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Country	Election type	Year	Voter Turnout	Total vote	Registration	VAP Turnout	Voting age population	Population	Invalid votes	Compulsory voting
Algeria	Parliamentary	2021	23.03 %	5,625,324	24,425,187	19.53 %	28,808,723	43,576,691	18.18 %	No
		2017	37.09 %	8,624,199	23,251,503	31.65 %	27,248,442	40,969,443	24.46 %	No
		2012	43.14 %	9,339,026	21,645,841	38.70 %	24,130,650	35,406,303		No
		2007	35.51 %	6,662,383	18,760,400	32.02 %	20,806,940	33,333,216	14.40 %	No
		2002	46.17 %	8,288,536	17,951,127	45.08 %	18,386,639	31,736,053	10.50 %	No
		1997	65.60 %	10,999,139	16,767,309	74.13 %	14,838,069	29,245,552	4.60 %	No
		1991	59.00 %	7,822,625	13,258,554	60.07 %	13,021,830	25,553,000	11.80 %	No
	Presidential	2019	39.88 %	9,759,392	24,474,161	34.86 %	27,992,084	42,325,923	12.86 %	No
		2014	49.42 %	11,307,478	22,880,678	43.57 %	25,951,372	38,813,722		No
		2009	74.56 %	15,356,024	20,595,683	65.86 %	23,315,450	34,178,188	6.02 %	No
		2004	58.07 %	10,508,777	18,097,225	53.60 %	19,605,085	32,818,500	3.10 %	No
		1999	60.91 %	10,652,623	17,488,757	63.77 %	16,705,217	30,932,382		No
		1995	75.69 %	12,087,281	15,969,904	80.10 %	15,090,300	25,533,000	3.90 %	No
Angola	Parliamentary	2022	44.82 %	6,454,109	14,399,391	40.49 %	15,939,218	34,795,287	2.82 %	No
		2017	76.13 %	7,093,002	9,317,294	53.07 %	13,366,186	29,310,273	3.88 %	No
		2012	62.77 %	6,124,669	9,757,671	71.59 %	8,554,966	18,056,072	6.02 %	No
		2008	87.36 %	7,213,281	8,256,854	92.42 %	7,804,962	16,102,061	10.58 %	No
		1992	86.91 %	4,196,388	4,828,626	84.16 %	4,986,230	10,609,000	12.98 %	No
	Presidential	1992	90.37 %	4,363,646	4,828,626	87.51 %	4,986,230	10,609,000	13.09 %	No
Benin	Parliamentary	2023	37.79 %	2,558,446	6,769,817	37.37 %	6,845,746	14,219,908	3.15 %	No
		2019	27.16 %	1,355,776	4,992,399	22.72 %	5,967,849	11,646,392		No
		2015	65.91 %	2,946,042	4,470,000	56.69 %	5,196,462	10,448,647		No
		2011	56.12 %	2,037,004	3,629,837	44.77 %	4,550,388	9,325,032		No
		2007	58.69 %	2,347,600	4,000,000	61.83 %	3,796,635	7,862,944		No
		2003	55.90 %	1,724,093	3,084,422	52.20 %	3,302,946	6,787,625	13.80 %	No
		1999	70.11 %	1,776,108	2,533,399	65.85 %	2,697,063	6,009,635		No
		1995	75.80 %	1,922,553	2,536,234	73.65 %	2,610,380	5,554,000	2.40 %	No
		1991	51.68 %	1,069,367	2,069,343	46.54 %	2,297,830	4,889,000	3.70 %	No
	Presidential	2021	50.63 %	2,431,414	4,802,303	44.39 %	5,544,943	13,301,694	5.52 %	No
		2016	66.13 %	3,138,624	4,746,348	58.35 %	5,378,554	10,741,458	1.01 %	No
		2011	84.82 %	3,111,833	3,668,558	68.39 %	4,550,388	9,325,032	4.48 %	No
		2006	69.54 %	2,725,634	3,919,550	74.23 %	3,671,785	7,862,944	2.55 %	No
