Suriname vs Sweden: Electoral democracy
Suriname
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Suriname rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Suriname
- Sweden
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 163 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Suriname ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 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, Suriname or Sweden?
- Suriname, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Suriname and Sweden?
- 0, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Sweden?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Sweden rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Suriname ranks 1st and Sweden 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).