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Africa > Congo, Democratic Republic of the > Democracy

CONGOLESE DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 2.47 [109th of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Status Index 2006 2.62 [117th of 119]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation 2.6 [114th of 119]
Civil and political liberties 2 [97th of 140]
CPIA gender equality rating 3 Time series [51st of 75]
CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average 2.9 Time series [61st of 75]
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating 2 Time series [74th of 75]
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.3 Time series [72nd of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating 2 Time series [72nd of 75]
Electoral system first-past-the-post
Electoral system type plurality
Female candidacy 1,963 [24th of 161]
Female ministers 12.1% [64th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 12% [71st of 157]
Female suffrage 1963
First female parliamentarian 1963 (elected)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 0.782574241721757 Time series [169th of 183]
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality No
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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.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republique Democratique du Congo, congo (drc), congo (kinshasa), congo dr, congo-kinshasa, dem. rep. of the congo, zaire, Congo, Democratic Republic, Congo, Dem. Republic, Congo (Kinsasha), Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Congo, Dem. Rep. of the, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dem Rep. of the Congo, DRC Congo, DR Congo, Congo, Dem. Rep.

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