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DEFINITION:
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.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 1,989 | 2001 | |
| =2 | Central African Republic | 1,986 | 2001 | |
| =2 | Djibouti | 1,986 | 2001 | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 1,978 | 2001 | |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,977 | 2001 | |
| =6 | Vanuatu | 1,975 | 2001 | |
| =6 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,975 | 2001 | |
| =6 | Cape Verde | 1,975 | 2001 | |
| =6 | Angola | 1,975 | 2001 | |
| =6 | Mozambique | 1,975 | 2001 | |
| =11 | Jordan | 1,974 | 2001 | |
| =11 | Solomon Islands | 1,974 | 2001 | |
| 13 | Bahrain | 1,973 | 2001 | |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 1,972 | 2001 | |
| 15 | Switzerland | 1,971 | 2001 | |
| 16 | Swaziland | 1,968 | 2001 | |
| 17 | Yemen | 1,967 | 2001 | |
| =18 | Botswana | 1,965 | 2001 | |
| =18 | Lesotho | 1,965 | 2001 | |
| =20 | Libya | 1,964 | 2001 | |
| =20 | Sudan | 1,964 | 2001 | |
| =22 | Morocco | 1,963 | 2001 | |
| =22 | Fiji | 1,963 | 2001 | |
| =22 | Papua New Guinea | 1,963 | 2001 | |
| =22 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,963 | 2001 | |
| =22 | Iran | 1,963 | 2001 | |
| =22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,963 | 2001 | |
| =28 | Uganda | 1,962 | 2001 | |
| =28 | Algeria | 1,962 | 2001 | |
| =28 | Zambia | 1,962 | 2001 | |
| =31 | Malawi | 1,961 | 2001 | |
| =31 | El Salvador | 1,961 | 2001 | |
| =31 | Rwanda | 1,961 | 2001 | |
| =31 | Sierra Leone | 1,961 | 2001 | |
| =31 | Mauritania | 1,961 | 2001 | |
| =31 | Paraguay | 1,961 | 2001 | |
| =31 | The Bahamas | 1,961 | 2001 | |
| =31 | Burundi | 1,961 | 2001 | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 1,960.48 | 2001 | ||
| =39 | The Gambia | 1,960 | 2001 | |
| =39 | Cyprus | 1,960 | 2001 | |
| 41 | Madagascar | 1,959 | 2001 | |
| =42 | Burkina Faso | 1,958 | 2001 | |
| =42 | Guinea | 1,958 | 2001 | |
| =42 | Nigeria | 1,958 | 2001 | |
| =42 | Laos | 1,958 | 2001 | |
| =42 | Chad | 1,958 | 2001 | |
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 1,957.64 | 2001 | ||
| =47 | Malaysia | 1,957 | 2001 | |
| =47 | Tunisia | 1,957 | 2001 | |
| =49 | Mauritius | 1,956 | 2001 | |
| =49 | Gabon | 1,956 | 2001 | |
| =49 | Benin | 1,956 | 2001 | |
| =49 | Mali | 1,956 | 2001 | |
| =49 | Egypt | 1,956 | 2001 | |
| =49 | Comoros | 1,956 | 2001 | |
| South Asia average (profile) | 1,955.5 | 2001 | ||
| =55 | Ethiopia | 1,955 | 2001 | |
| =55 | Cambodia | 1,955 | 2001 | |
| =55 | Eritrea | 1,955 | 2001 | |
| =55 | Peru | 1,955 | 2001 | |
| =55 | Nicaragua | 1,955 | 2001 | |
| =55 | Honduras | 1,955 | 2001 | |
| =61 | Belize | 1,954 | 2001 | |
| =61 | Colombia | 1,954 | 2001 | |
| =61 | Ghana | 1,954 | 2001 | |
| =64 | Syria | 1,953 | 2001 | |
| =64 | Mexico | 1,953 | 2001 | |
| =64 | Bhutan | 1,953 | 2001 | |
| =67 | Lebanon | 1,952 | 2001 | |
| =67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,952 | 2001 | |
| =69 | Dominica | 1,951 | 2001 | |
| =69 | Nepal | 1,951 | 2001 | |
| =69 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,951 | 2001 | |
| =69 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,951 | 2001 | |
| =69 | Grenada | 1,951 | 2001 | |
| =69 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,951 | 2001 | |
| =75 | Barbados | 1,950 | 2001 | |
| =75 | India | 1,950 | 2001 | |
| =75 | Haiti | 1,950 | 2001 | |
| =78 | Costa Rica | 1,949 | 2001 | |
| =78 | China | 1,949 | 2001 | |
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 1,948.61 | 2001 | ||
| =80 | South Korea | 1,948 | 2001 | |
| =80 | Suriname | 1,948 | 2001 | |
| =80 | Israel | 1,948 | 2001 | |
| =80 | Niger | 1,948 | 2001 | |
| =80 | Seychelles | 1,948 | 2001 | |
| =85 | Argentina | 1,947 | 2001 | |
| =85 | Pakistan | 1,947 | 2001 | |
| =85 | Malta | 1,947 | 2001 | |
| =85 | Singapore | 1,947 | 2001 | |
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 1,946.67 | 2001 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 1,946.45 | 2001 | ||
| =89 | Cameroon | 1,946 | 2001 | |
| =89 | Venezuela | 1,946 | 2001 | |
| =89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,946 | 2001 | |
| =89 | Guatemala | 1,946 | 2001 | |
| =89 | Vietnam | 1,946 | 2001 | |
| =89 | Burma | 1,946 | 2001 | |
| =95 | Indonesia | 1,945 | 2001 | |
