Which has higher freedom of association index, Suriname or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.883 against 0.881 in Suriname as of 2025.

What is the difference in freedom of association index between Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.002, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

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

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 Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Suriname vs Trinidad and Tobago: Freedom of Association Index

Suriname

0.881

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

0.883

in 2025

Suriname rank

27th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

24th

Freedom of Association Index over time

Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.883 against 0.881 in Suriname, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 27th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 24th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Suriname	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.456	0.401	0.055	Suriname
1910s	0.456	0.403	0.053	Suriname
1920s	0.456	0.4355	0.0205	Suriname
1930s	0.456	0.4633	0.0073	Trinidad and Tobago
1940s	0.4816	0.5505	0.0689	Trinidad and Tobago
1950s	0.7407	0.7006	0.0401	Suriname
1960s	0.7662	0.7853	0.0191	Trinidad and Tobago
1970s	0.8073	0.814	0.0067	Trinidad and Tobago
1980s	0.5852	0.8888	0.3036	Trinidad and Tobago
1990s	0.8806	0.9057	0.0251	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	0.8825	0.9083	0.0258	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	0.8815	0.8949	0.0134	Trinidad and Tobago
2020s	0.8835	0.8873	0.0038	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freedom of association index, Suriname or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.883 against 0.881 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in freedom of association index between Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.002, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for freedom of association index?: Suriname ranks 27th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 24th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Freedom of Association Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Freedom of Association Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,011 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in elections and the extent to which civil society organizations are allowed to form and operate freely.