Kiribati vs Suriname: Full democracy

Kiribati
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Kiribati
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Suriname ahead.

Kiribati ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Suriname Difference Ahead
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0.2 0 0.2 Kiribati
1980s 1 0 1 Kiribati
1990s 1 0.9 0.1 Kiribati
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full democracy, Kiribati or Suriname?
Kiribati, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Kiribati and Suriname?
0, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Suriname?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Suriname rank globally for full democracy?
Kiribati ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).