Do "established" democracies have higher turnout than other countries?
According to the
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, the overall average turnout in the post-war period for
36 established democracies is
73%, which contrasts with the an average of
59% for the
remaining 136 countries.
Note: In this case "established democracies" have been classified using the criteria of the political scientist Arend Lijphart, who included all countries that are democratic now, and have been democratic for the last 20 years + which have a population of at least a quarter of a million people.
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