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GDP per
Name of House Term Population
Organisation Voting system Seats seat (million
house(s) level (years) per seat
USD)
European Open and closed listproportional representation,
Lower 5 751 667,761 20,983
Parliament[1] and single transferable vote (in Ireland)
European Union 28 (varying
Council of the
Upper N/A Qualified majority or unanimity representatives of 28 ~ ~
European Union
states)
Mercosur Mercosur
Unicameral 5 direct, indirect (depends per country) proportional 122 1,588,889 16.228
Parliament
Community of Latin Latin American
Unicameral 5 direct 276 ~ ~
American and Caribbean States Parliament
Arab League Arab Parliament Unicameral 68 ~ ~
Legislatures of sovereign states (Member and observer states of the United Nations) [ edit ]
GDPper
UN member or House Term Population seat
Overall name of legislature Name of house(s) Voting system Seats
observer state level (years) per seat (million
USD)
House of the People(وﻟﺳﻲ Single non-transferable
Lower 5 249 122,168 119
ﺟر ﮫWolesi Jirga) vote[3]
Afghanistan National Assembly[2] Elected by district and
House of
Upper 3, 4 and 5 provincial councils, and 102 298,234 291
Elders( ﻣﺷراﻧوﺟر ﮫMeshrano Jirga)
appointed by the president
Closed listproportional
Albania representationwith
Parliament (Kuvendi i Shqipërisë) Unicameral 4 140 20,226 177
the D'Hondt method by
county with a 3% threshold
Open listproportional
People's National Assembly (al- representationwith
Lower 6 462 80,303 439
Majlis al-Sha'abi al-Watani) the largest remainder
method by province
Algeria Parliament[2]
Elected by popular wilaya
Council of the Nation(Majlis al- assemblies and communal
Upper 5 144 257,638 1,830
Umma) people's assemblies, and
appointed by the President
GDPper
UN member or House Term Population seat
Overall name of legislature Name of house(s) Voting system Seats
observer state level (years) per seat (million
USD)
Parallel voting: Closed
listproportional
General Council (Consell General representationwith
Andorra Unicameral 4 28 2,789 161
de les Valls) the largest remainder
methodnationwide
and block vote by parish
Closed listproportional
representationwith
National Assembly(Assembleia
Angola Unicameral 4 the D'Hondt 220 84,081 525
Nacional)
methodnationwide and by
province
House of Representatives Lower 5 First-past-the-post 19 4,305 82
Antigua and Appointed by the Governor-
Parliament[4] General on the advice of
Barbuda Senate Upper 5 17 4,811 92
the Prime Minister and
Leader of the Opposition
Closed listproportional
Chamber of Deputies of the representationwith
National Congress of Nation (Cámara de Diputados de la Lower 4 the D'Hondt method by 257 156,097 2,787
Argentina Argentina (Congreso de la Nación) province with a 3%
Nación Argentina) threshold
Senate of the Nation(Senado de la Partial block voting by
Upper 6 72 557,181 9,950
Nación) province
Parallel voting: Closed
listproportional
National Assembly(Ազգային representationin a
Armenia Unicameral 5 131 24,902 136
Ժողով Azgayin Zhoghov) nationwide constituency
with a 5% threshold,
and first-past-the-post
House of Representatives Lower 3 Instant-runoff voting 150 154,200 6,096
Australia Parliament of Australia[4] Single transferable vote by
Senate Upper 6 76 304,342 12,032
state/territory
Open listproportional
representationwith
National Council(Nationalrat) Lower 5 the D'Hondt method in 183 43,895 1,923
Austria Austrian Parliament constituencies with a 4%
threshold
Elected by state
Federal Council(Bundesrat) Upper 5 and 6 62 129,563 5,677
legislatures
Azerbaijan National Assembly (Milli Məclis) Unicameral 5 First-past-the-post 125 73,320 744
House of Assembly Lower 5 First-past-the-post 38 9,326 283
Appointed by the Governor-
Bahamas, The Parliament General on the advice of
Senate Upper 5 16 22,103 674
the Prime Minister and
Leader of the Opposition
Bahrain National Assembly[2] Council of Representatives (Majlis
Lower 4 Two-round system 40 30,864 777
an-nuwab)
GDPper
UN member or House Term Population seat
Overall name of legislature Name of house(s) Voting system Seats
observer state level (years) per seat (million
USD)
