |
dpd.go.id |
Iran |
|
Assembly[4] (مجلس Majlis)
|
Unicameral |
4 |
popular vote |
290 |
259,136 |
3,414 |
majlis.ir |
Iraq |
|
Council of Representatives of Iraq[4] (مجلس النواب العراقي Majlis Al-Niwab Al-Iraqi) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional open list |
325 |
95,782 |
392 |
parliament.iq |
Ireland |
Parliament[4] (Oireachtas) |
House of Representatives of Ireland (Dáil Éireann)[4] |
Lower |
5 |
Proportional Representation Single Transferable Vote |
166 |
27,640 |
1,093 |
oireachtas.ie |
Senate of Ireland[4] (Seanad Éireann) |
Upper |
5 |
appointed by the prime minister and elected by universities |
60 |
76,470 |
3,026 |
oireachtas.ie |
Israel |
|
Assembly[4] (כנסת Knesset) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional closed list |
120 |
61,768 |
1,960 |
knesset.gov.il |
Italy |
Parliament (Parlamento) |
Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) |
Lower |
5 |
proportional closed list |
630 |
94,556 |
2,931 |
camera.it |
Senate of the Republic (Senato della Repubblica) |
Upper |
5 |
proportional closed list and appointed by the President |
315 |
189,112 |
5,863 |
senato.it |
Jamaica |
Parliament |
House of Representatives |
Lower |
5 |
popular vote |
63 |
45,860 |
392 |
japarliament.gov.jm |
Senate |
Upper |
5 |
appointed by the governor general |
20 |
144,459 |
1,237 |
Japan |
Diet (国会 Kokkai) |
House of Representatives (衆議院 Shūgiin) |
Lower |
4 |
proportional and majority |
480 |
266,783 |
9,250 |
shugiin.go.jp |
House of Councillors (参議院 Sangiin) |
Upper |
6 |
proportional |
242 |
529,157 |
18,348 |
sangiin.go.jp |
Jordan |
National Assembly (مجلس الأمة Majlis al-Umma) |
Assembly of Deputies (مجلس النواب Majlis al-Nuwaab) |
Lower |
4 |
Single non-transferable vote |
120 |
46,760 |
307 |
representatives.jo |
Assembly of Senators (مجلس الأعيان Majlis al-Aayan) |
Upper |
6 |
appointed by the monarch |
60 |
93,520 |
614 |
senate.jo |
Kazakhstan |
Parliament (Parlamenti) |
Assembly[4] (Mazhilis) |
Lower |
5 |
|
77 |
207,854 |
2,815 |
parlam.kz |
Senate |
Upper |
6 |
appointed by the President and elected by local assemblies |
47 |
340,527 |
4,612 |
parlam.kz |
Kenya |
Parliament |
National Assembly |
Lower |
5 |
parallel |
349 |
126,182 |
118 |
parliament.go.ke |
Senate |
Upper |
5 |
popular vote and appointed by the President |
67 |
657,278 |
614 |
Kiribati |
|
House of Assembly (Maneaba ni Maungatabu) |
Unicameral |
4 |
popular vote and appointed by Rabi Council of Leaders |
46 |
2,239 |
13 |
parliament.gov.ki |
Korea, North |
|
Supreme People's Assembly (최고인민회의 Ch'oe-go In-min Hoe-ŭi) |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote |
687 |
36,390 |
58 |
|
Korea, South |
|
National Assembly (국회 Gukhoe) |
Unicameral |
4 |
majority and proportional |
300 |
166,691 |
5,180 |
korea.na.go.kr |
Kuwait |
|
National Assembly (مجلس الأمة Majlis al-Umma) |
Unicameral |
4 |
popular vote and appointed by the prime minister |
50 |
71,328 |
3,070 |
kna.kw |
Kyrgyzstan |
|
Supreme Council (Joghorku Keneš) |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote |
120 |
44,690 |
109 |
kenesh.kg |
Laos |
|
National Assembly (Sapha Heng Xat) |
Unicameral |
5 |
one-party state closed list |
115 |
48,148 |
151 |
na.gov.la |
Latvia |
|
Parliament[4] (Saeima) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional closed list |
