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Southeast Asia > Burma > Democracy

BURMESE DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 2.04 [113rd of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Status Index 2006 1.88 [118th of 119]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation 1.65 [118th of 119]
Civil and political liberties 0 [135th of 140]
Electoral system first-past-the-post
Electoral system type plurality
Female candidacy 1,946 [90th of 161]
Female suffrage 1935
First female parliamentarian 1947 (elected)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 1.01951423971782 Time series [10th of 183]
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption No
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 > Penalty 10 years - Life
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 12.3% [6th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 73.3% [62nd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 15,120,000 [23rd of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 64.6 [58th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 20,619,500 [26th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 23,415,300 [28th of 163]

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SOURCES: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006; http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/BTI_2006_Ranking_GB.pdf; Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; 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). 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

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Burma, Union of Burma, Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw (translated by the US Government as Union of Myanma and by the Burmese as Union of Myanmar), Myanma Naingngandaw, burma (myanmar), myanmar (burma), myanmar

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6th June 2009
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