Variable: Effective number of parties on the votes level

QoG Code: (cpds_enpv)


Dataset: Comparative Political Data Set

Description:

Effective number of parties on the votes level according to the formula proposed by Laakso and Taagepera (1979).

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-08-31
Last updated by source: 2023-07-25


Categories:

Political Parties and Elections


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2024 Basic Time-series - 2024 OECD Cross-section - 2024 OECD Time-series - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 36
Basic time-series: 38
Standard cross-section: 36
Standard time-series: 38
OECD cross-section: 31
OECD time-series: 33

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1960-2021
Basic time-series: 1960-2021
OECD time-series: 1960-2021

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This variable has information from the year 1960 to the year 2021