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| NIGERIAN DEMOCRACY STATS: |
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Civil and political liberties
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3 |
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[77th of 140]
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Electoral system
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first-past-the-post |
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Electoral system type
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plurality |
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Female candidacy
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1,958 |
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[43rd of 161]
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Female ministers
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8.6% |
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[85th of 125]
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Female parliamentarians
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3.3% |
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[141st of 157]
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Female suffrage
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1958 |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
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Yes* |
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Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
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2.4% |
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[61st of 110]
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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84.8% |
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[29th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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49,136,200 |
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[7th of 154]
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Parliamentary elections > Turnout
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93.1 |
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[9th of 117]
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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57,938,900 |
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[10th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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52,792,800 |
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[11th of 163]
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Presidential elections > Invalid votes
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1.4% |
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[44th of 61]
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Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout
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52.3% |
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[80th of 86]
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Presidential elections > Total vote
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30,280,100 |
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[6th of 87]
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Presidential elections > Turnout
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57.4 |
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[59th of 82]
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Presidential elections > Voter registration
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57,938,900 |
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[5th of 86]
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Presidential elections > Voting age population
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52,792,800 |
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[5th of 91]
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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; 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; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Nigeria, Federal Republic of Nigeria
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