Consultative Council(Majlis al-
Upper 4 Appointed by the king 40 30,864 777
shura)
National Parliament(জাতীয়
Bangladesh Unicameral 5 First-past-the-post 350 466,909 818
সংসদ Jatiya Sangsad)
House of Assembly Lower 5 First-past-the-post 30 9,486 216
Appointed by the Governor-
Barbados Parliament General on the advice of
Senate Upper 5 21 13,551 309
the Prime Minister and
Leader of the Opposition
House of Representatives (Палата
прадстаўнікоў Palata Lower 4 Two-round system 110 85,997 1,288
National pradstaŭnikoŭ)
Belarus Assembly(Нацыянальны
сход Nacyjanaĺny schod) Elected by regional
Council of the Republic(Савет
Upper 4 councils, and appointed by 64 147,773 2,215
Рэспублікі Saviet Respubliki)
the President
Chamber of Representatives Open listproportional
(Kamer van representationwith
Federal Parliament(Federaal Volksvertegenwoordigers / Lower 5 the D'Hondt method by 150 74,000 2,897
Belgium Parlement / Parlement fédéral / Chambre des Représentants / province with a 5%
Föderales Parlament) Abgeordnetenkammer) threshold
Elected by community and
Senate (Senaat / Sénat / Senat) Upper 5 60 185,000 7,242
regional parliaments
House of Representatives Lower 5 First-past-the-post 31 10,748 90
Appointed by the Governor-
Belize National Assembly General on the advice of
Senate Upper 5 12 27,766 233
the Prime Minister and
Leader of the Opposition
Proportional
National Assembly(Assemblée representationwith
Benin Unicameral 4 83 115,648 176
Nationale) the largest remainder
method in constituencies
National Assembly ( ལ་ཡོངས་ཚགས་
Lower 5 First-past-the-post 47 15,072 91
འ ། Gyelyong Tshogdu)
Bhutan Parliament of Bhutan[5]
National Council ( ལ་ཡོངས་ཚགས་ First-past-the-post, and
Upper 4 25 28,337 171
ེ། Gyelyong Tshogde) appointed by the king
Closed listmixed-member
proportional
representation: Proportional
Chamber of Deputies(Cámara de
Lower 5 representationwith 130 83,905 391
Diputados)
Plurinational Legislative the D'Hondt method by
Bolivia Assembly(Asamblea Legislativa department and first-past-
Plurinacional) the-post
Closed listproportional
Chamber of Senators(Cámara de representationwith
Upper 5 36 302,993 1,414
Senadores) the D'Hondt method by
department
GDPper
UN member or House Term Population seat
Overall name of legislature Name of house(s) Voting system Seats
observer state level (years) per seat (million
USD)
House of Open listproportional
Representatives(Predstavnički dom representationwith
Lower 4 42 91,422 753
/ Zastupnički dom / Представнички the largest remainder
дом) method in constituencies
Serbs elected by
Parliamentary the National Assembly
Bosnia and Assembly(Parlamentarna (Republika Srpska) for
Herzegovina skupština / Парламентарна the Republic of Srpska, and
скупштина) Bosniaks and Croats
House of Peoples (Dom naroda /
Upper 4 elected by the House of 15 255,982 2,109
Дом народa)
Peoples of the Federation
of Bosnia and
Herzegovinafor
the Federation of Bosnia
and Herzegovina
First-past-the-post, and
Botswana Parliament of Botswana National Assembly Unicameral 5 63 32,211 471
appointed by the President
Open listproportional
Chamber of Deputies(Câmara dos representationwith
National Congress(Congresso Lower 4 513 371,798 4,471
Brazil Deputados) the D'Hondt method by
Nacional) state
Federal Senate (Senado Federal) Upper 8 Partial block voting by state 81 2,354,724 28,320
Legislative Council(Majlis no
Brunei Unicameral Appointed by the Sultan 36 11,355 582
Mesyuarat) timeframe
Closed listproportional
representationwith
National Assembly(Народно
Bulgaria Unicameral 4 the largest remainder 240 30,685 420
събрание Narodno sabranie)
method by constituency
with a 4% threshold
Proportional
representationwith
National Assembly(Assemblée
Burkina Faso Unicameral 5 the D'Hondt 127 126,281 198
Nationale)
methodnationwide and in
constituencies
Closed listproportional
representationwith
National Assembly(Assemblée
Lower 5 the D'Hondt method in 121 74,570 43
nationale)
Burundi Parliament[2] constituencies with a 2%
threshold
Elected by the communal
Senate (Sénat) Upper 5 43 179,577 105
councils
Cambodia Parliament Closed listproportional
(ស តំ ង ស ពះ ច ក National Assembly (រដស Lower 5
representationwith
