Latvia vs Suriname: Full democracy
Latvia
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Latvia
- Suriname
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | Suriname |
| 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, Latvia or Suriname?
- Latvia, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Latvia and Suriname?
- 0, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Suriname?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Suriname rank globally for full democracy?
- Latvia 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
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).