Sri Lanka vs Suriname: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index

Sri Lanka
0.783
in 2025
Suriname
0.781
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
33rd
Suriname rank
35th

Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Suriname
0.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.783 against 0.781 in Suriname, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 33rd and Suriname ranks 35th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Suriname Difference Ahead
1900s 0.139 0.1449 0.0059 Suriname
1910s 0.2281 0.144 0.0841 Sri Lanka
1920s 0.2559 0.145 0.1109 Sri Lanka
1930s 0.3302 0.1462 0.184 Sri Lanka
1940s 0.4131 0.166 0.2471 Sri Lanka
1950s 0.6427 0.5091 0.1336 Sri Lanka
1960s 0.6615 0.5226 0.1389 Sri Lanka
1970s 0.5854 0.5926 0.0072 Suriname
1980s 0.4836 0.2738 0.2098 Sri Lanka
1990s 0.4969 0.725 0.2281 Suriname
2000s 0.4476 0.77 0.3224 Suriname
2010s 0.4907 0.7494 0.2587 Suriname
2020s 0.633 0.768 0.135 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, Sri Lanka or Suriname?
Sri Lanka, at 0.783 against 0.781 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between Sri Lanka and Suriname?
0.002, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Suriname?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and Suriname rank globally for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
Sri Lanka ranks 33rd and Suriname ranks 35th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 29,523 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed