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Central America and the Caribbean > Barbados > Democracy

BARBADIAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Electoral system first-past-the-post
Electoral system type plurality
Definition: Democracy > Electoral system type
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 1,950 [76th of 161]
Definition: Democracy > Female candidacy
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 24.3% [28th of 125]
Definition: Democracy > Female ministers
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 parliamentarians 20.4% [32nd of 157]
Definition: Democracy > Female parliamentarians
Source: IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva
Female suffrage 1950
Definition: Democracy > Female suffrage
Source: calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002
First female parliamentarian 1966 (appointed)
Definition: Democracy > First female parliamentarian
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
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 0.998424558418358 Time series [29th of 183]
Definition: Democracy > Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment
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 > Laws against discrimination No
Definition: Democracy > Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination
Source: Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality Yes
Definition: Democracy > Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Min - Max Penalty Life
Definition: Democracy > Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Min - Max Penalty
Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 63.1% [105th of 152]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 128,484 [133rd of 154]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Total vote
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 68.6 [50th of 117]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Turnout
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 203,621 [129th of 152]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 187,188 [139th of 163]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

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SOURCES: 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.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

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