Suriname vs Ukraine: Electoral democracy

Suriname
1
in 2025
Ukraine
1
in 2025
Suriname rank
1st
Ukraine rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Suriname
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 1 against 1 in Ukraine, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Ukraine ahead.

Suriname ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Ukraine Difference Ahead
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0.6 0 0.6 Suriname
1960s 1 0 1 Suriname
1970s 1 0 1 Suriname
1980s 0.2 0 0.2 Suriname
1990s 0.9 0.6 0.3 Suriname
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 Ukraine?
Suriname, at 1 against 1 in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Suriname and Ukraine?
0, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Ukraine?
104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Suriname and Ukraine rank globally for electoral democracy?
Suriname ranks 1st and Ukraine 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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).