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Africa > Guinea-Bissau > Democracy

GUINEAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 2.5 [85th of 140]
CPIA gender equality rating 3 Time series [48th of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating 2.5 Time series [55th of 75]
Electoral system party list
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,977 [5th of 161]
Female ministers 17.6% [44th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 7.8% [117th of 157]
Female suffrage 1977
First female parliamentarian 1972 (appointed)
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 80% [44th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 402,400 [120th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 129.1 [1st of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 503,007 [117th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 311,674 [132nd of 163]
Presidential elections > Total vote 361,609 [78th of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout 116 [1st of 82]
Presidential elections > Voter registration 503,007 [77th of 86]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 311,674 [85th of 91]
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SOURCES: 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.; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Guinea-Bissau, Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Republica da Guine-Bissau, Guine-Bissau

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