		2001	54.17 %	1,707,604	3,152,365	55.35 %	3,085,115	6,395,919	10.18 %	No
		1996	77.60 %	1,958,855	2,524,262	72.90 %	2,686,990	5,717,000	2.79 %	No
		1991	64.07 %	1,315,123	2,052,638	57.23 %	2,297,830	4,889,000	0.80 %	No
Botswana	Parliamentary	2019	83.51 %	772,208	924,709	53.47 %	1,444,142	2,283,255		No
		2014	84.75 %	698,409	824,073	55.09 %	1,267,719	2,155,784	1.17 %	No
		2009	76.71 %	555,078	723,617	62.20 %	892,339	1,990,876	1.88 %	No
		2004	76.20 %	421,272	552,849	44.00 %	957,540	1,561,973	2.10 %	No
		1999	77.11 %	354,463	459,662	41.98 %	844,338	1,592,528	4.90 %	No
		1994	76.55 %	283,375	370,173	44.63 %	634,920	1,443,000		No
		1989	68.24 %	250,487	367,069	47.90 %	522,900	1,245,000		No
		1984	77.58 %	227,756	293,571	54.18 %	420,400	1,051,000		No
		1979	55.24 %	134,496	243,483	46.37 %	290,033	783,873		No
		1974	31.22 %	64,011	205,016	26.21 %	244,200	660,000		No
		1969	54.73 %	76,858	140,428	37.46 %	205,200	570,000		No
		1965		140,793		69.42 %	202,800	520,000	1.50 %	No
Burkina Faso	Parliamentary	2020	50.70 %	2,987,478	5,891,981	28.82 %	10,365,635	20,835,401	4.75 %	No
		2015	60.13 %	3,317,193	5,517,015	36.45 %	9,100,031	18,931,686	4.75 %	No
		2012	75.96 %	3,315,795	4,365,153	39.67 %	8,359,428	17,275,115	9.02 %	No
		2007	56.43 %	2,520,488	4,466,354	37.93 %	6,644,496	15,264,735	11.40 %	No
		2002	64.14 %	1,868,645	2,913,219	33.47 %	5,582,296	12,272,289	7.70 %	No
		1997	44.53 %	2,220,161	4,985,352	41.29 %	5,376,800	10,754,000	4.90 %	No
		1992	33.80 %	1,260,107	3,727,843	26.72 %	4,716,500	9,433,000		No
		1978	40.24 %	1,161,824	2,887,550	39.13 %	2,969,000	5,938,000		No
		1970	48.29 %	1,156,697	2,395,226	46.31 %	2,497,500	5,550,000	3.80 %	No
	Presidential	2020	50.79 %	2,993,280	5,893,406	28.88 %	10,365,635	20,835,401	4.46 %	No
		2015	60.00 %	3,309,988	5,517,015	36.37 %	9,100,031	18,931,686	5.78 %	No
		2010	54.82 %	1,773,151	3,234,555	23.00 %	7,707,700	16,241,811	4.45 %	No
		2005	57.66 %	2,262,899	3,924,328	36.40 %	6,216,114	13,925,313	8.70 %	No
		1998	56.08 %	2,361,294	4,210,234	46.92 %	5,032,586	11,123,673	0.10 %	No
		1991	35.25 %	1,256,381	3,564,501	27.34 %	4,595,500	9,191,000	3.30 %	No
Burundi	Parliamentary	2020	87.31 %	4,464,359	5,113,418	76.14 %	5,863,257	11,865,821	4.18 %	No
		2015	74.32 %	2,856,112	3,843,024	55.53 %	5,143,633	10,742,276	19.45 %	No
		2010	66.68 %	2,367,926	3,551,125	50.81 %	4,660,761	9,863,117	3.87 %	No
		2005	77.23 %	2,446,001	3,167,124	70.39 %	3,474,897	6,370,609	1.00 %	No
		1993	91.38 %	2,156,659	2,360,090	75.41 %	2,859,840	5,958,000	2.12 %	No
		1982	95.00 %	1,500,000	1,578,947			4,581,943
		1961	75.39 %	783,027	1,038,653			2,967,000	1.04 %
