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Middle East > Bahrain > Democracy

BAHRAINI DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 4.86 [59th of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Status Index 2006 6.21 [46th of 119]
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation 4.92 [73rd of 119]
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006
Electoral system first-past-the-post-block
Source: http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/BTI_2006_Ranking_GB.pdf
Electoral system type plurality
Source: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held
Female candidacy 1,973 [13th of 161]
Source: No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held
Female ministers 11.8% [65th of 125]
Source: 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
Female suffrage 1973
Source: IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 0.991429794740562 Time series [50th of 183]
Source: 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
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption No
Source: Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination No
Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality Male only
Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Penalty Fine - 10 years
Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world

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SOURCES: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006; http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/BTI_2006_Ranking_GB.pdf; 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; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain, Mamlakat al Bahrayn, Al Bahrayn

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