Political rights score fh in Suriname
Suriname: Political rights score fh was 35 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
35
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
48th
of 197 countries
All-time high
36
in 2002
All-time low
32
in 2006
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Suriname, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Suriname is 35, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Suriname peaked at 36 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2006.
Suriname ranks 48th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Political rights score fh in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 36 | — |
| 2003 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34 | 32 | 36 | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.3 | 32 | 34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.17 | 34 | 35 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Suriname?
- Political rights score fh in Suriname was 35 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 36 in 2002.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2006.
- How does Suriname rank for political rights score fh?
- Suriname ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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