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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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DATE
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1 NamibiaNamibia 1,989 2001
=2 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1,986 2001
=2 DjiboutiDjibouti 1,986 2001
4 ZimbabweZimbabwe 1,978 2001
5 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 1,977 2001
=6 VanuatuVanuatu 1,975 2001
=6 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 1,975 2001
=6 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1,975 2001
=6 AngolaAngola 1,975 2001
=6 MozambiqueMozambique 1,975 2001
=11 JordanJordan 1,974 2001
=11 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 1,974 2001
13 BahrainBahrain 1,973 2001
14 BangladeshBangladesh 1,972 2001
15 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1,971 2001
16 SwazilandSwaziland 1,968 2001
17 YemenYemen 1,967 2001
=18 BotswanaBotswana 1,965 2001
=18 LesothoLesotho 1,965 2001
=20 LibyaLibya 1,964 2001
=20 SudanSudan 1,964 2001
=22 MoroccoMorocco 1,963 2001
=22 FijiFiji 1,963 2001
=22 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1,963 2001
=22 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 1,963 2001
=22 IranIran 1,963 2001
=22 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1,963 2001
=28 UgandaUganda 1,962 2001
=28 AlgeriaAlgeria 1,962 2001
=28 ZambiaZambia 1,962 2001
=31 MalawiMalawi 1,961 2001
=31 El SalvadorEl Salvador 1,961 2001
=31 RwandaRwanda 1,961 2001
=31 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1,961 2001
=31 MauritaniaMauritania 1,961 2001
=31 ParaguayParaguay 1,961 2001
=31 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1,961 2001
=31 BurundiBurundi 1,961 2001
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 1,960.48 2001
=39 The GambiaThe Gambia 1,960 2001
=39 CyprusCyprus 1,960 2001
41 MadagascarMadagascar 1,959 2001
=42 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1,958 2001
=42 GuineaGuinea 1,958 2001
=42 NigeriaNigeria 1,958 2001
=42 LaosLaos 1,958 2001
=42 ChadChad 1,958 2001
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 1,957.64 2001
=47 MalaysiaMalaysia 1,957 2001
=47 TunisiaTunisia 1,957 2001
=49 MauritiusMauritius 1,956 2001
=49 GabonGabon 1,956 2001
=49 BeninBenin 1,956 2001
=49 MaliMali 1,956 2001
=49 EgyptEgypt 1,956 2001
=49 ComorosComoros 1,956 2001
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1,955.5 2001
=55 EthiopiaEthiopia 1,955 2001
=55 CambodiaCambodia 1,955 2001
=55 EritreaEritrea 1,955 2001
=55 PeruPeru 1,955 2001
=55 NicaraguaNicaragua 1,955 2001
=55 HondurasHonduras 1,955 2001
=61 BelizeBelize 1,954 2001
=61 ColombiaColombia 1,954 2001
=61 GhanaGhana 1,954 2001
=64 SyriaSyria 1,953 2001
=64 MexicoMexico 1,953 2001
=64 BhutanBhutan 1,953 2001
=67 LebanonLebanon 1,952 2001
=67 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 1,952 2001
=69 DominicaDominica 1,951 2001
=69 NepalNepal 1,951 2001
=69 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 1,951 2001
=69 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1,951 2001
=69 GrenadaGrenada 1,951 2001
=69 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1,951 2001
=75 BarbadosBarbados 1,950 2001
=75 IndiaIndia 1,950 2001
=75 HaitiHaiti 1,950 2001
=78 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1,949 2001
=78 ChinaChina 1,949 2001
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 1,948.61 2001
=80 South KoreaSouth Korea 1,948 2001
=80 SurinameSuriname 1,948 2001
=80 IsraelIsrael 1,948 2001
=80 NigerNiger 1,948 2001
=80 SeychellesSeychelles 1,948 2001
=85 ArgentinaArgentina 1,947 2001
=85 PakistanPakistan 1,947 2001
=85 MaltaMalta 1,947 2001
=85 SingaporeSingapore 1,947 2001
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 1,946.67 2001
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 1,946.45 2001
=89 CameroonCameroon 1,946 2001
=89 VenezuelaVenezuela 1,946 2001
=89 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1,946 2001
=89 GuatemalaGuatemala 1,946 2001
=89 VietnamVietnam 1,946 2001
=89 BurmaBurma 1,946 2001
=95 IndonesiaIndonesia 1,945 2001
=95 ItalyItaly 1,945 2001
=95 SenegalSenegal 1,945 2001
=95 SloveniaSlovenia 1,945 2001
=95 TogoTogo 1,945 2001
=95 JapanJapan 1,945 2001
=95 CroatiaCroatia 1,945 2001
=95 GuyanaGuyana 1,945 2001
=103 FranceFrance 1,944 2001
=103 JamaicaJamaica 1,944 2001
=103 BulgariaBulgaria 1,944 2001
106 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1,942 2001
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 1,941.76 2001
107 PanamaPanama 1,941 2001
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 1,939.88 2001
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 1,938.92 2001
=108 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1,938 2001
=108 BoliviaBolivia 1,938 2001
110 PhilippinesPhilippines 1,937 2001
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 1,936.16 2001
=111 TurkeyTurkey 1,934 2001
=111 CubaCuba 1,934 2001
=111 BrazilBrazil 1,934 2001
=114 ThailandThailand 1,932 2001
=114 MaldivesMaldives 1,932 2001
=114 UruguayUruguay 1,932 2001
=117 PortugalPortugal 1,931 2001
=117 SpainSpain 1,931 2001
=117 ChileChile 1,931 2001
=117 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1,931 2001
121 South AfricaSouth Africa 1,930 2001
=122 EcuadorEcuador 1,929 2001
=122 RomaniaRomania 1,929 2001
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1,927.94 2001
=124 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 1,927 2001
=124 GreeceGreece 1,927 2001
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 1,926.92 2001
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1,926.36 2001
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1,925.11 2001
=126 TajikistanTajikistan 1,924 2001
=126 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 1,924 2001
=126 MongoliaMongolia 1,924 2001
=126 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1,924 2001
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1,921.71 2001
=130 LithuaniaLithuania 1,921 2001
=130 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1,921 2001
=130 ArmeniaArmenia 1,921 2001
=130 BelgiumBelgium 1,921 2001
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 1,920.97 2001
=134 CanadaCanada 1,920 2001
=134 SlovakiaSlovakia 1,920 2001
=134 AlbaniaAlbania 1,920 2001
=134 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1,920 2001
=138 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1,919 2001
=138 New ZealandNew Zealand 1,919 2001
=138 KenyaKenya 1,919 2001
=138 UkraineUkraine 1,919 2001
=138 BelarusBelarus 1,919 2001
=143 IrelandIreland 1,918 2001
=143 GeorgiaGeorgia 1,918 2001
=143 EstoniaEstonia 1,918 2001
=143 HungaryHungary 1,918 2001
=143 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 1,918 2001
=143 RussiaRussia 1,918 2001
=143 AustriaAustria 1,918 2001
=143 LatviaLatvia 1,918 2001
=143 GermanyGermany 1,918 2001
=143 PolandPoland 1,918 2001
=143 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1,918 2001
154 NetherlandsNetherlands 1,917 2001
=155 DenmarkDenmark 1,915 2001
=155 IcelandIceland 1,915 2001
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 1,911.14 2001
=157 NorwayNorway 1,907 2001
=157 SwedenSweden 1,907 2001
159 FinlandFinland 1,906 2001
160 AustraliaAustralia 1,902 2001
161 United StatesUnited States 1,788 2001

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