Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Italy or Suriname?

Suriname, at 0.62 against 0.61 in Italy as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Suriname?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Suriname: Deliberative Democracy Index

Italy

0.61

in 2025

Suriname

0.62

in 2025

Italy rank

43rd

Suriname rank

40th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Italy
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.62 against 0.61 in Italy, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 40th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 11 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.2191	0.1037	0.1154	Italy
1910s	0.229	0.103	0.126	Italy
1920s	0.0791	0.104	0.0249	Suriname
1930s	0.007	0.1106	0.1036	Suriname
1940s	0.2167	0.1341	0.0826	Italy
1950s	0.6024	0.3745	0.2279	Italy
1960s	0.6476	0.3954	0.2522	Italy
1970s	0.6851	0.4501	0.235	Italy
1980s	0.7493	0.1623	0.587	Italy
1990s	0.7676	0.5824	0.1852	Italy
2000s	0.7796	0.6174	0.1622	Italy
2010s	0.8021	0.5986	0.2035	Italy
2020s	0.722	0.6008	0.1212	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Italy or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.62 against 0.61 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Italy and Suriname?: 0.01, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Suriname?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Italy and Suriname rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Italy ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 40th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.