U.S. is among 41 democracies that exclusively or primarily use single-member districts
Democracies that use __ in electing national legislators
Note: Data is based on 106 countries classified as democracies and includes some fully self-governing territories whose sovereign status is disputed.
Source: Pew Research Center analysis.
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U.S. is among 41 democracies that exclusively or primarily use single-member districts
Democracies that use __ in electing national legislators
| Democracy | District type | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Mostly single-member districts | Americas |
| Australia | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Bahamas | Mostly single-member districts | Americas |
| Barbados | Mostly single-member districts | Americas |
| Belize | Mostly single-member districts | Americas |
| Bhutan | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Bolivia | Mostly single-member districts | Americas |
| Botswana | Mostly single-member districts | Africa |
| Canada | Mostly single-member districts | Americas |
| Dominica | Mostly single-member districts | Americas |
| France | Mostly single-member districts | Europe |
| Germany | Mostly single-member districts | Europe |
| Ghana | Mostly single-member districts | Africa |
| Grenada | Mostly single-member districts | Americas |
| Hungary | Mostly single-member districts | Europe |
| India | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Jamaica | Mostly single-member districts | Americas |
| Japan | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Lesotho | Mostly single-member districts | Africa |
| Liberia | Mostly single-member districts | Africa |
| Lithuania | Mostly single-member districts | Europe |
| Malawi | Mostly single-member districts | Africa |
| Malaysia | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Marshall Islands | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Micronesia, Federated States | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Nepal | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| New Zealand | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Palau | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Philippines | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Samoa | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Seychelles | Mostly single-member districts | Africa |
| Solomon Islands | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| South Korea | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | Mostly single-member districts | Americas |
| St. Lucia | Mostly single-member districts | Americas |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Mostly single-member districts | Americas |
| Taiwan | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Tonga | Mostly single-member districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Mostly single-member districts | Americas |
| United Kingdom | Mostly single-member districts | Europe |
| United States | Mostly single-member districts | Americas |
| Albania | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Andorra | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Argentina | Mostly multimember districts | Americas |
| Austria | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Belgium | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Brazil | Mostly multimember districts | Americas |
| Bulgaria | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Cape Verde | Mostly multimember districts | Africa |
| Chile | Mostly multimember districts | Americas |
| Colombia | Mostly multimember districts | Americas |
| Costa Rica | Mostly multimember districts | Americas |
| Croatia | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Cyprus | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Czech Republic | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Denmark | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Dominican Republic | Mostly multimember districts | Americas |
| Ecuador | Mostly multimember districts | Americas |
| Estonia | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Finland | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Greece | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Guyana | Mostly multimember districts | Americas |
| Iceland | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Ireland | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Italy | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Kiribati | Mostly multimember districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Latvia | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Liechtenstein | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Luxembourg | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Malta | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Mauritius | Mostly multimember districts | Africa |
| Mongolia | Mostly multimember districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Nauru | Mostly multimember districts | Asia-Pacific |
| North Macedonia | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Northern Cyprus | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Norway | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Panama | Mostly multimember districts | Americas |
| Paraguay | Mostly multimember districts | Americas |
| Peru | Mostly multimember districts | Americas |
| Poland | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Portugal | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Romania | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Mostly multimember districts | Africa |
| Senegal | Mostly multimember districts | Africa |
| Slovenia | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| South Africa | Mostly multimember districts | Africa |
| Spain | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Sri Lanka | Mostly multimember districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Sweden | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Switzerland | Mostly multimember districts | Europe |
| Tuvalu | Mostly multimember districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Uruguay | Mostly multimember districts | Americas |
| Vanuatu | Mostly multimember districts | Asia-Pacific |
| Armenia | No districts (nationwide vote) | Europe |
| East Timor | No districts (nationwide vote) | Asia-Pacific |
| Fiji | No districts (nationwide vote) | Asia-Pacific |
| Israel | No districts (nationwide vote) | Middle East |
| Kosovo | No districts (nationwide vote) | Europe |
| Moldova | No districts (nationwide vote) | Europe |
| Monaco | No districts (nationwide vote) | Europe |
| Montenegro | No districts (nationwide vote) | Europe |
| Namibia | No districts (nationwide vote) | Africa |
| Netherlands | No districts (nationwide vote) | Europe |
| San Marino | No districts (nationwide vote) | Europe |
| Slovakia | No districts (nationwide vote) | Europe |
| Suriname | No districts (nationwide vote) | Americas |
Note: Data is based on 106 countries classified as democracies and includes some fully self-governing territories whose sovereign status is disputed.
Source: Pew Research Center analysis.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
