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Africa > Lesotho > Democracy

BASOTHO DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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CPIA gender equality rating 4 Time series [22nd of 75]
CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average 3.3 Time series [41st of 75]
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating 3.5 Time series [22nd of 75]
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.4 Time series [24th of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating 3.5 Time series [10th of 75]
Electoral system first-past-the-post
Electoral system type plurality
Female candidacy 1,965 [19th of 161]
Female ministers 35.7% [11th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 10.7% [81st of 157]
Female suffrage 1965
First female parliamentarian 1965 (appointed)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 0.998169862683668 Time series [30th of 183]
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality Male only
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 66.7% [87th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 554,386 [115th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 831,315 [114th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 1,001,030 [120th 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.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Lesotho, Kingdom of Lesotho

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