37,209,007
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)
8,918,107
Registered Voters (as of Nov. 15, 2018)
48.96%
Average Turnout
9
Elections in our database
V-Dem* Score:
0.081
Regimes of the World Classification: Closed Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)
CEDAW Status:
Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: Aug. 14, 1980
Ratified Date: March 5, 2003
SIGI Score:
N/A
CRPD Status:
Ratified
Ratified Date: Sept. 18, 2012
HDI* Score:
0.496
Category: Low
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)