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Central America and the Caribbean > Dominica > Democracy

DOMINICAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 5 [37th of 140]
CPIA gender equality rating 4.5 ... [8th of 75]
CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average 3.7 ... [19th of 75]
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating 4 ... [7th of 75]
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.6 ... [16th of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating 4 ... [6th of 75]
Electoral system first-past-the-post
Electoral system type plurality
Female candidacy 1,951 [72nd of 161]
Female ministers 20% [34th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 18.8% [38th of 157]
Female suffrage 1951
First female parliamentarian 1980 (elected)
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 > Min - Max Penalty 10 years

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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; 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

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Dominica, Commonwealth of Dominica, dom. rep.

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