100 |
20,703 |
349 |
saeima.lv |
Lebanon |
|
Assembly of Deputies (مجلس النواب Majlis an-Nuwwab)[8] |
Unicameral |
4 |
popular vote |
128 |
33,000 |
480 |
lp.gov.lb |
Lesotho |
Parliament |
National Assembly |
Lower |
5 |
popular vote and proportional |
120 |
16,927 |
31 |
parliament.ls |
Senate |
Upper |
5 |
appointed by principal chiefs and by the ruling party |
33 |
61,556 |
115 |
parliament.ls |
Liberia |
Legislature |
House of Representatives |
Lower |
6 |
majority |
73 |
47,624 |
24 |
legislature.gov.lr |
Senate |
Upper |
9 |
majority |
30 |
115,896 |
58 |
legislature.gov.lr |
Libya |
|
Council of Deputies ( مجلس النواب Majlis an-Nuwwab) |
Unicameral |
|
|
200 |
28,353 |
187 |
hor.ly |
Liechtenstein |
|
Diet[4] (Landtag) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional closed list |
25 |
1,451 |
201 |
landtag.li |
Lithuania |
|
Parliament[4] (Seimas) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional |
141 |
21,658 |
436 |
lrs.lt |
Luxembourg |
|
Chamber of Deputies (D'Chamber)[9] |
Unicameral |
5 |
popular vote |
60 |
8,484 |
687 |
chd.lu |
Macedonia, Republic of |
|
Assembly (Собрание Sobranie) |
Unicameral |
4 |
|
123 |
16,736 |
173 |
sobranie.mk |
Madagascar |
Parliament[2] |
National Assembly (Antenimieram-Pirenena)[10] |
Lower |
5 |
|
160 |
137,078 |
127 |
assemblee-nationale.mg |
Senate (Sénat) |
Upper |
5 |
|
33 |
664,430 |
618 |
senat.mg |
Malawi |
|
National Assembly |
Unicameral |
5 |
First-past-the-post |
194 |
76,809 |
71 |
parliament.gov.mw |
Malaysia |
Parliament (Parlimen) |
House of Representatives[11] (Dewan Rakyat) |
Lower |
5 |
First-past-the-post |
222 |
127,631 |
2,014 |
parlimen.gov.my |
Senate[12](Dewan Negara) |
Upper |
3 |
26 appointed by the State Legislative Assemblies, 2 for each state and 44 appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, of which 4 are for the Federal Territories. |
70 |
404,773 |
6,389 |
parlimen.gov.my |
Maldives |
|
Assembly[4] (Majlis) |
Unicameral |
5 |
First-past-the-post |
77 |
4,266 |
36 |
majlis.gov.mv |
Mali |
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
Unicameral |
4 |
147 elected in single or multi-member constituencies, using a runoff system. 13 elected by overseas Malians. |
160 |
90,732 |
111 |
assemblee-nationale.insti.ml |
Malta |
|
House of Representatives (Kamra tad-Deputati) |
Unicameral |
5 |
Single transferable vote |
69 |
5,950 |
155 |
parlament.mt |
Marshall Islands |
|
Legislature (Nitijela) |
Unicameral |
4 |
Single and multi-member constituencies |
33 |
2,060 |
4 |
rminitijela.org |
Mauritania |
Parliament (Barlamene) |
National Assembly (Al Jamiya al-Wataniyah) |
Lower |
5 |
Runoff election |
81 |
37,888 |
87 |
assembleenationale.mr |
Assembly of Senators (Majlis al-Shuyukh) |
Upper |
6 |
Election by communal councillors |
56 |
56,803 |
126 |
senat.mr |
Mauritius |
|
National Assembly |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
70 |
17,614 |
275 |
gov.mu |
Mexico |
Congress of the Union (Congreso de la Unión) |
Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) |
Lower |
3 |
Parallel voting: Largest remainder method (Hare quota) (200 seats) / FPTP (300 seats) |
500 |
227,821 |
3,323 |
diputados.gob.mx |
Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) |
Upper |
6 |
Parallel voting: Largest remainder method (Hare quota) |
