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Southeast Asia > Thailand > Democracy

THAI DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 5.24 [53rd of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation 6.85 [43rd of 119]
Civil and political liberties 4.5 [47th of 140]
Compulsory voting > Enforcement Not enforced (-)
Compulsory voting > Penalty None (-)
Electoral system block
Electoral system type plurality
Female candidacy 1,932 [115th of 161]
Female ministers 5.7% [103rd of 125]
Female parliamentarians 9.6% [94th of 157]
Female suffrage 1932
First female parliamentarian 1948 (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 No
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 69.9% [74th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 29,909,300 [12th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 70.1 [49th of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 42,759,000 [14th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 42,663,400 [16th 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; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; 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

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand

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