Suriname vs United States: Electoral democracy
Suriname
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Suriname rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Suriname
- United States
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1863 it was United States ahead.
Suriname ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | United States | 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 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United States |
| 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 United States?
- Suriname, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Suriname and United States?
- 0, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and United States?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and United States rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Suriname ranks 1st and United States 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).