Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Mauritius or Suriname?

Suriname, at 0.6 against 0.576 in Mauritius as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritius vs Suriname: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Mauritius

0.576

in 2025

Suriname

0.6

in 2025

Mauritius rank

42nd

Suriname rank

40th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Mauritius
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.6 against 0.576 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.024.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.

Mauritius ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 40th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.056	0.11	0.054	Suriname
1910s	0.056	0.11	0.054	Suriname
1920s	0.0578	0.111	0.0532	Suriname
1930s	0.0575	0.1101	0.0526	Suriname
1940s	0.0802	0.124	0.0438	Suriname
1950s	0.1564	0.3113	0.1549	Suriname
1960s	0.2969	0.3391	0.0422	Suriname
1970s	0.4829	0.4022	0.0807	Mauritius
1980s	0.5465	0.2483	0.2982	Mauritius
1990s	0.5629	0.5312	0.0317	Mauritius
2000s	0.5905	0.5697	0.0208	Mauritius
2010s	0.598	0.5547	0.0433	Mauritius
2020s	0.427	0.5693	0.1423	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Mauritius or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.6 against 0.576 in Mauritius as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Mauritius and Suriname?: 0.024, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Mauritius ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 40th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.