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Europe > Belgium > Democracy

BELGIAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 5.5 [18th of 140]
Compulsory voting > Enforcement
Strict enforcement (Women in 1949.)
Definition: Democracy > Compulsory voting > Enforcement
Compulsory voting > Penalty
"Explanation, Fine, Infringement of civil rights or disenfranchisement, other " (Women in 1949.)
Definition: Democracy > Compulsory voting > Penalty
Electoral system party list
Definition: Democracy > Electoral system
Electoral system type proportional
Definition: Democracy > Electoral system type
Female candidacy 1,921 [131st of 161]
Definition: Democracy > Female candidacy
Female ministers 55% [1st of 125]
Definition: Democracy > Female ministers
Female parliamentarians 24.9% [20th of 157]
Definition: Democracy > Female parliamentarians
Female suffrage "1919 ,1948"
Definition: Democracy > Female suffrage
First female parliamentarian 1921 (appointed)
Definition: Democracy > First female parliamentarian
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 0.993224965628088 Time series [49th of 183]
Definition: Democracy > Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 6.6% [18th of 110]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 90.6% [15th of 152]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 6,652,000 [39th of 154]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Total vote
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 83.2 [26th of 117]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Turnout
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 7,343,460 [48th of 152]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 7,999,570 [48th of 163]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
Vote counting technology
Approximately half of the votes are counted by vote counting machines
Definition: Democracy > Vote counting technology

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SOURCES: 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.; Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Royaume de Belgique/Koninkrijk Belgie, Belgique/Belgie

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