Japan vs Suriname: Direct Democracy Index
Japan
0.02
in 2025
Suriname
0.02
in 2025
Japan rank
104th
Suriname rank
104th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Japan
- Suriname
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.02 against 0.02 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.
Japan ranks 104th and Suriname ranks 104th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.008 | 0 | 0.008 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.04 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.02 | 0.1568 | 0.1368 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.02 | 0.0452 | 0.0252 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Japan or Suriname?
- Japan, at 0.02 against 0.02 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Japan and Suriname?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Suriname?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Suriname rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Japan ranks 104th and Suriname ranks 104th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.