Here are some numbers from 50 somewhat randomly selected countries from the CIA Web site.
After all, the CIA does stand for Central Intelligence Agency...
| Country | Population | Representatives in Lower House | Type Of Legislature | Representation Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Islands | 64522 | 33 | Unicameral | 1955 |
| Iceland | 306694 | 63 | Unicameral | 4868 |
| Belize | 307899 | 31 | Bicameral | 9932 |
| Solomon Islands | 595613 | 50 | Unicameral | 11912 |
| Estonia | 1299371 | 101 | Unicameral | 12865 |
| Bahrain | 728709 | 40 | Bicameral | 18218 |
| Cuba | 11451652 | 614 | Unicameral | 18651 |
| Swaziland | 1337186 | 65 | Bicameral | 20572 |
| Armenia | 2967004 | 131 | Unicameral | 22649 |
| Ireland | 4203200 | 166 | Bicameral | 25320 |
| Denmark | 5500510 | 179 | Unicameral | 30729 |
| Korea, North | 22665345 | 687 | Unicameral | 32992 |
| Greece | 10737428 | 300 | Unicameral | 35791 |
| Switzerland | 7604467 | 200 | Bicameral | 38022 |
| Zimbabwe | 11392629 | 210 | Bicameral | 54251 |
| Angola | 12799293 | 220 | unicameral | 58179 |
| Israel | 7233701 | 120 | Unicameral | 60281 |
| Romania | 22215421 | 334 | Bicameral | 66513 |
| Belgium | 10414336 | 150 | Bicameral | 69429 |
| Yemen | 22858238 | 301 | Bicameral | 75941 |
| Malawi | 15028757 | 193 | Unicameral | 77869 |
| Belarus | 9648533 | 110 | Bicameral | 87714 |
| Haiti | 9035536 | 99 | Bicameral | 91268 |
| Italy | 58126212 | 630 | Bicameral | 92264 |
| United Kingdom | 61113205 | 646 | Bicameral | 94602 |
| Cameroon | 18879301 | 180 | Unicameral | 104885 |
| Iraq | 28945569 | 275 | Unicameral | 105257 |
| Canada | 33487208 | 308 | Bicameral | 108725 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4613414 | 42 | Bicameral | 109843 |
| France | 64057792 | 577 | Bicameral | 111019 |
| Spain | 40525002 | 350 | Bicameral | 115786 |
| Cambodia | 14494293 | 123 | Bicameral | 117840 |
| Turkey | 76805524 | 550 | Unicameral | 139646 |
| Australia | 21262641 | 150 | Bicameral | 141751 |
| Ethiopia | 85237338 | 547 | Bicameral | 155827 |
| Argentina | 40913584 | 257 | Bicameral | 159197 |
| Korea, South | 48508972 | 299 | Unicameral | 162237 |
| Egypt | 78866635 | 454 | Bicameral | 173715 |
| Vietnam | 88576758 | 493 | Unicameral | 179669 |
| Mexico | 111211789 | 500 | Bicameral | 222424 |
| Iran | 66429284 | 290 | Unicameral | 229066 |
| Russia | 140041247 | 450 | Bicameral | 311203 |
| Brazil | 198739269 | 513 | Bicameral | 387406 |
| Nigeria | 149229090 | 360 | Bicameral | 414525 |
| Japan | 127078679 | 300 | Bicameral | 423596 |
| China | 1338612968 | 2987 | Unicameral | 448146 |
| Pakistan | 174578558 | 342 | Bicameral | 510464 |
| Bangladesh | 156050883 | 300 | Unicameral | 520170 |
| United States | 307212123 | 435 | Bicameral | 706235 |
| India | 1156897766 | 545 | Bicameral | 2122748 |
The Representation Ratio is how many persons are served by a representative.
What is this telling you?
I know when I see something like this I get depressed because it is obvious that we, as Americans, do not have nearly enough members in the House of Representatives.
We stopped adding them about 100 years ago when we added Arizona and New Mexico.
The party that properly takes on the message of adding to the House of Representatives will be granted the status of protector of the Democracy for the next generation.
5 comments:
Hey joe great job. this is my first look over, but I would add a link to the terminology, i.e. Bicameral and such. I think in terms of target audience---holliday md/jackhole.
Our system of government has failed
it's Obsolete !
Joe, I agree completely. I have felt that our gov't has been getting lamer and lamer for decades. I never thought about this aspect, however. Thank you as always- msbadger
Our Government needs an overhaul in many areas. Having more Representatives in the House would be an excellent start. I believe having as many as 2,000 Representatives (for 305 Million) would be a great opportunity for the American voter. This is 21st Century America, not 1880... BigAl72
well, I never thought about this... at first glance it seems that it would be very hard to get anything done, but that might be a good thing in itself.. the ratio aspect makes sense.. hmmm i'll think on this.
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