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Oceania > Tonga > Democracy

TONGAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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CPIA gender equality rating 68 ... [th of 75]
CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average 46 ... [th of 75]
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating 16 ... [th of 75]
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 58 ... [th of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating 68 ... [th of 75]
Electoral system 0
Electoral system type 0
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination 95
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality 145
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Same-sex Unions 2
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 136% [th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 145 [th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 82 [th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 141 [th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 153 [th of 163]
    (per capita) 111 per 1,000 people [th of 162]

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SOURCES: Gender equality assesses the extent to which the country has installed institutions and programs to enforce laws and policies that promote equal access for men and women in education, health, the economy, and protection under law.; The policies for social inclusion and equity cluster includes gender equality, equity of public resource use, building human resources, social protection and labor, and policies and institutions for environmental sustainability.; Property rights and rule-based governance assess the extent to which private economic activity is facilitated by an effective legal system and rule-based governance structure in which property and contract rights are reliably respected and enforced.; The public sector management and institutions cluster includes property rights and rule-based governance, quality of budgetary and financial management, efficiency of revenue mobilization, quality of public administration, and transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector.; Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector assess the extent to which the executive can be held accountable for its use of funds and for the results of its actions by the electorate and by the legislature and judiciary, and the extent to which public employees within the executive are required to account for administrative decisions, use of resources, and results obtained. The three main dimensions assessed here are the accountability of the executive to oversight institutions and of public employees for their performance, access of civil society to information on public affairs, and state capture by narrow vested interests.; worldpolicy.org; ; The proportion of registered voters who actually voted.; 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; The number of votes divided by the Voting Age Population figure, expressed as a percentage.; 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.; 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; 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 Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga

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