Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Slovenia or Suriname?

Suriname, at 0.62 against 0.612 in Slovenia as of 2025.

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

105 years are reported by both, from 1918 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.

Slovenia vs Suriname: Deliberative Democracy Index

Slovenia

0.612

in 2025

Suriname

0.62

in 2025

Slovenia rank

42nd

Suriname rank

40th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Slovenia
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.62 against 0.612 in Slovenia, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Slovenia ahead.

Slovenia ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 40th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Slovenia averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovenia	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.1875	0.103	0.0845	Slovenia
1920s	0.135	0.104	0.031	Slovenia
1930s	0.1279	0.1134	0.0144	Slovenia
1940s	0.0417	0.1341	0.0924	Suriname
1950s	0.0742	0.3745	0.3003	Suriname
1960s	0.096	0.3954	0.2994	Suriname
1970s	0.0969	0.4501	0.3532	Suriname
1980s	0.1208	0.1623	0.0415	Suriname
1990s	0.718	0.5824	0.1356	Slovenia
2000s	0.7443	0.6174	0.1269	Slovenia
2010s	0.7472	0.5986	0.1486	Slovenia
2020s	0.6192	0.6008	0.0183	Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Slovenia or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.62 against 0.612 in Slovenia as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Slovenia and Suriname?: 0.008, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and Suriname?: 105 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Slovenia and Suriname rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Slovenia ranks 42nd 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.