NationMaster Stats Feed: Democracy Category

Democracy > Background

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Number of countries: 1

Democracy > Secret ballot > Date of introduction

Definition: Date voting by secret ballot was introduced in different countries around the world.
Source: Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's Secret ballot
Number of countries: 15

Democracy > 2010-2011 Middle East and North Africa protests > Type(s) of protests

Definition: Nature of protests that erupted in many African and Middle east countries inspired by the initial protests in Tunisia in December 2010.
Source: Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's: 2010-2011 Middle East and North Africa protests
Number of countries: 12

Democracy > 2010-2011 Middle East and North Africa protests > Outcome

Definition: Outcomes of protests that erupted in many African and Middle east countries inspired by the initial protests in Tunisia in December 2010.
Source: Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's: 2010-2011 Middle East and North Africa protests
Number of countries: 17

Democracy > 2010-2011 Middle East and North Africa protests > Deaths

Definition: Death toll in protests that erupted in many African and Middle east countries inspired by the initial protests in Tunisia in December 2010.
Source: Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's: 2010-2011 Middle East and North Africa protests
Number of countries: 16

Democracy > Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment

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Source: Source: Millennium Development Goals Database | United Nations Statistics Division
Number of countries: 183

Democracy > CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector rating

Definition: Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector assess the extent to which the executive can be held accountable for its use of funds and for the results of its actions by the electorate and by the legislature and judiciary, and the extent to which public employees within the executive are required to account for administrative decisions, use of resources, and results obtained. The three main dimensions assessed here are the accountability of the executive to oversight institutions and of public employees for their performance, access of civil society to information on public affairs, and state capture by narrow vested interests.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 75

Democracy > CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating

Definition: Property rights and rule-based governance assess the extent to which private economic activity is facilitated by an effective legal system and rule-based governance structure in which property and contract rights are reliably respected and enforced.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 75

Democracy > CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average

Definition: The public sector management and institutions cluster includes property rights and rule-based governance, quality of budgetary and financial management, efficiency of revenue mobilization, quality of public administration, and transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 75

Democracy > CPIA gender equality rating

Definition: Gender equality assesses the extent to which the country has installed institutions and programs to enforce laws and policies that promote equal access for men and women in education, health, the economy, and protection under law.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 75