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Middle East > Yemen > Democracy

YEMENI DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average 3.1 ... [54th of 75]
CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating 2.5 ... [64th of 75]
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.9 ... [48th of 75]
CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating 3 ... [26th of 75]
Electoral system first-past-the-post
Electoral system type plurality
Female candidacy 1,967 [18th of 161]
Female ministers 10.1% [75th of 125]
Female parliamentarians 0.7% [152nd of 157]
Female suffrage 1967
First female parliamentarian 1990 (elected)
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
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Penalty Flogging - Death
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 60.7% [113rd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 2,792,680 [67th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 35.9 [102nd of 117]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 4,600,000 [63rd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 7,772,620 [52nd of 163]

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SOURCES: 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: Yemen, Republic of Yemen, Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah, Al Yaman, democratic yemen [former]

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