Political Finance Database

36. Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties tied to gender equality among candidates?

Theme Public funding
Description Some countries reduce the funding provided to political parties if they do not meet certain criteria regarding gender equality among their candidates, or provide additional state funding to political parties that meet such criteria.

Breakdown by continent

Continent No Yes No data Not applicable Countries researched
Africa 34
(66.7%)
7
(13.7%)
2
(3.9%)
8
(15.7%)
51
Americas 21
(61.8%)
8
(23.5%)
0
(0.0%)
5
(14.7%)
34
Asia 22
(61.1%)
3
(8.3%)
3
(8.3%)
8
(22.2%)
36
Europe 29
(64.4%)
12
(26.7%)
3
(6.7%)
1
(2.2%)
45
Oceania 5
(35.7%)
1
(7.1%)
0
(0.0%)
8
(57.1%)
14
Other 0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
Total 111 31 8 30 180

Country Answers

Country Year Value (Text) Details
Afghanistan 2021 No
Albania 2021 Yes
Algeria 2021 No
Andorra 2016 No
Angola 2019 No
Antigua and Barbuda 2018 Not applicable
Argentina 2019 No
Armenia 2021 Yes
Australia 2019 No
Austria 2023 No
Azerbaijan 2023 No
Bahamas 2018 No
Bahrain 2021 No
Bangladesh 2018 Not applicable
Barbados 2018 No
Belarus 2018 Not applicable
Belgium 2018 No data
Belize 2018 Not applicable
Benin 2018 No
Bhutan 2018 No
Bolivia 2019 No
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 Yes
Botswana 2021 Not applicable
Brazil 2024 Yes
Bulgaria 2021 No
Burkina Faso 2018 Yes
Burundi 2021 No
Cabo Verde 2018 Yes
Cambodia 2018 No
Cameroon 2019 No
Canada 2019 No
Central African Republic 2021 No
Chad 2021 Yes
Chile 2018 Yes
Colombia 2021 Yes
Comoros 2021 No
Congo, Democratic Republic of 2018 No
Costa Rica 2021 Yes
Croatia 2018 Yes
Cyprus 2018 No
Czechia 2018 No
Côte d'Ivoire 2018 No
Denmark 2021 No
Djibouti 2018 No
Dominica 2018 No
Dominican Republic 2021 No
Ecuador 2021 No
Egypt 2019 Not applicable
El Salvador 2018 No
Equatorial Guinea 2021 No data
Estonia 2019 No
Eswatini 2018 No data
Ethiopia 2019 Yes
Fiji 2021 No
Finland 2018 No
France 2019 Yes
Gabon 2018 No
Georgia 2023 Organic law about political associations of citizens
Germany 2019 No
Ghana 2018 No
Greece 2023 No
Grenada 2018 No
Guatemala 2018 No
Guinea 2018 Not applicable
Guinea-Bissau 2018 Not applicable
Guyana 2018 Not applicable
Haiti 2018 Yes
Honduras 2021 Yes
Hungary 2018 No
Iceland 2018 No
India 2019 Not applicable
Indonesia 2021 No
Iran, Islamic Republic of 2021 No
Iraq 2019 No data
Ireland 2023 Yes
Israel 2018 No
Italy 2019 No
Jamaica 2018 No
Japan 2018 No data
Jordan 2019 Yes
Kazakhstan 2018 No
Kenya 2023 Yes
Kiribati 2018 Not applicable
Korea, Republic of 2023 Yes
Kosovo 2023 Yes
Kyrgyzstan 2021 Not applicable
Latvia 2023 No
Lebanon 2019 Not applicable
Lesotho 2021 No
Liberia 2018 Not applicable
Libya 2021 Not applicable
Liechtenstein 2021 No
Lithuania 2023 No
Luxembourg 2016 Yes
Madagascar 2018 No
Malawi 2023 No
Malaysia 2021 Not applicable
Maldives 2018 No
Mali 2018 Yes
Malta 2018 No
Marshall Islands 2018 Not applicable
Mauritania 2018 No
Mauritius 2018 No
Mexico 2019 Yes
Micronesia, Federated States of 2018 Not applicable
Moldova, Republic of 2019 Yes
Monaco 2018 No
Mongolia 2023 No
Montenegro 2021 Yes
Morocco 2021 No
Mozambique 2018 No
Myanmar 2018 No
Namibia 2018 No
Nauru 2018 Not applicable
Nepal 2018 No
Netherlands 2023 No
New Zealand 2023 No
Nicaragua 2021 No
Niger 2018 No
Nigeria 2023 No
North Macedonia, Republic of 2021 No
Norway 2018 No
Pakistan 2021 Not applicable
Palau 2018 Not applicable
Panama 2023 Yes
Papua New Guinea 2018 Yes
Paraguay 2019 No
Peru 2021 No
Philippines 2018 Not applicable
Poland 2019 No
Portugal 2018 Yes
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) 2018 No
Romania 2018 Yes
Russian Federation 2018 No
Rwanda 2019 No
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2018 Not applicable
Saint Lucia 2018 No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2018 No
Samoa 2021 No
San Marino 2018 No data
Senegal 2021 No
Serbia 2023 No
Seychelles 2021 No
Sierra Leone 2018 Not applicable
Singapore 2018 Not applicable
Slovakia 2023 No
Slovenia 2018 No
Solomon Islands 2018 No
South Africa 2021 No
Spain 2018 No
Sri Lanka 2018 No
Sudan 2018 Not applicable
Suriname 2018 Not applicable
Sweden 2018 No
Switzerland 2023 No
Syrian Arab Republic 2018 No data
São Tomé and Príncipe 2021 No
Taiwan 2021 No
Tajikistan 2018 No
Tanzania, United Republic of 2021 No
Thailand 2018 No
The Gambia 2018 No
Timor-Leste 2018 No
Togo 2018 Yes
Tonga 2018 Not applicable
Trinidad and Tobago 2018 No
Tunisia 2023 No
Turkey 2021 No
Turkmenistan 2018 No
Tuvalu 2021 Not applicable
Uganda 2018 No
Ukraine 2021 Yes
United Kingdom 2018 No data
United States 2018 No
Uruguay 2021 No
Uzbekistan 2018 No
Vanuatu 2018 Not applicable
Venezuela 2021 No
Yemen 2018 No
Zambia 2018 No
Zimbabwe 2018 No
Total number of countries in selected sample: 181
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