Suriname vs Switzerland: Full democracy
Suriname
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Suriname rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Full democracy over time
- Suriname
- Switzerland
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 163 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Suriname ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 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, Suriname or Switzerland?
- Suriname, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Suriname and Switzerland?
- 0, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Switzerland?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Switzerland rank globally for full democracy?
- Suriname ranks 1st and Switzerland 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+).