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Africa > Benin > Democracy

BENINESE DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 5.68 [38th of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation 7.6 [27th of 119]
Civil and political liberties 5 [36th of 140]
CPIA gender equality rating 3 Time series [57th of 75]
Electoral system party list
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,956 [50th of 161]
Female ministers 0% [113rd of 125]
Female parliamentarians 6% [127th of 157]
Female suffrage 1956
First female parliamentarian 1979 (elected)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality Yes
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 70.1% [71st of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 1,776,110 [87th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 65.9 [51st of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 2,533,400 [89th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 2,697,060 [94th of 163]
Presidential elections > Total vote 1,958,860 [53rd of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout 72.9 [31st of 82]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 2,686,990 [64th of 91]

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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; World Development Indicators database; 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.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Benin, Republic of Benin, Republique du Benin

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