NationMaster - Basotho Democracy statistics

CPIA gender equality rating	4	...	[22nd of 75]
CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average	3.3	...	[41st of 75]
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating	3.5	...	[22nd of 75]
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average	3.4	...	[24th of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating	3.5	...	[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)
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.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Lesotho, Kingdom of Lesotho

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