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Africa > Sierra Leone > Democracy

SIERRA LEONEAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 2.5 [88th of 140]
CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average 2.9 ... [59th of 75]
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating 2.5 ... [61st of 75]
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.9 ... [50th of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating 2.5 ... [61st of 75]
Electoral system party list
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,961 [34th of 161]
Female ministers 8.1% [88th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 8.8% [106th of 157]
Female suffrage 1961
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality Yes
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 83.3% [31st of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 1,950,490 [82nd of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 2,342,550 [94th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 2,029,720 [106th of 163]
Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout 81.4% [15th of 86]
Presidential elections > Total vote 1,907,460 [55th of 87]
Presidential elections > Voter registration 2,342,550 [62nd of 86]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 2,029,720 [71st 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; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sierra Leone, Republic of Sierra Leone

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