128 |
889,926 |
12,981 |
senado.gob.mx |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
|
Congress |
Unicameral |
4 |
10 by FPTP and 4 by Proportional representation |
14 |
7,642 |
25 |
fsmcongress.fm |
Moldova |
|
Parliament (Parlamentul) |
Unicameral |
4 |
|
101 |
33,498 |
118 |
parlament.md |
Monaco |
|
National Council (Conseil National) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
24 |
1,473 |
227 |
conseil-national.mc |
Mongolia |
|
State Great Assembly[13] (Улсын Их Хурал Ulsyn Ich-Chural) |
Unicameral |
4 |
|
76 |
36,245 |
174 |
parliament.mn |
Montenegro |
|
Assembly (Skupština / Скупштина) |
Unicameral |
4 |
|
81 |
7,719 |
88 |
skupstina.me |
Morocco |
Parliament[2] |
Assembly of Representatives (Majlis al-Nuwab) |
Lower |
5 |
|
325 |
100,444 |
500 |
parlement.ma |
Assembly of Councillors (Majlis al-Mustasharin) |
Upper |
9 |
|
270 |
120,905 |
602 |
conseiller.ma |
Mozambique |
|
Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) |
Unicameral |
5 |
proportional party list |
250 |
85,588 |
95 |
parlamento.org.mz |
Namibia |
Parliament |
National Assembly |
Lower |
5 |
|
78 |
26,923 |
201 |
parliament.gov.na |
National Council |
Upper |
6 |
|
26 |
80,769 |
605 |
parliament.gov.na |
Nauru |
|
Parliament |
Unicameral |
3 |
|
18 |
521 |
3 |
naurugov.nr |
Nepal |
|
Constituent Assembly |
Unicameral |
|
|
601 |
44,294 |
62 |
parliament.gov.np |
Netherlands |
States General (Staten-Generaal) |
House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer, Second Chamber) |
Lower |
4 |
|
150 |
111,533 |
4,693 |
tweedekamer.nl |
Senate (Eerste Kamer, First Chamber) |
Upper |
4 |
|
75 |
223,066 |
9,387 |
eerstekamer.nl |
New Zealand |
|
House of Representatives |
Unicameral |
3 |
mixed-member proportional representation |
120 |
33,566 |
1,018 |
parliament.nz |
Nicaragua |
|
National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
92 |
64,034 |
205 |
asamblea.gob.ni |
Niger |
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
113 |
139,210 |
102 |
assemblee.ne |
Nigeria |
National Assembly |
House of Representatives |
Lower |
4 |
|
360 |
388,898 |
1,148 |
nass.gov.ng |
Senate |
Upper |
4 |
|
109 |
1,284,436 |
3,792 |
nassnig.org |
Norway |
|
Great Assembly[4] (Storting) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional mixed |
169 |
29,785 |
1,573 |
stortinget.no |
Oman |
Council of Oman |
Consultative Assembly[14] (Majlis al-Shura) |
Lower |
|
|
84 |
33,017 |
973 |
shura.om |
Assembly of State[15] (Majlis al-Dawla) |
Upper |
|
|
83 |
33415 |
985 |
omanet.om |
Pakistan |
Parliament of Pakistan (پارلیمنٹ) |
National Assembly (ایوان زیریں پاکستان) |
Lower |
5 |
|
336 |
537,023 |
1,454 |
na.gov.pk |
Senate (ایوانِ بالا)[16] |
Upper |
6 |
|
104 |
1,735,000 |
4,697 |
senate.gov.pk |
Palau |
National Congress (Olbiil era Kelulau) |
House of Delegates[2] |
Lower |
4 |
majority rule |
16 |
1,309 |
17 |
palaugov.org |
Senate[2] |
Upper |
4 |
majority rule |
9 |
2,328 |
31 |
Panama |
|
National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
71 |
47,969 |
712 |
asamblea.gob.pa |
Papua New Guinea |
|
National Parliament |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
109 |
56,766 |
154 |
parliament.gov.pg |
Paraguay |
Congress (Congreso) |
Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) |
Lower |
5 |
|
80 |
