Netherlands vs Suriname: Electoral democracy
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Netherlands rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Netherlands
- Suriname
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1863 it was Suriname ahead.
Netherlands ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | 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 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Netherlands |
| 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, Netherlands or Suriname?
- Netherlands, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Netherlands and Suriname?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Suriname?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Suriname rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Netherlands ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 197 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).