Civil and political liberties
6
4
DEFINITION:
Civil and political liberties
SOURCE:
Freedom House , Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001
Ranked 6th. 50% more than Honduras
Ranked 61st.
Compulsory voting > Enforcement
Strict enforcement (-)
Not enforced (-)
DEFINITION:
Level of enforcement for compulsory voting
SOURCE:
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Compulsory voting > Penalty
"Explanation, Fine " (-)
None (-)
DEFINITION:
Sanctions applied for failing to vote. See http://www.int-idea.se/vt/analysis/Compulsory_Voting.cfm for more information
SOURCE:
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Democratic institutions rating
10
7
DEFINITION:
Democratic institutionsdemocratic )
SOURCE:
Polity IV Project, University of Maryland, at Polity IV Project
Ranked 13th. 43% more than Honduras
Ranked 55th.
Electoral system
alternative vote
party list
DEFINITION:
worldpolicy.org
SOURCE:
No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held
Electoral system type
majority
proportional
DEFINITION:
worldpolicy.org
SOURCE:
No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held
Female candidacy
1,902
1,955
DEFINITION:
Year in which women received the right to stand for election. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to stand for election.
SOURCE:
IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva
Ranked 161st.
Ranked 59th. 3% more than Australia
Female parliamentarians
26.5%
5.5%
DEFINITION:
Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total). Data are as of 8 March 2002. Where there are lower and upper houses, data refer to the weighted average of women's shares of seats in both houses.
SOURCE:
calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database . March 2002
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Honduras
Ranked 133rd.
Female suffrage
"1902 ,1962"
1955
DEFINITION:
Year in which women received the right to vote. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to vote.
SOURCE:
IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva
First female parliamentarian
1943 (elected)
1957
DEFINITION:
Year first woman elected or appointed to parliament.
SOURCE:
IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment
0.994009597789475
0.997899749061184
SOURCE:
Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division
Ranked 47th in 2005.
Ranked 31st in 2005.
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
4.8%
8.6%
DEFINITION:
The number of invalid votes, as reported by each country.
SOURCE:
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Ranked 26th.
Ranked 13th. 79% more than Australia
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
94.9%
66.3%
DEFINITION:
The proportion of registered voters who actually voted.
SOURCE:
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Ranked 3rd. 43% more than Honduras
Ranked 90th.
Parliamentary elections > Total vote
12,054,700
2,279,370
DEFINITION:
The total number of votes cast in the relevant election. Total vote includes valid and invalid votes, as well as blank votes in cases where these are separated from invalid votes. More information on valid, invalid and blank votes can be found at aceproject.org
SOURCE:
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Honduras
Ranked 74th.
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
14,039,100
3,066,060
DEFINITION:
International IDEA has chosen to use not only the reported registration rate to calculate turnout percentages, but also the voting age population (VAP) which includes all citizens above the legal voting age
SOURCE:
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Honduras
Ranked 88th.
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
12,708,800
3,437,450
DEFINITION:
The number of registered voters. The figure represents the number of names on the voters' register at the time that the registration process closes, as reported by the electoral management body.
SOURCE:
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Honduras
Ranked 76th.
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