80,681 |
441 |
diputados.gov.py |
Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) |
Upper |
5 |
|
45 |
143,434 |
785 |
senado.gov.py |
Peru |
|
Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la República) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
130 |
217,082 |
2,322 |
congreso.gob.pe |
Philippines |
Congress (Kongreso) |
House of Representatives (Kapulungán ng mga Kinatawán / Mababang Kapulungán / Cámara de Representantes) |
Lower |
3 |
closed list and first-past-the-post |
292 |
355,393 |
1,365 |
congress.gov.ph |
Senate (Senado / Mataás na Kapulungán) |
Upper |
6 |
bloc voting |
24 |
4,323,958 |
16,267 |
senate.gov.ph |
Poland |
National Assembly (Zgromadzenie Narodowe)[17] |
Sejm (Diet)[4] (Sejm) |
Lower |
4 |
proportional open list |
460 |
83,697 |
1,677 |
sejm.gov.pl |
Senate (Senat) |
Upper |
4 |
majority |
100 |
385,010 |
7,716 |
senat.gov.pl |
Portugal |
|
Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional party list |
230 |
45,920 |
1,082 |
parlamento.pt |
Qatar |
|
Consultative Assembly[18] (Majlis ash-Shura) |
Unicameral |
|
|
35 |
52,958 |
5,200 |
|
Romania |
Parliament (Parlamentul) |
Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputaţilor) |
Lower |
4 |
|
326 |
58,416 |
819 |
cdep.ro |
Senate (Senat) |
Upper |
4 |
|
137 |
139,005 |
1,950 |
senat.ro |
Russia |
Federal Assembly (Федеральное Собрание Federalnoye Sobraniye) |
State Duma[4] (Государственная Дума Gosudarstvennaya Duma) |
Lower |
5 |
proportional party list |
450 |
318,000 |
5,296 |
duma.gov.ru |
Federation Council (Совет Федерации Sovet Federatsii) |
Upper |
|
|
170 |
862,048 |
14,357 |
council.gov.ru |
Rwanda |
Parliament (Inteko Ishinga Amategeko) |
Chamber of Deputies (Umutwe w'Abadepite) |
Lower |
5 |
|
80 |
146,121 |
171 |
parliament.gov.rw |
Senate (Umutwe wa Sena) |
Upper |
8 |
|
26 |
449,603 |
526 |
parliament.gov.rw |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
|
National Assembly |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
15 |
3,686 |
58 |
|
Saint Lucia |
Parliament |
House of Assembly |
Lower |
5 |
|
17 |
10,221 |
123 |
|
Senate |
Upper |
|
|
11 |
15,796 |
191 |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|
House of Assembly |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
21 |
5,714 |
59 |
|
Samoa |
|
Legislative Assembly[4] (Fono) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
49 |
3,965 |
22 |
parliament.gov.ws |
San Marino |
|
Grand and General Council (Consiglio Grande e Generale) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
60 |
536 |
18 |
consigliograndeegenerale.sm |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
|
National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) |
Unicameral |
4 |
|
55 |
3,330 |
6 |
parlamento.st |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Consultative Assembly[19] (Majlis ash-Shura) |
Unicameral |
|
|
150 |
189,175 |
4,551 |
shura.gov.sa |
Senegal |
Parliament |
National Assembly |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
150 |
85,701 |
167 |
assemblee-nationale.sn |
Serbia |
|
National Assembly (Народна скупштина / Narodna Skupština) |
Unicameral |
4 |
|
250 |
28,482 |
315 |
parlament.gov.rs |
Seychelles |
|
National Assembly |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
31 |
2,709 |
72 |
|
Sierra Leone |
|
