NationMaster - Guyanese Democracy statistics

CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating	3	...	[31st of 75]
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average	3.1	...	[41st of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating	3	...	[28th of 75]
Electoral system	party list
Electoral system type	proportional
Female candidacy	1,945		[98th of 161]
Female ministers	15%		[54th of 125]
Female parliamentarians	20%		[34th of 157]
Female suffrage	1953
First female parliamentarian	1968 (elected)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption	No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination	Considered*
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality	Male only
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Penalty Life (The only country in South America to be still illegal)
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes	1.8%		[69th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout	91.7%		[10th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote	403,769		[119th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout	72.6		[42nd of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration	440,185		[122nd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population	556,488		[125th of 163]

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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; 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 ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Guyana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana

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