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Government > Democracy Stats: compare key data on Denmark & Germany

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  • Civil and political liberties: Civil and political liberties
    Units: Index Ranging from 7 (High Levels of Liberties) to 1 (Low
    Units: This is the average of two indicators - civil liberties and political liberties.
  • Democratic institutions rating: Democratic institutions
    Units: Scale ranging from -10 (autocratic) to +10 (democratic)
  • Female candidacy: Year in which women received the right to stand for election. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to stand for election.
  • Female ministers: Women in government at ministerial level in 2000 (as % of total). Data were provided by states based on their definition of national executive and may therefore include women serving as ministers and vice ministers and those holding other ministerial positions, including parliamentary secretaries.
  • Female parliamentarians: Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total). Data are as of 8 March 2002. Where there are lower and upper houses, data refer to the weighted average of women's shares of seats in both houses.
  • Female suffrage: Year in which women received the right to vote. Data refer to the year in which right to vote or stand for election on a universal and equal basis was recognized. Where two years are shown, the first refers to the first partial recognition of the right to vote.
  • First female parliamentarian: Year first woman elected or appointed to parliament.
  • Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes: The number of invalid votes, as reported by each country.
  • Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout: The proportion of registered voters who actually voted.
  • Parliamentary elections > Total vote: The total number of votes cast in the relevant election. Total vote includes valid and invalid votes, as well as blank votes in cases where these are separated from invalid votes. More information on valid, invalid and blank votes can be found at aceproject.org
  • Parliamentary elections > Voter registration: The number of registered voters. The figure represents the number of names on the voters' register at the time that the registration process closes, as reported by the electoral management body.
  • Parliamentary elections > Voting age population: International IDEA has chosen to use not only the reported registration rate to calculate turnout percentages, but also the voting age population (VAP) which includes all citizens above the legal voting age
  • Parliamentary elections > Voting age population per 1000: International IDEA has chosen to use not only the reported registration rate to calculate turnout percentages, but also the voting age population (VAP) which includes all citizens above the legal voting age. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Denmark Germany HISTORY
Civil and political liberties 6
Ranked 8th. 9% more than Germany
5.5
Ranked 17th.
Democratic institutions rating 10
Ranked 22nd. The same as Germany
10
Ranked 2nd.
Female candidacy 1,915
Ranked 156th.
1,918
Ranked 145th. About the same as Denmark
Female ministers 0.0
Ranked 120th.
35.9%
Ranked 10th.
Female parliamentarians 38%
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than Germany
31%
Ranked 8th.
Female suffrage 1915 1918
First female parliamentarian 1918 (elected) 1919 (elected)
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 23th. The same as Germany
1
Ranked 25th.

Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes 1%
Ranked 90th.
1.2%
Ranked 82nd. 20% more than Denmark
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 87.1%
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than Germany
79.1%
Ranked 45th.
Parliamentary elections > Total vote 3.48 million
Ranked 57th.
48.58 million
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Denmark
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration 4 million
Ranked 74th.
61.43 million
Ranked 9th. 15 times more than Denmark
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 4.13 million
Ranked 78th.
66.31 million
Ranked 8th. 16 times more than Denmark
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population per 1000 765.86
Ranked 28th.
803.47
Ranked 11th. 5% more than Denmark

SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; Polity IV Project, University of Maryland, at Polity IV Project; 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 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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