Parliament |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
124 |
40,136 |
41 |
sl-parliament.org |
Singapore |
|
Parliament |
Unicameral |
5 |
first-past-the-post (MP) and appointed by the President (NMP) |
99 |
52,360 |
3,180 |
parliament.gov.sg |
Slovakia |
|
National Council (Národná rada) |
Unicameral |
4 |
|
150 |
35,980 |
846 |
nrsr.sk |
Slovenia |
Parliament (Državni zbor Republike Slovenije) |
National Assembly (Državni zbor) |
Lower |
4 |
|
90 |
22,779 |
643 |
dz-rs.si |
National Council (Državni svet)[20] |
Upper |
|
|
40 |
51,254 |
1,447 |
ds-rs.si |
Solomon Islands |
|
National Parliament |
Unicameral |
4 |
|
50 |
10,460 |
34 |
parliament.gov.sb |
Somalia |
Federal Parliament[2] |
House of the People |
Lower |
|
Appointed |
275 |
36,675 |
21 |
parliament.gov.so |
Upper House |
Upper |
|
Not established yet, powers exercised by the House of the People |
56 |
180,100 |
103 |
|
South Africa |
Parliament |
National Assembly |
Lower |
5 |
|
400 |
126,466 |
1,387 |
parliament.gov.za |
National Council of Provinces |
Upper |
|
|
90 |
562,075 |
6,168 |
parliament.gov.za |
South Sudan |
National Legislature |
National Legislature Assembly |
Lower |
|
|
170 |
48,591 |
81 |
goss.org |
Council of States |
Upper |
|
Appointed by President |
50 |
165,210 |
276 |
goss.org |
Spain |
General Courts[4] (Cortes Generales) |
Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados) |
Lower |
4 |
proportional closed list |
350 |
131,894 |
4,038 |
congreso.es |
Senate (Senado) |
Upper |
|
|
266 |
173,545 |
5,313 |
senado.es |
Sri Lanka |
|
Parliament (ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව (Sinhala)/
இலங்கை பாராளுமன்றம் (Tamil))[2]
|
Unicameral |
5 |
|
225 |
90,122 |
517 |
parliament.lk |
Sudan |
National Legislature |
National Assembly (Majlis Watani) |
Lower |
6 |
|
450 |
68,653 |
197 |
parliament.gov.sd |
Assembly of States (Majlis Welayat) |
Upper |
6 |
|
50 |
617,880 |
1,780 |
councilofstates.gov.sd |
Suriname |
|
National Assembly (Nationale Assemblée) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
51 |
10,470 |
99 |
dna.sr |
Swaziland |
Parliament (Liblanda) |
House of Assembly[2] |
Lower |
5 |
majority |
55 |
22,181 |
113 |
|
Senate[2] |
Upper |
|
appointed by the King |
30 |
40,666 |
207 |
|
Sweden |
|
The Riksdag |
Unicameral |
4 |
proportional |
349 |
27,286 |
1,093 |
riksdagen.se |
Syria |
|
People's Assembly (Majlis al-Sha'ab) |
Unicameral |
|
|
250 |
86,964 |
240 |
parliament.sy |
Switzerland |
Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung, Assemblée fédérale, Assemblea federale) |
National Council (Nationalrat, Conseil National, Consiglio Nazionale) |
Lower |
4 |
|
200 |
40,000 |
1,699 |
parliament.ch |
Council of States (Ständerat, Conseil des Etats, Consiglio degli Stati) |
Upper |
4 |
|
46 |
173,913 |
7,388 |
parliament.ch |
Tajikistan |
Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli) |
Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Mamoyandogan) |
Lower |
5 |
|
63 |
123,809 |
257 |
|
National Assembly (Majlisi Milliy) |
Upper |
5 |
|
33 |
236,363 |
491 |
|
Tanzania |
|
National Assembly (Bunge) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
357 |
120,974 |
178 |
parliament.go.tz |
Thailand |
National Assembly (รัฐสภา ;Rathasapha) |
House of Representatives (สภาผู้แทนราษฎร ; Saphaputhan Ratsadon) |
