Sri Lanka vs Suriname: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Sri Lanka
0.587
in 2025
Suriname
0.6
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
41st
Suriname rank
40th
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.6 against 0.587 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 41st and Suriname ranks 40th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.107 | 0.11 | 0.003 | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0.1295 | 0.11 | 0.0195 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.1369 | 0.111 | 0.0259 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.1627 | 0.1101 | 0.0526 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.2229 | 0.124 | 0.0989 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.3981 | 0.3113 | 0.0868 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.4463 | 0.3391 | 0.1072 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.3908 | 0.4022 | 0.0114 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.3182 | 0.2483 | 0.0699 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.3324 | 0.5312 | 0.1988 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.308 | 0.5697 | 0.2617 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.3385 | 0.5547 | 0.2162 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.4395 | 0.5693 | 0.1298 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Sri Lanka or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.6 against 0.587 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Sri Lanka and Suriname?
- 0.013, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Suriname?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Suriname rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 41st and Suriname ranks 40th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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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About this data
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.