Sri Lanka vs Suriname: Liberal democracy index
Sri Lanka
0.613
in 2025
Suriname
0.626
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
44th
Suriname rank
41st
Liberal democracy index over time
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.626 against 0.613 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 44th and Suriname ranks 41st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 8 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.196 | 0.154 | 0.042 | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.2345 | 0.154 | 0.0805 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.2505 | 0.154 | 0.0965 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.285 | 0.154 | 0.131 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.3408 | 0.1665 | 0.1743 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.4994 | 0.4156 | 0.0838 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.5022 | 0.4271 | 0.0751 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.4228 | 0.4963 | 0.0735 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.3068 | 0.2387 | 0.0681 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.3143 | 0.6066 | 0.2923 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.2876 | 0.6555 | 0.3679 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.3483 | 0.621 | 0.2727 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.458 | 0.6358 | 0.1778 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy index, Sri Lanka or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.626 against 0.613 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Sri Lanka and Suriname?
- 0.013, with Suriname 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 liberal democracy index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 44th and Suriname ranks 41st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.