Suriname vs Taiwan: Full democracy

Suriname
1
in 2025
Taiwan
1
in 2025
Suriname rank
1st
Taiwan rank
1st

Full democracy over time

  • Suriname
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Taiwan ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Taiwan 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 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.9 0 0.9 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, Suriname or Taiwan?
Suriname, at 1 against 1 in Taiwan as of 2025.
What is the difference in full democracy between Suriname and Taiwan?
0, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Taiwan?
131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
How do Suriname and Taiwan rank globally for full democracy?
Suriname ranks 1st and Taiwan 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+).