Civil and political liberties
5.5
5.5
DEFINITION:
Civil and political liberties
SOURCE:
Freedom House , Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001
Ranked 17th.
Ranked 34th.
Democratic institutions rating
10
10
DEFINITION:
Democratic institutionsdemocratic )
SOURCE:
Polity IV Project, University of Maryland, at Polity IV Project
Ranked 2nd.
Ranked 30th.
Electoral system
parallel: first-past-the-post
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
semi-proportional
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
1,945
1,931
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 96th. 1% more than Spain
Ranked 121st.
Female parliamentarians
10%
26.6%
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 89th.
Ranked 13th. 166% more than Japan
Female suffrage
"1945 ,1947"
1931
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
1946 (elected)
1931 (elected)
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
1.00322879977432
0.980238052081712
SOURCE:
Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division
Ranked 20th in 2005. 2% more than Spain
Ranked 69th in 2005.
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
3%
0.7%
DEFINITION:
The number of invalid votes, as reported by each country.
SOURCE:
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Spain
Ranked 98th.
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
60.6%
68.7%
DEFINITION:
The proportion of registered voters who actually voted.
SOURCE:
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Ranked 114th.
Ranked 81st. 13% more than Japan
Parliamentary elections > Total vote
60,882,500
23,339,500
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 5th. 161% more than Spain
Ranked 17th.
Parliamentary elections > Turnout
59
73.8
DEFINITION:
The number of votes divided by the Voting Age Population figure, expressed as a percentage.
SOURCE:
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Ranked 70th.
Ranked 39th. 25% more than Japan
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
103,155,000
31,631,600
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 5th. 2 times more than Spain
Ranked 22nd.
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
100,434,000
33,969,600
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 6th. 196% more than Spain
Ranked 19th.
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