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Europe > Norway > Democracy

NORWEGIAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Civil and political liberties 6 [13th of 140]
Electoral system party list
Definition: Democracy > Electoral system
Electoral system type proportional
Definition: Democracy > Electoral system type
Female candidacy 1,907 [159th of 161]
Definition: Democracy > Female candidacy
Female ministers 42.1% [6th of 125]
Definition: Democracy > Female ministers
Female parliamentarians 36.4% [4th of 157]
Definition: Democracy > Female parliamentarians
Female suffrage "1907, 1913"
Definition: Democracy > Female suffrage
First female parliamentarian 1911 (appointed)
Definition: Democracy > First female parliamentarian
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 1.00010722656797 Time series [27th of 183]
Definition: Democracy > Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 75% [57th of 152]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 2,517,500 [71st of 154]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Total vote
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 73.1 [40th of 117]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Turnout
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 3,358,860 [79th of 152]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 3,446,050 [83rd of 163]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
Vote counting technology
partly experimenting with 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; 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 2003; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Norway, Kingdom of Norway, Kongeriket Norge, Norge

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