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Africa > Benin > Democracy

BENINESE DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 5.68 [38th of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation 7.6 [27th of 119]
Definition: Democracy > Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006
Civil and political liberties 5 [36th of 140]
Definition: Democracy > Civil and political liberties
Source: http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/BTI_2006_Ranking_GB.pdf
CPIA gender equality rating 3 Time series [57th of 75]
Definition: Democracy > CPIA gender equality rating
Source: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001
Electoral system party list
Definition: Democracy > Electoral system
Source: World Development Indicators database
Electoral system type proportional
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 1,956 [50th 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 0% [113rd 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 6% [127th 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 1956
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 1979 (elected)
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
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality Yes
Definition: Democracy > Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
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.
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 70.1% [71st of 152]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
Source: Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 1,776,110 [87th of 154]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Total vote
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 65.9 [51st of 117]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Turnout
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 2,533,400 [89th of 152]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 2,697,060 [94th of 163]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Total vote 1,958,860 [53rd of 87]
Definition: Democracy > Presidential elections > Total vote
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Turnout 72.9 [31st of 82]
Definition: Democracy > Presidential elections > Turnout
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
Presidential elections > Voting age population 2,686,990 [64th of 91]
Definition: Democracy > Presidential elections > Voting age population
Source: Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

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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: Benin, Republic of Benin, Republique du Benin

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