NationMaster - Cape Verdean Democracy statistics

CPIA gender equality rating	4.5	[7th of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating	4.5	[1st of 75]
Electoral system	party list
Electoral system type	proportional
Female candidacy	1,975	[6th of 161]
Female parliamentarians	11.1%	[77th of 157]
Female suffrage	1975
First female parliamentarian	1975 (elected)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality	No (Since 2004)
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes	3.4%	[40th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout	54.1%	[131st of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote	140,901	[130th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout	65.8	[52nd of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration	260,275	[127th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population	213,973	[136th of 163]
Presidential elections > Total vote	153,407	[82nd of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout	71.7	[36th of 82]
Presidential elections > Voter registration	260,275	[81st of 86]
Presidential elections > Voting age population	213,973	[87th of 91]
Vote counting technology	manual

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SOURCES: 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 ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

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