	Presidential	2020	87.71 %	4,484,928	5,113,418	76.49 %	5,863,257	11,865,821	3.82 %	No
		2015	73.44 %	2,826,072	3,848,119	54.94 %	5,143,633	10,742,276	6.09 %	No
		2010	76.98 %	2,735,558	3,553,372	58.69 %	4,660,761	9,863,117	1.07 %	No
		1993	97.31 %	2,291,746	2,355,126	80.14 %	2,859,840	5,958,000	1.40 %	No
Cabo Verde	Parliamentary	2021	57.46 %	225,761	392,899	56.98 %	396,179	589,451	2.44 %	No
		2016	65.93 %	229,337	347,828	64.47 %	355,717	553,432		No
		2011	76.01 %	226,942	298,567	86.18 %	263,333	516,100	1.32 %	No
		2006	54.18 %	174,858	322,735	79.98 %	218,632	475,947	2.00 %	No
		2001	54.14 %	140,901	260,275	65.85 %	213,973	436,530	3.40 %	No
		1995	76.52 %	158,901	207,648	79.48 %	199,920	392,000	3.40 %	No
		1991	75.27 %	125,564	166,818	71.75 %	175,000	350,000	5.90 %	No
	Presidential	2021	47.96 %	191,300	398,865	48.27 %	396,179	589,451	3.10 %	No
		2016	35.48 %	123,414	347,828	34.69 %	355,717	553,432		No
		2011	59.90 %	182,597	304,836	56.61 %	322,531	516,197		No
		2006	53.10 %	171,819	323,554	78.59 %	218,632	475,947	0.80 %	No
		2001	58.94 %	153,407	260,275	71.69 %	213,973	436,530	1.20 %	No
Cameroon	Parliamentary	2020	43.79 %	3,021,947	6,900,928	23.24 %	13,001,295	27,744,989		No
		2013	76.79 %	4,208,796	5,481,226	37.55 %	11,207,373	22,534,532	4.40 %	No
		2007	62.01 %	3,100,000	5,000,000	34.51 %	8,982,601	18,060,382		No
		2002	65.66 %	2,882,164	4,389,572	36.89 %	7,813,588	15,803,220		No
		1997	75.60 %	2,906,156	3,844,330	46.70 %	6,222,978	13,829,000		No
		1992	60.59 %	2,435,443	4,019,562	44.42 %	5,482,800	12,184,000	9.80 %	No
		1988	90.32 %	3,282,884	3,634,568	67.03 %	4,897,350	10,883,000	3.10 %	No
		1960	69.56 %	1,349,739	1,940,438	57.44 %	2,350,000	4,700,000		No
	Presidential	2018	53.85 %	3,590,681	6,667,754	29.61 %	12,125,696	25,640,965	1.47 %	No
		2011	68.28 %	4,951,434	7,251,651	50.25 %	9,854,578	20,129,878	2.31 %	No
		2004	79.52 %	3,738,759	4,701,953	45.28 %	8,256,564	16,063,678	4.50 %	No
		1997	87.00 %	3,377,833	3,882,725	53.67 %	6,293,250	13,985,000		No
		1992	71.87 %	3,015,440	4,195,687	55.00 %	5,482,800	12,184,000		No
		1988	91.40 %	3,321,872	3,634,568	67.83 %	4,897,350	10,883,000		No
Central African Republic	Parliamentary	2016	44.28 %	542,546	1,225,300	27.05 %	2,005,942	4,950,027	4.73 %	No
		2011	61.16 %	1,116,620	1,825,735	55.67 %	2,005,942	4,950,027		No
		2005	72.65 %	946,616	1,302,930	45.14 %	2,097,278	3,742,482	6.00 %	No
		1998	58.45 %	834,494	1,427,691	53.60 %	1,556,887	3,075,001	1.50 %	No
		1993	67.93 %	809,298	1,191,374	50.28 %	1,609,560	3,156,000	1.90 %	No
	Presidential	2020	35.25 %	655,054	1,858,236	20.24 %	3,235,648	5,990,855	8.49 %	No
		2016	59.01 %	1,153,300	1,954,433	57.49 %	2,005,942	4,950,027	3.89 %	No