Lower |
|
|
500 |
130,958 |
1,204 |
parliament.go.th |
Senate (วุฒิสภา ;Wuthisapha) |
Upper |
|
|
150 |
436,529 |
4,013 |
senate.go.th |
Togo |
|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
81 |
76,434 |
79 |
assemblee-nationale.tg |
Tonga |
|
Legislative Assembly |
Unicameral |
|
|
26 |
3,962 |
29 |
parliament.gov.to |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Parliament |
House of Representatives |
Lower |
5 |
|
41 |
32,139 |
647 |
ttparliament.org |
Senate |
Upper |
|
|
31 |
42,506 |
856 |
Tunisia |
|
Assembly of the Representatives of the People (مجلس نواب الشعب Majless Noweb al Shaab) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
217 |
49,188 |
465 |
arp.tn |
Turkey |
|
Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi) |
Unicameral |
4 |
|
550 |
135,862 |
1,951 |
tbmm.gov.tr |
Turkmenistan |
|
Assembly (Mejlis) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
125 |
41,360 |
346 |
|
Tuvalu |
|
Parliament (Palamene) |
Unicameral |
4 |
|
15 |
666 |
2 |
parliament.gov.tv |
Uganda |
|
National Assembly |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
375 |
87,839 |
123 |
parliament.go.ug |
Ukraine |
|
Supreme Council (Верховна Рада Verkhovna Rada) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
450 |
101,248 |
732 |
rada.gov.ua |
United Arab Emirates |
|
Federal National Assembly (المجلس الوطني الإتحادي Majlis Watani Ittihad) |
Unicameral |
|
|
40 |
206,601 |
6,470 |
almajles.gov.ae |
United Kingdom |
Parliament |
House of Commons |
Lower |
5 |
First-past-the-post |
650 |
95,787 |
3,478 |
parliament.uk |
House of Lords |
Upper |
Life |
Life peers appointed by the Sovereign on advice of Prime Minister. 92 elected by and from hereditary peers using preferential voting. 26 Lords Spiritual are bishops of the Church of England. |
765 |
81,388 |
2,955 |
parliament.uk |
United States |
Congress |
House of Representatives |
Lower |
2 |
majority |
435 |
722,636 |
34,698 |
house.gov |
Senate |
Upper |
6 |
majority |
100 |
3,143,467 |
215,623 |
senate.gov |
Uruguay |
General Assembly (Asamblea General) |
Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Diputados) |
Lower |
5 |
|
99 |
33,195 |
514 |
parlamento.gub.uy |
Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) |
Upper |
5 |
|
30 |
109,543 |
1,696 |
Uzbekistan |
Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis) |
Legislative Chamber[2] |
Lower |
5 |
|
150 |
194,156 |
634 |
parliament.gov.uz |
Senate[2] |
Upper |
5 |
|
100 |
291,234 |
952 |
enat.gov.uz |
Vanuatu |
|
Parliament (Parlement) |
Unicameral |
4 |
|
52 |
4319 |
14 |
parliament.gov.vu |
Vatican City |
|
Pontifical Commission (Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Città del Vaticano) |
Unicameral |
|
|
7 |
114 |
|
|
Venezuela |
|
National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
165 |
175,430 |
2,267 |
asambleanacional.gob.ve |
Vietnam |
|
National Assembly (Quốc hội) |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
498 |
176,385 |
602 |
na.gov.vn |
Yemen |
|
Assembly of Representatives (Majlis al-Nuwaab) |
Unicameral |
6 |
|
301 |
81,485 |
192 |
|
Zambia |
|
National Assembly |
Unicameral |
5 |
|
150 |
87,284 |
145 |
parliament.gov.zm |
Zimbabwe |
Parliament |
House of Assembly |
Lower |
5 |
|
210 |
61,971 |
29 |
|
Senate |
Upper |
5 |
|
40 |
325,350 |
153 |
|