123 108,852 272
កម ) តិ; Rotsaphea) the D'Hondt method by
province
GDPper
UN member or House Term Population seat
Overall name of legislature Name of house(s) Voting system Seats
observer state level (years) per seat (million
USD)
Appointed by the monarch,
elected by the National
Senate ( ពឹទស ; Protsaphea) Upper 6[6] 61 219,490 548
Assembly and commune
councils
First-past-the-
post and Block vote: If no
list obtains an absolute
majority, the one with the
highest number of votes is
National Assembly Lower 5 180 97,021 262
allocated half of the seats;
Cameroon Parliament the remainder is allocated
to the other best-placed
lists through proportional
representation
Elected by municipal
Senate Upper 5 councils, and appointed by 100 174,638 472
the president
4 years,
unless
House of Commons(Chambre des
Lower elections First-past-the-post voting 338 104,571 5,214
communes)
are called
Canada Parliament(Parlement) earlier
Until age Appointed by the governor
Senate (Sénat) Upper 75, or general on the advice of the 105 318,825 13,296
resigns. Prime Minister
Closed listproportional
Cape Verde National Assembly(Asembleia representationwith
Unicameral 5 72 4,990 20
Nacional) the D'Hondt method in
constituencies
Central African National Assembly(Assemblée
Unicameral 5 Two-round system 100 38,951 36
Republic nationale)
Block voting: If no list
obtains an absolute
National Assembly(Assemblée majority, the seats are
Chad Unicameral 4 155 66,640 126
nationale) allocated
through proportional
representation
Binomial voting system (To
become open
list proportional
Chamber of Deputies(Cámara de
Lower 4 representationwith 120 145,021 2,496
National Congress(Congreso Diputados)
Chile the D'Hondt method in
Nacional) constituencies by the next
election)
Senate of the Republic(Senado de
Upper 8 Binomial voting system 38 457,963 7,885
la República)
GDPper
UN member or House Term Population seat
Overall name of legislature Name of house(s) Voting system Seats
observer state level (years) per seat (million
USD)
National People's Congress (全国人 Elected by municipal,
People's regional and provincial
民代表大会 Quánguó Rénmín Unicameral 5 2,987 448,518 3,783
Republic of China congresses, and People's
Dàibiǎo Dàhuì)[7] Liberation Army
Open or closed
list proportional
Chamber of
representation(depending
Representatives(Cámara de Lower 4 166 279,556 2,843
on the political party) with
Representantes)
the D'Hondt method by
state
Colombia Congress (Congreso) Open or closed
list proportional
representation(depending
Senate (Senado) Upper 4 on the political party) with 102 454,964 4,627
the D'Hondt
methodnationwide with a
3% threshold
Two-round system, and
Comoros Assembly of the Union(Assemblée
Unicameral 5 elected by the local 33 24,181 25
de la Union)
assemblies
Parallel voting: Open
listproportional
representationwith
National Assembly(Assemblée
Congo, Lower 5 the largest remainder 500 143,425 50
nationale)
Democratic Republic Parliament[2] method in constituencies
of the and first-past-the-post
voting
Elected by the provincial
Senate (Sénat) Upper 5 108 664,008 233
assemblies
National Assembly(Assemblée
Lower 5 Two-round system 153 28,537 119
Congo, Republic nationale)
Parliament(Parlement)
of the Elected by district, local,
Senate (Sénat) Upper 5 52 83,966 350
and regional councils
Closed listproportional
Costa Rica Legislative Assembly(Asamblea representationwith
Unicameral 4 57 75,468 965
Legislativa) the largest remainder
method by province
Open listproportional
representationwith
Croatian Assembly[5](Hrvatski
Croatia Unicameral 4 the D'Hondt method in 151 28,414 532
sabor)
constituencies with a 5%
threshold
National Assembly of People's Popular vote and approval
Cuba Power(Asamblea Nacional del Unicameral 5 by special candidacy 612 18,308 185
Poder Popular) commissions
GDPper
UN member or House Term Population seat
Overall name of legislature Name of house(s) Voting system Seats
observer state level (years) per seat (million
USD)
House of Representatives (Βουλή Open listproportional
των Αντιπροσώπων Vouli representationwith
Cyprus Unicameral 5 59 18,632 402
Antiprosópon / Temsilciler the largest remainder
