Malta vs Suriname: Electoral democracy

Malta
2
in 2025
Suriname
2
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Malta
  • Suriname
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.

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

Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Suriname Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0.9 0 0.9 Malta
1930s 0.2 0 0.2 Malta
1940s 0.5 0.1 0.4 Malta
1950s 1.6 1.5 0.1 Malta
1960s 1.5 2 0.5 Suriname
1970s 2 1.9 0.1 Malta
1980s 2 0.4 1.6 Malta
1990s 2 1.9 0.1 Malta
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, Malta or Suriname?
Malta, at 2 against 2 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Malta and Suriname?
0, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malta and Suriname rank globally for electoral democracy?
Malta 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.