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Asia > Bhutan > Democracy

BHUTANESE DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 0.5 [129th of 140]
CPIA gender equality rating 4.5 Time series [3rd of 75]
CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average 4.2 Time series [2nd of 75]
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating 3.5 Time series [8th of 75]
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.8 Time series [4th of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating 4 Time series [7th of 75]
Electoral system first-past-the-post
Electoral system type plurality
Female candidacy 1,953 [67th of 161]
Female parliamentarians 9.3% [98th of 157]
Female suffrage 1953
First female parliamentarian 1975 (elected)
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 1 month - 1 year

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SOURCES: 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; 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

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Bhutan, Kingdom of Bhutan

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