		2015	62.57 %	1,222,956	1,954,433	48.22 %	2,536,127	5,391,539	7.36 %	No
		2011	61.21 %	1,117,447	1,825,735	55.71 %	2,005,942	4,950,027	0.07 %	No
		2005	72.65 %	946,616	1,302,930	45.14 %	2,097,278	3,742,482	6.00 %	No
		1999	59.14 %	1,010,744	1,709,086	63.71 %	1,586,468	3,133,426	7.40 %	No
		1993	67.93 %	809,298	1,191,374	50.28 %	1,609,560	3,156,000	1.90 %	No
Chad	Parliamentary	2011	56.60 %	2,734,280	4,830,885	57.27 %	4,774,767	10,758,945		No
		2002	52.40 %	2,185,646	4,171,169	59.61 %	3,666,595	8,796,000		No
		1997	50.14 %	881,346	1,757,879	25.64 %	3,437,910	6,741,000	3.30 %	No
	Presidential	2021	63.37 %	4,618,733	7,288,203	57.79 %	7,991,839	17,414,108		No
		2016	65.95 %	4,123,730	6,252,548	70.98 %	5,809,346	11,852,462	6.71 %	No
		2011	55.71 %	2,765,765	4,964,807	57.92 %	4,774,767	10,758,945		No
		2006	53.08 %	3,024,226	5,697,922	71.40 %	4,235,756	9,944,201	4.70 %	No
		2001	61.12 %	2,487,215	4,069,099	70.01 %	3,552,534	7,689,365	2.80 %	No
		1996	74.90 %	2,672,358	3,567,913	79.89 %	3,345,090	6,559,000		No
Comoros	Parliamentary	2020	62.42 %	195,773	313,647	41.27 %	474,387	846,281	4.60 %	No
		2015	71.35 %	195,870	274,505	49.41 %	396,380	766,865		No
		2009			363,967		330,956	752,438		No
		2004			225,000		321,053	671,247		No
		1987	65.00 %	221,000	340,000	100.64 %	219,600	488,000		No
		1978	75.61 %	144,767	191,468	86.46 %	167,440	364,000	0.80 %	No
	Presidential	2019	53.84 %	166,447	309,137	36.14 %	460,567	833,909	4.47 %	No
		2016	67.81 %	204,113	301,006	48.29 %	422,725	794,678	5.82 %	No
		2010	52.80 %	202,933	384,358	56.13 %	361,536	773,407	13.52 %	No
		2006	57.26 %	177,601	310,177	52.14 %	340,640	690,948	3.80 %	No
		2002	76.28 %	115,078	150,867	37.99 %	302,919	596,202	3.30 %	No
		1996	61.95 %	179,655	290,000	59.06 %	304,200	676,000		No
		1990	60.27 %	190,074	315,391	77.79 %	244,350	543,000	1.40 %	No
Congo, Democratic Republic of	Parliamentary	2018	45.40 %	18,329,318	40,371,439	41.53 %	44,138,661	85,281,024		Yes
		2011	59.05 %	18,911,572	32,024,640	55.56 %	34,036,859	71,712,867	4.06 %	Yes
		2006	70.29 %	17,868,580	25,420,199	61.36 %	29,121,042	62,522,207	5.56 %	Yes
	Presidential	2018	45.40 %	18,329,318	40,371,439	41.53 %	44,138,661	85,281,024		Yes
		2011	59.05 %	18,911,572	32,024,640	55.56 %	34,036,859	71,712,867	4.06 %	Yes
		2006	65.36 %	17,931,631	25,421,249	57.06 %	29,121,042	62,522,207	2.16 %	Yes
		1984					15,030,923	32,341,528		Yes
		1977		10,694,624		86.14 %	12,415,239	26,482,646	0.01 %	Yes
		1970		10,131,827				20,540,000		Yes
Cote d'Ivoire	Parliamentary	2021	37.88 %	2,788,022	7,359,399	17.98 %	15,503,401	28,088,455	4.17 %	No
