Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Slovakia or Suriname?

Suriname, at 0.6 against 0.566 in Slovakia as of 2025.

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

102 years are reported by both, from 1918 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.

Slovakia vs Suriname: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Slovakia

0.566

in 2025

Suriname

0.6

in 2025

Slovakia rank

43rd

Suriname rank

40th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Slovakia
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.6 against 0.566 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.034.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Slovakia ahead.

Slovakia ranks 43rd and Suriname ranks 40th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 9 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovakia	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.247	0.11	0.137	Slovakia
1920s	0.6506	0.111	0.5396	Slovakia
1930s	0.6194	0.11	0.5094	Slovakia
1940s	0.2566	0.1358	0.1208	Slovakia
1950s	0.2381	0.3113	0.0732	Suriname
1960s	0.2482	0.3391	0.0909	Suriname
1970s	0.2397	0.4022	0.1625	Suriname
1980s	0.2493	0.2483	0.001	Slovakia
1990s	0.6188	0.5312	0.0876	Slovakia
2000s	0.6796	0.5697	0.1099	Slovakia
2010s	0.6749	0.5547	0.1202	Slovakia
2020s	0.635	0.5693	0.0657	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Slovakia or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.6 against 0.566 in Slovakia as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Slovakia and Suriname?: 0.034, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Suriname?: 102 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Slovakia and Suriname rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Slovakia ranks 43rd 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.