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Africa > Burkina Faso > Democracy

BURKINABE DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 4.42 [73rd of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation 6.12 [59th of 119]
Civil and political liberties 3 [82nd of 140]
CPIA gender equality rating 3.5 Time series [36th of 75]
Electoral system party list
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,958 [46th of 161]
Female ministers 7.4% [90th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 11% [78th of 157]
Female suffrage 1958
First female parliamentarian 1978 (elected)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality No
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 7.7% [15th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 64.1% [101st of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 1,868,640 [84th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 2,913,220 [84th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 5,376,800 [67th of 163]
Presidential elections > Total vote 2,361,290 [44th of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout 46.9 [67th of 82]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 5,032,590 [39th of 91]

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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: Burkina Faso, Upper Volta

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