| =95 | Italy | 1,945 | 2001 | |
| =95 | Senegal | 1,945 | 2001 | |
| =95 | Slovenia | 1,945 | 2001 | |
| =95 | Togo | 1,945 | 2001 | |
| =95 | Japan | 1,945 | 2001 | |
| =95 | Croatia | 1,945 | 2001 | |
| =95 | Guyana | 1,945 | 2001 | |
| =103 | France | 1,944 | 2001 | |
| =103 | Jamaica | 1,944 | 2001 | |
| =103 | Bulgaria | 1,944 | 2001 | |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 1,942 | 2001 | |
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 1,941.76 | 2001 | ||
| 107 | Panama | 1,941 | 2001 | |
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 1,939.88 | 2001 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 1,938.92 | 2001 | ||
| =108 | Uzbekistan | 1,938 | 2001 | |
| =108 | Bolivia | 1,938 | 2001 | |
| 110 | Philippines | 1,937 | 2001 | |
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 1,936.16 | 2001 | ||
| =111 | Turkey | 1,934 | 2001 | |
| =111 | Cuba | 1,934 | 2001 | |
| =111 | Brazil | 1,934 | 2001 | |
| =114 | Thailand | 1,932 | 2001 | |
| =114 | Maldives | 1,932 | 2001 | |
| =114 | Uruguay | 1,932 | 2001 | |
| =117 | Portugal | 1,931 | 2001 | |
| =117 | Spain | 1,931 | 2001 | |
| =117 | Chile | 1,931 | 2001 | |
| =117 | Sri Lanka | 1,931 | 2001 | |
| 121 | South Africa | 1,930 | 2001 | |
| =122 | Ecuador | 1,929 | 2001 | |
| =122 | Romania | 1,929 | 2001 | |
| Eurozone average (profile) | 1,927.94 | 2001 | ||
| =124 | Turkmenistan | 1,927 | 2001 | |
| =124 | Greece | 1,927 | 2001 | |
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 1,926.92 | 2001 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 1,926.36 | 2001 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 1,925.11 | 2001 | ||
| =126 | Tajikistan | 1,924 | 2001 | |
| =126 | Saint Lucia | 1,924 | 2001 | |
| =126 | Mongolia | 1,924 | 2001 | |
| =126 | Kazakhstan | 1,924 | 2001 | |
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 1,921.71 | 2001 | ||
| =130 | Lithuania | 1,921 | 2001 | |
| =130 | Azerbaijan | 1,921 | 2001 | |
| =130 | Armenia | 1,921 | 2001 | |
| =130 | Belgium | 1,921 | 2001 | |
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 1,920.97 | 2001 | ||
| =134 | Canada | 1,920 | 2001 | |
| =134 | Slovakia | 1,920 | 2001 | |
| =134 | Albania | 1,920 | 2001 | |
| =134 | Czech Republic | 1,920 | 2001 | |
| =138 | Luxembourg | 1,919 | 2001 | |
| =138 | New Zealand | 1,919 | 2001 | |
| =138 | Kenya | 1,919 | 2001 | |
| =138 | Ukraine | 1,919 | 2001 | |
| =138 | Belarus | 1,919 | 2001 | |
| =143 | Ireland | 1,918 | 2001 | |
| =143 | Georgia | 1,918 | 2001 | |
| =143 | Estonia | 1,918 | 2001 | |
| =143 | Hungary | 1,918 | 2001 | |
| =143 | United Kingdom | 1,918 | 2001 | |
| =143 | Russia | 1,918 | 2001 | |
| =143 | Austria | 1,918 | 2001 | |
| =143 | Latvia | 1,918 | 2001 | |
| =143 | Germany | 1,918 | 2001 | |
| =143 | Poland | 1,918 | 2001 | |
| =143 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,918 | 2001 | |
| 154 | Netherlands | 1,917 | 2001 | |
| =155 | Denmark | 1,915 | 2001 | |
| =155 | Iceland | 1,915 | 2001 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 1,911.14 | 2001 | ||
| =157 | Norway | 1,907 | 2001 | |
| =157 | Sweden | 1,907 | 2001 | |
| 159 | Finland | 1,906 | 2001 | |
| 160 | Australia | 1,902 | 2001 | |
| 161 | United States | 1,788 | 2001 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Government > Democracy > Female candidacy
- Namibia ranked first for democracy > female candidacy amongst Christian countries in 2001.
- Djibouti ranked first for democracy > female candidacy amongst Hot countries in 2001.
- Zimbabwe ranked first for democracy > female candidacy amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2001.
- Switzerland ranked first for democracy > female candidacy amongst High income OECD countries in 2001.
- Malaysia ranked first for democracy > female candidacy amongst Emerging markets in 2001.
- Cyprus ranked first for democracy > female candidacy amongst European Union in 2001.
- Croatia ranked first for democracy > female candidacy amongst NATO countries in 2001.
- United States ranked last for democracy > female candidacy amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2001.
- Paraguay ranked first for democracy > female candidacy amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2001.
- Jordan ranked second for democracy > female candidacy amongst Muslim countries in 2001.
