This comparison is not very meaningful, as voting is compulsory in some
countries but not in others. In Australia it is compulsory, and a number
of Australians vote informally to avoid the fine for not voting.
Regards
Monika Merkes

Monika Merkes
Senior Social Planning and Policy Officer
Strategy and Governance Department
Darebin City Council
P O Box 91, Preston 3072
Ph +61 3 9230 4464
Mon - Tue - Wed

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It is no surprise that the US wins another Gold Medal, this time in
the
non-voting Olympics.  We have the best democracy that money can buy,
and
since not that many people have the money, they don't vote.  This
tabulation exists in many different sources, but is analyzed in a
forthcoming book available at:
http://shakti.trincoll.edu/~mfrankli/Synopsis%26outline.html

USA       55.8
Switzerland    56.6
Japan          71.3
Ireland        73.2
Canada    74.6
Finland        75.9
UK        76.4
France         76.7
Israel         80.4
Norway         80.6
Denmark   85.6
Germany   85.6
Sweden    86.1
Netherlands    87.6
Malta          88.2
New Zealand    88.6
Iceland        89.5
Luxembourg     89.8
Italy          90.6
Austria        92.1
Belgium   92.6
Australia 94.6

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