NationMaster - Belizean Democracy statistics

Electoral system	first-past-the-post
Electoral system type	plurality
Female candidacy	1,954	[63rd of 161]
Female ministers	22.6%	[31st of 125]
Female parliamentarians	13.5%	[64th of 157]
Female suffrage	1954
First female parliamentarian 1984 (elected and appointed)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment	0.964641609797097	[89th of 183]
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination	No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality	Yes*
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Min - Max Penalty	10 years
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout	90.1%	[16th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote	81,090	[135th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout	65.7	[53rd of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration	90,000	[137th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population	123,349	[142nd of 163]

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SOURCES: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; 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; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; 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.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

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