Meclisi)[8] method by constituency
Open listproportional
Chamber of Deputies(Poslanecká representationwith
Lower 4 200 52,811 1,424
Parliament of the Czech sněmovna) the D'Hondt method by
Czech Republic Republic(Parlament České region with a 5% threshold
republiky) Two-round
Senate (Senát) Upper 6 system(staggered 81 130,397 3,517
elections)
Open listproportional
representationwith
Denmark Parliament[5] (Folketing) Unicameral 4 the D'Hondt method in 179 30,969 1,154
constituencies with a 2%
threshold
Block vote and closed
listproportional
representationby
constituencies: The list
obtaining an absolute or
relative majority of votes is
allocated 80% of the seats;
the remainder is allocated
to the other best-placed
Djibouti National Assembly(Assemblée
Unicameral 5 lists which obtained at least 65 12,587 35
nationale)
10% of the valid votes
through proportional
representation; if no other
list obtains 10% of the valid
votes, the remaining seats
will be allocated to the party
which won the majority or
relative majority of the valid
votes
First-past-the-post, and
Dominica House of Assembly Unicameral 5 21 3,394 46
appointed by the President
Open listproportional
representationwith
Chamber of Deputies(Cámara de the D'Hondt method by
Dominican National Congress(Congreso Lower 4 183 51,520 510
Diputados) province and nationwide
Republic Nacional) with a 1% threshold for the
nationwide seats
Senate (Senado) Upper 4 First-past-the-post 32 293,088 2,918
Closed listproportional
representationwith
National Parliament(Parlamento
East Timor Unicameral 5 the D'Hondt 65 16,408 146
Nacional)
methodnationwide with a
3% threshold
GDPper
UN member or House Term Population seat
Overall name of legislature Name of house(s) Voting system Seats
observer state level (years) per seat (million
USD)
Parallel voting: Closed
listproportional
Ecuador National Assembly(Asamblea
Unicameral 4 representationin a 137 116,802 1,028
Nacional)
nationwide constituency
and first-past-the-post
Parallel voting: First-past-
House of Representatives (ﻣﺟﻠس
Egypt Parliament[2] Unicameral 5 the-post, block vote, and 596 150,983 1,021
اﻟﻧوابMajilis Al-Nuwab)
appointed by the President
Open listproportional
representationwith
Legislative Assembly(Asamblea
El Salvador Unicameral 3 the largest remainder 84 68,382 530
Legislativa)
method by department and
nationwide
Closed listproportional
Chamber of Deputies(Cámara de representationin
Lower 5 100 16,220 172
los Diputados) constituencies with a 10%
Equatorial threshold
Parliament of Equatorial Guinea
Guinea Closed listproportional
representationwith a 10%
Senate Upper 70 23,171 246
threshold, and appointed by
the President
Eritrea National Assembly(Hagerawi Baito) Unicameral 5 Popular vote 104 50,878 38
Open listproportional
representationwith
Estonia State Assembly[5](Riigikogu) Unicameral 4 the D'Hondt method in 101 12,814 270
constituencies with a 5%
threshold
House of Peoples'
Representatives(Yehizbtewekayoch Lower 5 First-past-the-post 547 135,134 173
Ethiopia Parliament[2] Mekir Bet)
House of Federation(Yefedereshn
Upper 5 Elected by State Councils 112 659,986 847
Mekir Bet)
Federated States
Congress Unicameral 4 First-past-the-post 14 7,642 25
of Micronesia
Open listproportional
representationwith
Fiji Parliament Unicameral 4 the D'Hondt 50 16,745 82
methodnationwide with a
5% threshold
Open listproportional
representationwith
the D'Hondt method in
Finland Parliament(Eduskunta)[9] Unicameral 4 200 25,900 978
constituencies, and first-
past-the-post for Åland's
lone seat
France Parliament(Parlement) National Assembly(Assemblée
Lower 5 Two-round system 577 113,258 3,843
nationale)
GDPper
UN member or House Term Population seat
Overall name of legislature Name of house(s) Voting system Seats
observer state level (years) per seat (million
USD)
Elected indirectly by
officials including regional
councilors, department
Senate (Sénat) Upper 6 348 187,787 6,373
councilors, mayors, city
councilors, and members of
the National Assembly
National Assembly(Assemblée First-past-the-post, and
Lower 5 121 12,190 203
nationale) appointed by the President
Gabon Parliament(Parlement) Indirectly elected by local
