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Asia > Nepal > Democracy

NEPALESE DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 4.15 [81st of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation 3.7 [92nd of 119]
Civil and political liberties 3.5 [69th of 140]
CPIA gender equality rating 3 Time series [53rd of 75]
Electoral system first-past-the-post
Electoral system type plurality
Female candidacy 1,951 [73rd of 161]
Female ministers 18.8% [39th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 7.9% [116th of 157]
Female suffrage 1951
First female parliamentarian 1952 (appointed)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality Yes
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 2.8% [50th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 65.8% [91st of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 8,894,570 [32nd of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 75.8 [35th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 13,518,800 [33rd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 11,738,700 [41st of 163]

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SOURCES: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006; http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/BTI_2006_Ranking_GB.pdf; 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 ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Nepal, Kingdom of Nepal

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