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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