India vs Suriname: Electoral democracy
India
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
India rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- India
- Suriname
How they compare
India currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1863 it was Suriname ahead.
India ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 198 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | India |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | India |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | India |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, India or Suriname?
- India, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between India and Suriname?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Suriname?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do India and Suriname rank globally for electoral democracy?
- India ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).