What is egalitarian democracy index in Suriname?

Egalitarian democracy index in Suriname was 0.6 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Suriname?

The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 2025.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Suriname?

The lowest recorded value was 0.108 in 1934.

How does Suriname rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Suriname ranks 40th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Suriname?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Suriname data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Suriname

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Suriname
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Suriname: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.6 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.6

Change on year

up 4.2%

World rank

40th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.6

in 2025

All-time low

0.108

in 1934

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Suriname, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 0.6 for egalitarian democracy index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Suriname peaked at 0.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.108, in 1934.

That places Suriname 40th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Democracy Index in Suriname, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.11	—
1901	0.11	+0.0%
1902	0.11	+0.0%
1903	0.11	+0.0%
1904	0.11	+0.0%
1905	0.11	+0.0%
1906	0.11	+0.0%
1907	0.11	+0.0%
1908	0.11	+0.0%
1909	0.11	+0.0%
1910	0.11	+0.0%
1911	0.11	+0.0%
1912	0.11	+0.0%
1913	0.11	+0.0%
1914	0.11	+0.0%
1915	0.11	+0.0%
1916	0.11	+0.0%
1917	0.11	+0.0%
1918	0.11	+0.0%
1919	0.11	+0.0%
1920	0.111	+0.9%
1921	0.111	+0.0%
1922	0.111	+0.0%
1923	0.111	+0.0%
1924	0.111	+0.0%
1925	0.111	+0.0%
1926	0.111	+0.0%
1927	0.111	+0.0%
1928	0.111	+0.0%
1929	0.111	+0.0%
1930	0.111	+0.0%
1931	0.111	+0.0%
1932	0.111	+0.0%
1933	0.111	+0.0%
1934	0.108	-2.7%
1935	0.108	+0.0%
1936	0.108	+0.0%
1937	0.111	+2.8%
1938	0.111	+0.0%
1939	0.111	+0.0%
1940	0.112	+0.9%
1941	0.112	+0.0%
1942	0.112	+0.0%
1943	0.112	+0.0%
1944	0.113	+0.9%
1945	0.113	+0.0%
1946	0.126	+11.5%
1947	0.126	+0.0%
1948	0.128	+1.6%
1949	0.186	+45.3%
1950	0.283	+52.2%
1951	0.283	+0.0%
1952	0.282	-0.4%
1953	0.282	+0.0%
1954	0.293	+3.9%
1955	0.337	+15.0%
1956	0.337	+0.0%
1957	0.338	+0.3%
1958	0.339	+0.3%
1959	0.339	+0.0%
1960	0.339	+0.0%
1961	0.339	+0.0%
1962	0.339	+0.0%
1963	0.34	+0.3%
1964	0.34	+0.0%
1965	0.34	+0.0%
1966	0.34	+0.0%
1967	0.338	-0.6%
1968	0.338	+0.0%
1969	0.338	+0.0%
1970	0.341	+0.9%
1971	0.341	+0.0%
1972	0.341	+0.0%
1973	0.336	-1.5%
1974	0.338	+0.6%
1975	0.257	-24.0%
1976	0.515	+100.4%
1977	0.515	+0.0%
1978	0.52	+1.0%
1979	0.518	-0.4%
1980	0.211	-59.3%
1981	0.191	-9.5%
1982	0.188	-1.6%
1983	0.187	-0.5%
1984	0.187	+0.0%
1985	0.187	+0.0%
1986	0.188	+0.5%
1987	0.197	+4.8%
1988	0.436	+121.3%
1989	0.511	+17.2%
1990	0.511	+0.0%
1991	0.349	-31.7%
1992	0.54	+54.7%
1993	0.548	+1.5%
1994	0.548	+0.0%
1995	0.548	+0.0%
1996	0.564	+2.9%
1997	0.568	+0.7%
1998	0.568	+0.0%
1999	0.568	+0.0%
2000	0.575	+1.2%
2001	0.578	+0.5%
2002	0.578	+0.0%
2003	0.578	+0.0%
2004	0.578	+0.0%
2005	0.569	-1.6%
2006	0.562	-1.2%
2007	0.559	-0.5%
2008	0.56	+0.2%
2009	0.56	+0.0%
2010	0.557	-0.5%
2011	0.561	+0.7%
2012	0.559	-0.4%
2013	0.559	+0.0%
2014	0.555	-0.7%
2015	0.56	+0.9%
2016	0.558	-0.4%
2017	0.55	-1.4%
2018	0.545	-0.9%
2019	0.543	-0.4%
2020	0.54	-0.6%
2021	0.563	+4.3%
2022	0.574	+2.0%
2023	0.563	-1.9%
2024	0.576	+2.3%
2025	0.6	+4.2%

Suriname compared with similar countries

Suriname's 0.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.306, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Suriname's 0.6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.394, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.11	0.11	0.11	10
1910s	0.11	0.11	0.11	10
1920s	0.111	0.111	0.111	10
1930s	0.1101	0.108	0.111	10
1940s	0.124	0.112	0.186	10
1950s	0.3113	0.282	0.339	10
1960s	0.3391	0.338	0.34	10
1970s	0.4022	0.257	0.52	10
1980s	0.2483	0.187	0.511	10
1990s	0.5312	0.349	0.568	10
2000s	0.5697	0.559	0.578	10
2010s	0.5547	0.543	0.561	10
2020s	0.5693	0.54	0.6	6

Countries ranked near Suriname

37 Portugal 0.614 compare
38 United Kingdom 0.612 compare
39 Slovenia 0.604 compare
41 Sri Lanka 0.587 compare
42 Mauritius 0.576 compare
43 Slovakia 0.566 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More social development data for Suriname

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Suriname →

Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Suriname?: Egalitarian democracy index in Suriname was 0.6 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Suriname?: The highest recorded value was 0.6 in 2025.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Suriname?: The lowest recorded value was 0.108 in 1934.
How does Suriname rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Suriname ranks 40th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Suriname?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Suriname data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 126 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Suriname. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 08 November 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/egalitarian-democracy-index-vdem/suriname/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/egalitarian-democracy-index-vdem/suriname/">Egalitarian Democracy Index in Suriname</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.