Netherlands vs Suriname: Human rights index vdem

Netherlands
0.912
in 2025
Suriname
0.913
in 2025
Netherlands rank
27th
Suriname rank
25th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Netherlands
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.913 against 0.912 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 27th and Suriname ranks 25th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 12 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Suriname Difference Ahead
1900s 0.845 0.6914 0.1536 Netherlands
1910s 0.8453 0.692 0.1533 Netherlands
1920s 0.852 0.691 0.161 Netherlands
1930s 0.8508 0.691 0.1598 Netherlands
1940s 0.5227 0.7054 0.1827 Suriname
1950s 0.9002 0.7533 0.1469 Netherlands
1960s 0.9238 0.7774 0.1464 Netherlands
1970s 0.9441 0.8316 0.1125 Netherlands
1980s 0.949 0.5665 0.3825 Netherlands
1990s 0.9488 0.8782 0.0706 Netherlands
2000s 0.9474 0.8838 0.0636 Netherlands
2010s 0.9398 0.8711 0.0687 Netherlands
2020s 0.9198 0.8985 0.0213 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Netherlands or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.913 against 0.912 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Netherlands and Suriname?
0.001, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Suriname?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Suriname rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Netherlands ranks 27th and Suriname ranks 25th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed