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This is a list of legislatures by number of members. Non-sovereign entities and unrecognized states are marked in italics.
Country | Legislature | Type | Lower house [1] | Upper house [1] | Lower house to upper house ratio | Total | Population [2] | Population/ Lower house seats | Population/ Total seats |
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People's Republic of China | National People's Congress | unicameral | 2,977 | — | — | 2,977 | 1,443,497,378 | 478,809 | 478,809 |
United Kingdom | Parliament of the United Kingdom | bicameral | 650 | 786 | 0.827 | 1,436 | 63,742,977 | 98,066 | 44,389 |
France | French Parliament | bicameral | 577 | 348 | 1.658 | 925 | 64,821,540 | 112,342 | 70,077 |
Egypt | Parliament of Egypt | bicameral | 596 | 300 | 1.987 | 896 | 100,388,073 | 168,436 | 112,040 |
Germany | – | bicameral | 735 (Bundestag) | 69 (Bundesrat) | 10.667 | 805 | 84,607,016 | 115,112 | 105,233 |
India | Parliament of India | bicameral | 543 | 250 | 2.172 | 793 | 1,435,405,824 | 2,643,473 | 1,810,096 |
Thailand | National Assembly of Thailand | bicameral | 500 | 250 | 2 | 750 | 67,741,401 | 135,483 | 90,322 |
European Union | – | bicameral | 705 (European Parliament) | 27 (Council of the European Union) | 26.111 | 732 | 448,387,872 | 636,011 | 612,552 |
Indonesia | People's Consultative Assembly | bicameral | 575 | 136 | 4.228 | 711 | 271,407,446 | 472,013 | 381,726 |
Japan | National Diet | bicameral | 465 | 242 | 1.921 | 707 | 126,451,398 | 271,938 | 178,856 |
Korea, North | Supreme People's Assembly | unicameral | 687 | — | — | 687 | 24,851,627 | 36,174 | 36,174 |
Morocco | Parliament of Morocco | bicameral | 395 | 270 | 1.463 | 665 | 32,987,206 | 83,512 | 49,605 |
Ethiopia | Federal Parliamentary Assembly | bicameral | 547 (House of Peoples' Representatives) | 108 (House of Federation) | 5.065 | 655 | 96,633,458 | 176,661 | 147,532 |
Mexico | Congress of the Union | bicameral | 500 | 128 | 3.906 | 628 | 120,286,655 | 240,573 | 191,539 |
Russia | Federal Assembly | bicameral | 450 | 170 | 2.647 | 620 | 146,171,015 | 324,824 | 235,760 |
Cuba | National Assembly of People's Power | unicameral | 470 | — | — | 470 | 11,047,251 | 23,505 | 23,505 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | bicameral | 500 | 108 | 4.63 | 608 | 77,433,744 | 154,867 | 127,358 |
Spain | Cortes Generales | bicameral | 350 | 257 | 1.362 | 607 | 47,737,941 | 136,394 | 78,646 |
Algeria | Parliament of Algeria | bicameral | 462 | 144 | 3.208 | 606 | 38,813,722 | 84,012 | 64,049 |
Italy | Italian Parliament | bicameral | 400 | 205 | 1.951 | 605 | 59,030,133 | 147,575 | 97,570 |
Turkey | Grand National Assembly of Turkey | unicameral | 600 | — | — | 600 | 84,339,067 | 140,565 | 140,565 |
Brazil | National Congress of Brazil | bicameral | 513 | 81 | 6.333 | 594 | 210,147,125 | 409,644 | 353,783 |
Poland | Parliament of Poland | bicameral | 460 | 100 | 4.6 | 560 | 38,346,279 | 83,361 | 68,475 |
United States | United States Congress | bicameral | 435 | 100 | 4.35 | 535 | 318,892,103 | 733,085 | 596,060 |
Uganda | Parliament of Uganda | unicameral | 529 | — | — | 529 | 35,918,915 | 67,900 | 67,900 |
Sudan | National Legislature | bicameral | 450 | 50 | 9 | 500 | 35,482,233 | 78,849 | 70,964 |
Vietnam | National Assembly | unicameral | 500 | — | — | 500 | 93,421,835 | 186,844 | 186,844 |
South Africa | Parliament of South Africa | bicameral | 400 | 90 | 4.444 | 490 | 48,375,645 | 120,939 | 98,726 |
Nigeria | National Assembly | bicameral | 360 | 109 | 3.303 | 469 | 177,155,754 | 492,099 | 377,731 |
Romania | Parliament of Romania | bicameral | 329 | 136 | 2.419 | 465 | 20,121,641 | 61,160 | 43,272 |
Ukraine | Verkhovna Rada | unicameral | 450 | — | — | 450 | 44,291,413 | 98,425 | 98,425 |
Pakistan | Parliament of Pakistan | bicameral | 342 | 104 | 3.288 | 446 | 196,174,380 | 573,609 | 439,853 |
Canada | Parliament of Canada | bicameral | 343 | 105 | 3.267 | 448 | 36,991,981 | 107,848 | 84,456 |
Kenya | Parliament of Kenya | bicameral | 349 | 67 | 5.209 | 416 | 45,010,056 | 128,969 | 108,197 |
Yemen | Parliament of Yemen | bicameral | 301 | 111 | 2.712 | 412 | 26,052,966 | 86,555 | 63,235 |
South Sudan | National Legislature | bicameral | 332 (National Legislative Assembly) | 50 (Council of States) | 6.64 | 382 | 11,562,695 | 34,827 | 30,269 |
Tanzania | National Assembly | unicameral | 357 | — | — | 357 | 49,639,138 | 139,045 | 139,045 |
Côte d'Ivoire | Parliament of Ivory Coast | bicameral | 255 | 99 | 2.576 | 354 | 22,848,945 | 89,604 | 64,545 |
Zimbabwe | Parliament of Zimbabwe | bicameral | 270 | 80 | 3.375 | 350 | 13,771,721 | 51,006 | 39,348 |
Sweden | Riksdag | unicameral | 349 | — | — | 349 | 9,723,809 | 27,862 | 27,862 |
Nepal | Federal Parliament of Nepal | bicameral | 275 | 59 | 4.661 | 334 | 28,982,771 | 105,392 | 86,775 |
Argentina | National Congress of Argentina | bicameral | 257 | 72 | 3.569 | 329 | 43,024,374 | 167,410 | 130,773 |
Somalia | Federal Parliament of Somalia | bicameral | 275 | 54 | 5.093 | 329 | 10,428,043 | 37,920 | 31,696 |
Philippines | Congress of the Philippines | bicameral | 316 | 24 | 13.167 | 340 | 109,035,343 | 345,049 | 320,692 |
Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | unicameral | 325 | — | — | 325 | 32,585,692 | 100,264 | 100,264 |
Bangladesh | Jatiya Sangsad | unicameral | 350 | — | — | 350 | 169,828,911 | 485,225 | 485,225 |
Greece | Hellenic Parliament | unicameral | 300 | — | — | 300 | 10,775,557 | 35,919 | 35,919 |
Korea, South | National Assembly | unicameral | 300 | — | — | 300 | 49,039,986 | 163,467 | 163,467 |
Malaysia | Parliament of Malaysia | bicameral | 222 | 70 | 3.171 | 292 | 30,073,353 | 135,466 | 102,991 |
Iran | Islamic Consultative Assembly | unicameral | 290 | — | — | 290 | 80,840,713 | 278,761 | 278,761 |
Czech Republic | Parliament of the Czech Republic | bicameral | 200 | 81 | 2.469 | 281 | 10,627,448 | 53,137 | 37,820 |
Cameroon | Parliament of Cameroon | bicameral | 180 (National Assembly) | 100 (Senate) | 1.8 | 280 | 23,130,708 | 128,504 | 82,610 |
Ghana | Parliament of Ghana | unicameral | 275 | — | — | 275 | 25,758,108 | 93,666 | 93,666 |
Colombia | Congress of Colombia | bicameral | 166 | 102 | 1.627 | 268 | 49,336,454 | 297,208 | 184,091 |
Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | unicameral | 250 | — | — | 250 | 24,692,144 | 98,769 | 98,769 |
Serbia | National Assembly | unicameral | 250 | — | — | 250 | 7,209,764 [lower-alpha 1] 9,068,967 [lower-alpha 2] | 28,839 | 28,839 |
Syria | People's Assembly of Syria | unicameral | 250 | — | — | 250 | 17,951,639 | 71,807 | 71,807 |
Uzbekistan | Oliy Majlis | bicameral | 150 | 100 | 1.5 | 250 | 28,929,716 | 192,865 | 115,719 |
Switzerland | Federal Assembly | bicameral | 200 | 46 | 4.348 | 246 | 8,061,516 | 40,308 | 32,770 |
Austria | Austrian Parliament | bicameral | 183 | 62 | 2.952 | 245 | 8,223,062 | 44,935 | 33,564 |
Bulgaria | National Assembly | unicameral | 240 | — | — | 240 | 6,924,716 | 28,853 | 28,853 |
Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | unicameral | 230 | — | — | 230 | 10,813,834 | 47,017 | 47,017 |
Australia | Parliament of Australia | bicameral | 151 | 76 | 1.987 | 227 | 27,286,253 | 149,057 | 99,152 |
Ireland | Oireachtas | bicameral | 160 | 60 | 2.667 | 220 | 4,937,786 | 30,861 | 22,444 |
Netherlands | States General of the Netherlands | bicameral | 150 | 75 | 2 | 225 | 18,047,200 | 120,315 | 80,210 |
Sri Lanka | Parliament of Sri Lanka | unicameral | 225 | — | — | 225 | 21,866,445 | 97,184 | 97,184 |
Gabon | Parliament of Gabon | bicameral | 120 | 102 | 1.176 | 222 | 1,672,597 | 13,938 | 7,534 |
Angola | National Assembly | unicameral | 220 | — | — | 220 | 19,088,106 | 86,764 | 86,764 |
Tunisia | Assembly of the Representatives of the People | unicameral | 217 | — | — | 217 | 10,937,521 | 50,403 | 50,403 |
Dominican Republic | Congress of the Dominican Republic | bicameral | 183 | 32 | 5.719 | 215 | 10,349,741 | 56,556 | 48,138 |
Congo, Republic of the | Parliament of the Republic of the Congo | bicameral | 139 | 72 | 1.931 | 211 | 4,662,446 | 33,543 | 22,097 |
Belgium | Belgian Federal Parliament | bicameral | 150 | 60 | 2.5 | 210 | 11,420,163 | 76,134 | 54,382 |
Jordan | Parliament of Jordan | bicameral | 150 | 60 | 2.5 | 210 | 7,930,491 | 52,870 | 37,764 |
Chile | National Congress of Chile | bicameral | 155 | 50 | 3.1 | 205 | 17,574,003 | 113,381 | 85,727 |
Finland | Parliament of Finland | unicameral | 200 | — | — | 200 | 5,268,799 | 26,344 | 26,344 |
Libya | House of Representatives | unicameral | 200 | — | — | 200 | 6,244,174 | 31,221 | 31,221 |
Hungary | National Assembly | unicameral | 199 | — | — | 199 | 9,919,128 | 49,845 | 49,845 |
Malawi | National Assembly | unicameral | 193 | — | — | 193 | 17,377,468 | 90,039 | 90,039 |
Chad | National Assembly | unicameral | 188 | — | — | 188 | 11,412,107 | 60,703 | 60,703 |
Cambodia | Parliament of Cambodia | bicameral | 123 | 61 | 2.016 | 184 | 15,458,332 | 125,677 | 84,013 |
Madagascar | Parliament of Madagascar | bicameral | 151 | 33 | 4.576 | 184 | 23,201,926 | 153,655 | 126,097 |
Denmark | Folketing | unicameral | 179 | — | — | 179 | 5,932,654 [3] | 31,112 | 31,112 |
Belarus | National Assembly of Belarus | bicameral | 110 | 64 | 1.719 | 174 | 9,608,058 | 87,346 | 55,219 |
Equatorial Guinea | Parliament of Equatorial Guinea | bicameral | 100 | 70 | 1.429 | 170 | 722,254 | 7,223 | 4,249 |
Norway | Storting | unicameral | 169 | — | — | 169 | 5,147,792 | 30,460 | 30,460 |
Burundi | Parliament of Burundi | bicameral | 120 | ~48 | 2.5 | 168 | 10,395,931 | 86,633 | 61,881 |
Bolivia | Plurinational Legislative Assembly | bicameral | 130 | 36 | 3.611 | 166 | 10,631,486 | 81,781 | 64,045 |
Venezuela | National Assembly | unicameral | 165 | — | — | 165 | 28,868,486 | 174,961 | 174,961 |
Mali | National Assembly | unicameral | 160 | — | — | 160 | 16,455,903 | 102,849 | 102,849 |
Guatemala | Congress of the Republic of Guatemala | unicameral | 158 | — | — | 158 | 14,647,083 | 92,703 | 92,703 |
Zambia | National Assembly of Zambia | unicameral | 158 | — | — | 158 | 14,638,505 | 92,649 | 92,649 |
Oman | Council of Oman | bicameral | 84 (Consultative Assembly) | 71 (Council of State) | 1.183 | 155 | 3,219,775 | 38,331 | 20,773 |
Kazakhstan | Parliament of Kazakhstan | bicameral | 107 | 47 | 2.277 | 154 | 17,948,816 | 167,746 | 116,551 |
Lesotho | Parliament of Lesotho | bicameral | 120 (National Assembly) | 33 (Senate of Lesotho) | 3.636 | 153 | 1,942,008 | 16,183 | 12,693 |
Croatia | Croatian Parliament | unicameral | 151 | — | — | 151 | 4,470,534 | 29,606 | 29,606 |
Eritrea | National Assembly | unicameral | 150 | — | — | 150 | 6,380,803 | 42,539 | 42,539 |
Georgia | Parliament of Georgia | unicameral | 150 | — | — | 150 | 4,935,880 | 32,906 | 32,906 |
Saudi Arabia | Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia | unicameral | 150 | — | — | 150 | 27,345,986 | 182,307 | 182,307 |
Senegal | National Assembly | unicameral | 150 | — | — | 150 | 13,635,927 | 90,906 | 90,906 |
Slovakia | National Council | unicameral | 150 | — | — | 150 | 5,443,583 | 36,291 | 36,291 |
Laos | National Assembly | unicameral | 149 | — | — | 149 | 6,803,699 | 45,662 | 45,662 |
Mauritania | Mauritanian Parliament | unicameral | 146 | — | — | 146 | 3,516,806 | 24,088 | 24,088 |
Lithuania | Parliament of Lithuania | unicameral | 141 | — | — | 141 | 2,848,000 | 20,199 | 20,199 |
Albania | Parliament of Albania | unicameral | 140 | — | — | 140 | 3,020,209 | 21,573 | 21,573 |
Ecuador | National Assembly | unicameral | 137 | — | — | 137 | 15,654,411 | 114,266 | 114,266 |
Palestine | Palestinian Legislative Council | unicameral | 132 | — | — | 132 | 4,816,503 | 36,489 | 36,489 |
Peru | Congress of the Republic of Peru | unicameral | 130 | — | — | 130 | 30,147,935 | 231,907 | 231,907 |
Slovenia | Slovenian Parliament | bicameral | 90 | 40 | 2.25 | 130 | 2,070,050 | 23,001 | 15,923 |
Haiti | Haitian Parliament | bicameral | 99 | 30 | 3.3 | 129 | 9,996,731 | 100,977 | 77,494 |
Uruguay | General Assembly of Uruguay | bicameral | 99 | 30 | 3.3 | 129 | 3,332,972 | 33,666 | 25,837 |
Honduras | National Congress of Honduras | unicameral | 128 | — | — | 128 | 8,598,561 | 67,176 | 67,176 |
Lebanon | Parliament of Lebanon | unicameral | 128 | — | — | 128 | 5,882,562 | 45,958 | 45,958 |
Burkina Faso | National Assembly of Burkina Faso | unicameral | 127 | — | — | 127 | 18,365,123 | 144,607 | 144,607 |
Azerbaijan | National Assembly | unicameral | 125 | — | — | 125 | 9,686,210 | 77,490 | 77,490 |
Paraguay | Congress of Paraguay | bicameral | 80 | 45 | 1.778 | 125 | 6,703,860 | 83,798 | 53,631 |
Turkmenistan | Assembly of Turkmenistan | unicameral | 125 | — | — | 125 | 5,171,943 | 41,376 | 41,376 |
Sierra Leone | Parliament of Sierra Leone | unicameral | 124 | — | — | 124 | 5,743,725 | 46,320 | 46,320 |
North Macedonia | Assembly of North Macedonia | unicameral | 123 | — | — | 123 | 2,091,719 | 17,006 | 17,006 |
Israel | Knesset | unicameral | 120 | — | — | 120 | 7,821,850 | 65,182 | 65,182 |
Kosovo | Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo | unicameral | 120 | — | — | 120 | 1,859,203 | 15,493 | 15,493 |
Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | unicameral | 120 | — | — | 120 | 5,604,212 | 46,702 | 46,702 |
New Zealand | Parliament of New Zealand | unicameral | 120 | — | — | 120 | 4,699,755 [4] | 39,165 | 39,165 |
Armenia | National Assembly | unicameral | 118 | — | — | 118 | 3,060,631 | 25,938 | 25,938 |
Guinea | National Assembly | unicameral | 114 | — | — | 114 | 11,474,383 | 100,652 | 100,652 |
Niger | National Assembly | unicameral | 113 | — | — | 113 | 17,466,172 | 154,568 | 154,568 |
Taiwan | Legislative Yuan | unicameral | 113 | — | — | 113 | 23,359,928 | 206,725 | 206,725 |
Papua New Guinea | National Parliament of Papua New Guinea | unicameral | 111 | — | — | 111 | 6,552,730 | 59,034 | 59,034 |
Rwanda | Parliament of Rwanda | bicameral | 80 | 26 | 3.077 | 106 | 12,337,138 | 154,214 | 116,388 |
Central African Republic | Parliament of the Central African Republic | unicameral | 105 | — | — | 105 | 5,277,959 | 50,266 | 50,266 |
Liberia | Legislature of Liberia | bicameral | 73 | 30 | 2.433 | 103 | 4,092,310 | 56,059 | 39,731 |
Guinea-Bissau | National People's Assembly | unicameral | 102 | — | — | 102 | 1,693,398 | 16,602 | 16,602 |
Estonia | Riigikogu | unicameral | 101 | — | — | 101 | 1,257,921 | 12,455 | 12,455 |
Moldova | Parliament of the Republic of Moldova | unicameral | 101 | — | — | 101 | 3,583,288 | 35,478 | 35,478 |
Latvia | Saeima | unicameral | 100 | — | — | 100 | [5] 1,893,223 | 18,932 | 18,932 |
Namibia | Parliament of Namibia | bicameral | 72 | 26 | 2.769 | 98 | 2,198,406 | 30,533 | 22,433 |
Tajikistan | Supreme Assembly | bicameral | 63 | 34 | 1.853 | 97 | 8,051,512 | 127,802 | 83,005 |
Eswatini | Parliament of Eswatini | bicameral | 65 (House of Assembly) | 30 (Senate) | 2.167 | 95 | 1,419,623 | 21,840 | 14,943 |
Singapore | Parliament of Singapore | unicameral | 87 | — | — | 87 | 5,700,000 | 65,517 | 65,517 |
Nicaragua | National Assembly | unicameral | 92 | — | — | 92 | 5,848,641 | 63,572 | 63,572 |
Togo | National Assembly | unicameral | 91 | — | — | 91 | 7,351,374 | 80,784 | 80,784 |
Hong Kong | Legislative Council of Hong Kong | unicameral | 90 | — | — | 90 | 7,112,688 | 79,030 | 79,030 |
Maldives | People's Majlis | unicameral | 85 | — | — | 85 | 393,595 | 4,631 | 4,631 |
El Salvador | Legislative Assembly of El Salvador | unicameral | 84 | — | — | 84 | 6,125,512 | 72,923 | 72,923 |
Jamaica | Parliament of Jamaica | bicameral | 63 | 21 | 3 | 84 | 2,930,050 | 46,509 | 34,882 |
Benin | National Assembly | unicameral | 83 | — | — | 83 | 10,160,556 | 122,416 | 122,416 |
Montenegro | Parliament of Montenegro | unicameral | 81 | — | — | 81 | 650,036 | 8,025 | 8,025 |
Puerto Rico | Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico | bicameral | 51 | 30 | 1.7 | 81 | 3,620,897 | 70,998 | 44,702 |
Bahrain | National Assembly | bicameral | 40 | 40 | 1 | 80 | 1,314,089 | 32,852 | 16,426 |
Cyprus | House of Representatives | unicameral | 80 | — | — | 80 | 1,172,458 | 14,656 | 14,656 |
Malta | Parliament of Malta | unicameral | 79 | — | — | 79 | 535,064 | 6,773 | 6,773 |
Mongolia | State Great Khural | unicameral | 126 | — | — | 126 | 3,251,587 | 25,521 | 25,521 |
Bhutan | Parliament of Bhutan | bicameral | 47 | 25 | 1.88 | 72 | 733,643 | 15,609 | 10,189 |
Cape Verde | National Assembly | unicameral | 72 | — | — | 72 | 538,535 | 7,480 | 7,480 |
Trinidad and Tobago | Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago | bicameral | 41 | 31 | 1.323 | 72 | 1,223,916 | 29,852 | 16,999 |
Panama | Parliament of Panama | unicameral | 71 | — | — | 71 | 3,608,431 | 50,823 | 50,823 |
Mauritius | National Assembly | unicameral | 70 | — | — | 70 | 1,331,155 | 19,016 | 19,016 |
Djibouti | National Assembly | unicameral | 65 | — | — | 65 | 810,179 | 12,464 | 12,464 |
Guyana | National Assembly | unicameral | 65 | — | — | 65 | 735,554 | 11,316 | 11,316 |
Kuwait | National Assembly | unicameral | 65 | — | — | 65 | 2,742,711 | 42,196 | 42,196 |
Timor-Leste | National Parliament | unicameral | 65 | — | — | 65 | 1,201,542 | 18,485 | 18,485 |
Botswana | Parliament of Botswana | unicameral | 63 | — | — | 63 | 2,155,784 | 34,219 | 34,219 |
Iceland | Althing | unicameral | 63 | — | — | 63 | 317,351 | 5,037 | 5,037 |
Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | unicameral | 60 | — | — | 60 | 520,672 | 8,678 | 8,678 |
San Marino | Grand and General Council | unicameral | 60 | — | — | 60 | 32,742 | 546 | 546 |
Jersey | States Assembly | unicameral | 58 | — | — | 58 | 96,513 | 1,664 | 1,664 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina | bicameral | 42 (House of Representatives) | 15 (House of Peoples) | 2.8 | 57 | 3,871,643 | 92,182 | 67,924 |
Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica | unicameral | 57 | — | — | 57 | 4,755,234 | 83,425 | 83,425 |
French Polynesia | Assembly of French Polynesia | unicameral | 57 | — | — | 57 | 280,026 | 4,913 | 4,913 |
São Tomé and Príncipe | National Assembly | unicameral | 55 | — | — | 55 | 190,428 | 3,462 | 3,462 |
Bahamas, The | Parliament of the Bahamas | bicameral | 38 | 16 | 2.375 | 54 | 321,834 | 8,469 | 5,960 |
New Caledonia | Congress of New Caledonia | unicameral | 54 | — | — | 54 | 267,840 | 4,960 | 4,960 |
Gambia, The | National Assembly of the Gambia | unicameral | 53 | — | — | 53 | 1,925,527 | 36,331 | 36,331 |
Vanuatu | Parliament of Vanuatu | unicameral | 52 | — | — | 52 | 266,937 | 5,133 | 5,133 |
Barbados | Parliament of Barbados | bicameral | 30 | 21 | 1.429 | 51 | 289,680 | 9,656 | 5,680 |
Suriname | National Assembly | unicameral | 51 | — | — | 51 | 573,311 | 11,241 | 11,241 |
Fiji | Parliament of Fiji | unicameral | [6] 50 | — | — | 50 | 903,207 | 18,064 | 18,064 |
Solomon Islands | National Parliament of Solomon Islands | unicameral | 50 | — | — | 50 | 609,883 | 12,198 | 12,198 |
Samoa | Legislative Assembly of Samoa | unicameral | 49 | — | — | 49 | 196,628 | 4,013 | 4,013 |
Bermuda | Parliament of Bermuda | bicameral | 36 (House of Assembly) | 11 (Senate) | 3.273 | 47 | 69,839 | 1,940 | 1,486 |
Kiribati | House of Assembly | unicameral | 46 | — | — | 46 | 104,488 | 2,271 | 2,271 |
Guernsey | States of Guernsey | unicameral | 45 | — | — | 45 | 65,849 | 1,463 | 1,463 |
Qatar | Consultative Assembly of Qatar | unicameral | 45 | — | — | 45 | 2,123,160 | 47,181 | 47,181 |
Transnistria | Supreme Council | unicameral | 45 | — | — | 45 | 469,000 | 10,422 | 10,422 |
Belize | Parliament of Belize | bicameral | 31 | 12 | 2.583 | 43 | 340,844 | 10,995 | 7,927 |
United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | unicameral | 40 | — | — | 40 | 5,628,805 | 140,720 | 140,720 |
American Samoa | American Samoa Fono | bicameral | 21 | 18 | 1.167 | 39 | 54,517 | 2,596 | 1,398 |
Isle of Man | Tynwald | bicameral | 24 | 11 | 2.182 | 35 | 86,866 | 3,619 | 2,482 |
Abkhazia | People's Assembly of Abkhazia | unicameral | 35 | — | — | 35 | 243,206 | 6,949 | 6,949 |
Antigua and Barbuda | Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda | bicameral | 17 | 17 | 1 | 34 | 91,295 | 5,370 | 2,685 |
Seychelles | National Assembly | unicameral | 34 | — | — | 34 | 91,650 | 2,696 | 2,696 |
South Ossetia | Parliament of South Ossetia | unicameral | 34 | — | — | 34 | 53,532 | 1,574 | 1,574 |
Artsakh | National Assembly | unicameral | 33 | — | — | 33 | 150,932 | 4,574 | 4,574 |
Brunei | Legislative Council of Brunei | unicameral | 33 | — | — | 33 | 422,675 | 12,808 | 12,808 |
Comoros | Assembly of the Union of the Comoros | unicameral | 33 | — | — | 33 | 766,865 | 23,238 | 23,238 |
Faroe Islands | Løgting | unicameral | 33 | — | — | 33 | 49,947 | 1,514 | 1,514 |
Macau | Legislative Council of Macau | unicameral | 33 | — | — | 33 | 587,914 | 17,816 | 17,816 |
Marshall Islands | Legislature of the Marshall Islands | unicameral | 33 | — | — | 33 | 70,983 | 2,151 | 2,151 |
Dominica | House of Assembly of Dominica | unicameral | 32 | — | — | 32 | 73,449 | 2,295 | 2,295 |
Greenland | Inatsisartut | unicameral | 31 | — | — | 31 | 57,728 | 1,862 | 1,862 |
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | Leadership Council | unicameral | Aprx. 30 [7] | — | — | Aprx. 30 [7] | 31,822,848 | 1,060,762 [lower-alpha 3] | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature | bicameral | 20 | 9 | 2.222 | 29 | 51,483 | 2,574 | 1,775 |
Andorra | General Council | unicameral | 28 | — | — | 28 | 85,458 | 3,052 | 3,052 |
Grenada | Parliament of Grenada | bicameral | 15 | 13 | 1.154 | 28 | 110,152 | 7,343 | 3,934 |
Saint Lucia | Parliament of Saint Lucia | bicameral | 17 | 11 | 1.545 | 28 | 163,362 | 9,610 | 5,834 |
Tonga | Legislative Assembly of Tonga | unicameral | 26 | — | — | 26 | 106,440 | 4,094 | 4,094 |
Liechtenstein | Landtag of Liechtenstein | unicameral | 25 | — | — | 25 | 37,313 | 1,493 | 1,493 |
Palau | Palau National Congress | bicameral | 16 | 9 | 1.778 | 25 | 21,186 | 1,324 | 847 |
Cook Islands | Parliament of the Cook Islands | unicameral | 24 | — | — | 24 | 10,134 | 422 | 422 |
Monaco | National Council | unicameral | 24 | — | — | 24 | 30,508 | 1,271 | 1,271 |
Saint Martin | unicameral | 23 | — | — | 23 | 31,530 | 1,371 | 1,371 | |
Adjara | Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara | unicameral | 21 | — | — | 21 | 349,000 | 16,619 | 16,619 |
Aruba | Parliament of Aruba | unicameral | 21 | — | — | 21 | 110,663 | 5,270 | 5,270 |
Cayman Islands | Parliament of the Cayman Islands | unicameral | 21 | — | — | 21 | 54,914 | 2,615 | 2,615 |
Curaçao | Parliament of Curaçao | unicameral | 21 | — | — | 21 | 146,836 | 6,992 | 6,992 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | unicameral | 21 | — | — | 21 | 102,918 | 4,901 | 4,901 |
Niue | Niue Assembly | unicameral | 20 | — | — | 20 | 1,190 | 60 | 60 |
Tokelau | General Fono | unicameral | 20 | — | — | 20 | 1,337 | 67 | 67 |
Wallis and Futuna | Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna | unicameral | 20 | — | — | 20 | 15,561 | 778 | 778 |
Nauru | Parliament of Nauru | unicameral | 19 | — | — | 19 | 9,488 | 499 | 499 |
Saint Barthelemy | Territorial Council of Saint Barthélemy | unicameral | 19 | — | — | 19 | 7,267 | 382 | 382 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon | unicameral | 19 | — | — | 19 | 5,716 | 301 | 301 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | House of Assembly | unicameral | 19 | — | — | 19 | 49,070 | 2,583 | 2,583 |
Gibraltar | Gibraltar Parliament | unicameral | 18 | — | — | 18 | 29,185 | 1,621 | 1,621 |
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Legislative Council of Saint Helena | unicameral | 17 | — | — | 17 | 7,776 | 457 | 457 |
British Virgin Islands | House of Assembly of the British Virgin Islands | unicameral | 15 | — | — | 15 | 32,680 | 2,179 | 2,179 |
Guam | Legislature of Guam | unicameral | 15 | — | — | 15 | 161,001 | 10,733 | 10,733 |
Sint Maarten | Parliament of Sint Maarten | unicameral | 15 | — | — | 15 | 39,689 | 2,646 | 2,646 |
Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | unicameral | 15 | — | — | 15 | 10,782 | 719 | 719 |
United States Virgin Islands | Legislature of the Virgin Islands | unicameral | 15 | — | — | 15 | 104,170 | 6,945 | 6,945 |
Micronesia, Federated States of | Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia | unicameral | 14 | — | — | 14 | 105,681 | 7,549 | 7,549 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | unicameral | 14 | — | — | 14 | 51,538 | 3,681 | 3,681 |
Anguilla | House of Assembly | unicameral | 13 | — | — | 13 | 16,086 | 1,237 | 1,237 |
Montserrat | Legislative Assembly of Montserrat | unicameral | 11 | — | — | 11 | 5,215 | 474 | 474 |
Falkland Islands | Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands | unicameral | 10 | — | — | 10 | 2,840 | 284 | 284 |
Pitcairn Islands | Island Council | unicameral | 10 | — | — | 10 | 48 | 5 | 5 |
Christmas Island | Shire of Christmas Island | unicameral | 9 | — | — | 9 | 1,530 | 170 | 170 |
Norfolk Island | Norfolk Island Regional Council | unicameral | 9 | — | — | 9 | 2,210 | 246 | 246 |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Shire of Cocos | unicameral | 7 | — | — | 7 | 596 | 85 | 85 |
Vatican City | Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State | unicameral | [8] 7 | — | — | 7 | 842 | 120 | 120 |
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