Senate (Sénat) Upper 6 and départemental 102 14,460 240
councillors
Islamic Consultative
Iran Assembly[5] (ﻣﺟﻠس ﺷورای Unicameral 4 popular vote 290 259,136 3,414
اﺳﻼﻣﯽMajles-e Showrā-ye Eslāmī)
Council of Representatives of
Iraq Iraq[5]( ﻣﺟﻠس اﻟﻧواب اﻟﻌراﻗﻲMajlis Al- Unicameral 4 proportionalopen list 325 95,782 392
Niwab Al-Iraqi)
GDP
per
Overall name of House Term Population
Country Name of house Voting system Seats seat
legislature level (years) per seat
(million
USD)
Åland
Law Assembly[5](Lagtinget) Unicameral 4 30 945 52
Islands
Alderney States (États) Unicameral 4 10 240
American Legislative House of Representatives Lower 2 21 2,643 21
Samoa Assembly[5](Fono) Senate Upper 4 18 3,084 31
Anguilla House of Assembly Unicameral 5 11 1,222 15
Aruba Estates (Staten) Unicameral 4 21 4,832 107
Legislative
Azores Assembly(Assembleia Unicameral 4 57 4,311 72
Legislativa)
House of Assembly Lower 5 36 1,784 125
Bermuda Parliament
Senate Upper 11 5,839 409
British
House of Assembly Unicameral 4 15 1,969 56
Virgin Islands
Canary Parliament(Parlamento de
Unicameral 4 60 35,000 417
Islands Canarias)
Catalonia Parliament(Parlament de
Unicameral 4 135 55,723 2,490
Catalunya)
Cayman
Legislative Assembly Unicameral 4 18 3,080 125
Islands
Supreme
Council(Верховна Рада /
Crimea Unicameral 100 22,840 43
Верховный Совет / Yuqarı
Radası)
Curaçao Estates (Staten) Unicameral 4 21 7,571 148
Cook
Parliament Unicameral 4 24 875 13
Islands
Falkland
Legislative Assembly Unicameral 4 11 272 9
Islands
GDP
per
Overall name of House Term Population
Country Name of house Voting system Seats seat
legislature level (years) per seat
(million
USD)
Faroe
Law Assembly[5](Løgtingið) Unicameral 4 33 1,467 44
Islands
French Assembly(Assemblée de la
Unicameral 5 57 4,859 82
Polynesia Polynésie française)
Galicia Parliament(Parlamento da
Unicameral 4 75 36,649
Galiza/Galicia)
Gibraltar Parliament Unicameral 4 17 1,750 75
Greenland Parliament(Inatsisartut)[22] Unicameral 4 31 1,830 64
Legislature(Liheslaturan
Guam Unicameral 4 15 10,623
Guåhan)
Guernsey States (États) Unicameral 4 45 1,387 60
Proportional representationusing the Hare quota and
Hong the largest remainder method for the geographical
Legislative Council (立法會) Unicameral 4 70 101,481 5,015
Kong constituencies and functional constituencieselected by
their respective electorates
House of Keys(Kiare as
Lower 5 24 3,520 113
Isle of Feed)
Tynwald(Tinvaal)
Man Legislative Council (Yn
Upper 5 11 7,681 247
Choonceil Slattyssagh)
Jersey States (États) Unicameral 4 39 2,509 130
GDP
per
Overall name of House Term Population
non-UN state Name of house Voting system Seats seat
legislature level (years) per seat
(million
USD)
People's Assembly(Жəлар
Abkhazia Unicameral 5 35 6,877
Реизара, Zhelar Reizara)
Donetsk
People's Soviet Unicameral 4 Proportional representation 100
People's Republic
Lugansk
People's Soviet Unicameral 4 Proportional representation 50
People's Republic
GDP
per
Overall name of House Term Population
non-UN state Name of house Voting system Seats seat
legislature level (years) per seat
(million
USD)
First past the post, closed party
Taiwan Legislative Yuan(立法院 Lìfǎ listproportional
Unicameral 4 113 117,360 5,206
Yùan) representationand indigenousseats
with single non-transferable vote
Assembly of
Kosovo Kosovo(Albanian: Kuvendi i
Unicameral 4 120 15,493 157
Kosovës, Serbian
Cyrillic: Скупштина Косова)
Republic of National Assembly(Azgayin
Unicameral 5 33 4,284
Artsakh Zhoghov)
Northern Assembly of the
Unicameral 5 50 5,898
Cyprus Republic(Cumhuriyet Meclisi)
Sahrawi Arab Sahrawi National Council(اﻟﻣﺟﻠس
Democratic اﻟوطﻧﻲ اﻟﺻﺣراويAl-Majlis al-Watani Unicameral 2 53
Republic al-Sahrawi)
House of
Representatives(Golaha Lower 5 82 42,682
Somaliland Parliament(Baarlamaanka) Wakiilada)
House of Elders(Golaha
Upper 82 42,682
Guurtida)
South Ossetia Parliament Unicameral 5 34 2,117
Central
Tibetan Parliament of the Central Tibetan
Administration
Unicameral 5 first past the post 43 73,9531 3491
Administration(in
exile)
Supreme Council[23](Верховный
Transnistria Unicameral 5 43 12,062
Совет, Verhkovny Sovet)
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