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Africa > Zambia > Democracy

ZAMBIAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 5.52 [43rd of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation 6.5 [51st of 119]
Definition: Democracy > Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation
Civil and political liberties 2.5 [90th of 140]
Definition: Democracy > Civil and political liberties
CPIA gender equality rating 3.5 Time series [40th of 75]
Definition: Democracy > CPIA gender equality rating
Electoral system first-past-the-post
Definition: Democracy > Electoral system
Electoral system type plurality
Definition: Democracy > Electoral system type
Female candidacy 1,962 [30th of 161]
Definition: Democracy > Female candidacy
Female ministers 15.6% [51st of 125]
Definition: Democracy > Female ministers
Female parliamentarians 12% [72nd of 157]
Definition: Democracy > Female parliamentarians
Female suffrage 1962
Definition: Democracy > Female suffrage
First female parliamentarian
1964 (elected and appointed)
Definition: Democracy > First female parliamentarian
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality Male only
Definition: Democracy > Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 78.5% [47th of 152]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 1,779,610 [86th of 154]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Total vote
Parliamentary elections > Turnout 39.8 [99th of 117]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Turnout
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 2,267,380 [97th of 152]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 4,467,520 [74th of 163]
Definition: Democracy > Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
Presidential elections > Total vote 1,258,800 [69th of 87]
Definition: Democracy > Presidential elections > Total vote
Presidential elections > Turnout 28.2 [77th of 82]
Definition: Democracy > Presidential elections > Turnout
Presidential elections > Voting age population 4,467,520 [46th of 91]
Definition: Democracy > Presidential elections > Voting age population

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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: Zambia, Republic of Zambia

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