		2016	34.10 %	2,137,364	6,268,113	16.15 %	13,233,263	23,740,424	5.17 %	No
		2011	36.56 %	2,070,793	5,664,377	18.16 %	11,401,580	21,504,162	5.43 %	No
		2000	31.54 %	1,740,240	5,517,613	23.83 %	7,301,400	14,786,000	11.10 %	No
		1990	42.47 %	1,872,292	4,408,809	39.95 %	4,686,800	11,717,000		No
	Presidential	2020	53.90 %	3,269,813	6,066,441	21.76 %	15,025,494	27,481,086	1.65 %	No
		2015	52.86 %	3,330,928	6,301,189	25.88 %	12,870,771	23,295,302	6.03 %	No
		2010	81.12 %	4,689,366	5,780,804	53.90 %	8,700,030	21,058,798	2.12 %	No
		2000	37.42 %	2,049,018	5,475,143	28.06 %	7,301,400	14,786,000	12.40 %	No
		1995	45.33 %	1,722,506	3,800,000	31.16 %	5,527,080	14,172,000		No
		1990	70.00 %	3,086,166	4,408,809	65.85 %	4,686,800	11,717,000		No
Djibouti	Parliamentary	2023	75.90 %		230,295		642,871	976,143		No
		2018	61.78 %	119,861	194,000	21.48 %	558,020	884,017		No
		2013	69.16 %	122,333	176,878	26.82 %	456,162	792,198	1.83 %	No
		2008	72.61 %	109,999	151,490	27.72 %	396,776	709,196	5.90 %	No
		2003	48.42 %	86,482	178,617	23.56 %	367,040	690,777	1.80 %	No
		1997	56.83 %	94,303	165,942	29.82 %	316,290	608,000	1.50 %	No
		1992	48.45 %	73,187	151,066	26.28 %	278,460	546,000	1.90 %	No
	Presidential	2021	76.44 %	164,866	215,687	27.06 %	609,344	938,413	3.19 %	No
		2016	69.26 %	129,507	187,000	24.73 %	523,746	846,687		No
		2011	75.45 %	114,681	152,000	25.98 %	441,504	757,074		No
		2005	78.90 %	156,484	198,332	54.08 %	360,405	666,400	5.70 %	No
		1999	56.28 %	96,368	171,232	29.01 %	332,151	630,122	1.10 %	No
		1993	50.26 %	75,635	150,487	26.11 %	289,640	557,000		No
Egypt	Parliamentary	2020	29.07 %	18,358,895	63,157,351	28.82 %	63,705,978	104,124,440		Yes
		2015	28.27 %	15,206,000	53,786,000	27.46 %	55,382,461	88,487,396		Yes
		2012	62.04 %	29,279,884	47,192,169	54.99 %	53,245,955	83,688,164		Yes
		2010	27.47 %	7,995,022	29,109,107	16.16 %	49,477,735	80,471,869		Yes
		2005	28.13 %	8,790,708	31,253,417	19.75 %	44,509,556	77,505,756	3.40 %	Yes
		2000			24,602,241		37,063,756	65,158,549		Yes
		1995	47.99 %	10,072,017	20,987,453	30.41 %	33,115,600	59,135,000	2.50 %	Yes
		1990	44.43 %	7,253,168	16,326,229	25.03 %	28,980,050	52,691,000	4.80 %	Yes
		1987	50.32 %	7,207,467	14,324,162	27.21 %	26,487,000	49,050,000	5.50 %	Yes
		1984	43.14 %	5,323,086	12,339,418	21.59 %	24,654,780	45,657,000	3.30 %	Yes
		1979			11,000,000			42,855,980		Yes
		1976	39.77 %	3,803,973	9,564,482	18.95 %	20,068,980	37,866,000		Yes
	Presidential	2018	41.05 %	24,254,152	59,078,138	39.90 %	60,780,501	99,413,317	7.27 %	No
		2014	47.50 %	25,578,233	53,848,911	47.14 %	54,257,299	86,895,099	4.07 %	Yes
		2012	51.85 %	26,420,763	50,958,794	49.62 %	53,245,955	83,688,164	3.19 %