Paraguay vs Suriname: Age of electoral democracy

Paraguay
33
in 2025
Suriname
34
in 2025
Paraguay rank
56th
Suriname rank
55th

Age of electoral democracy over time

  • Paraguay
  • Suriname
0102030195519902025

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 34 against 33 in Paraguay, a difference of 1.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Paraguay ranks 56th and Suriname ranks 55th of 111 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 4 5 1 Suriname
2000s 12.5 13.5 1 Suriname
2010s 22.5 23.5 1 Suriname
2020s 30.5 31.5 1 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age of electoral democracy, Paraguay or Suriname?
Suriname, at 34 against 33 in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in age of electoral democracy between Paraguay and Suriname?
1, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Suriname?
33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Paraguay and Suriname rank globally for age of electoral democracy?
Paraguay ranks 56th and Suriname ranks 55th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Paraguay vs Suriname: Age of electoral democracy. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/age-of-electoral-democracy/paraguay/suriname/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/age-of-electoral-democracy/paraguay/suriname/">Paraguay vs Suriname: Age of electoral democracy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Age of electoral democracy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 5,296 data points, 1849–2025
Last refreshed