Colombia vs Suriname: Electoral democracy

Colombia
2
in 2025
Suriname
2
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Colombia
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2 against 2 in Suriname, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.

Colombia ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Suriname Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0.6 0 0.6 Colombia
1920s 1 0 1 Colombia
1930s 1 0 1 Colombia
1940s 1 0.1 0.9 Colombia
1950s 0.5 1.5 1 Suriname
1960s 1 2 1 Suriname
1970s 1 1.9 0.9 Suriname
1980s 1 0.4 0.6 Colombia
1990s 1.9 1.9 0
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Colombia or Suriname?
Colombia, at 2 against 2 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Colombia and Suriname?
0, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Suriname?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Suriname rank globally for electoral democracy?
Colombia ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.