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Other > Cape Verde > Democracy

CAPE VERDEAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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CPIA gender equality rating 4.5 Time series [7th of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating 4.5 Time series [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]
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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

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Cape Verde, Republic of Cape Verde, Republica de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde, cape verde islands

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