Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Fiji or Suriname?

Suriname, at 0.777 against 0.767 in Fiji as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Suriname?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Fiji vs Suriname: Deliberative Political Institutions Index

Fiji

0.767

in 2025

Suriname

0.777

in 2025

Fiji rank

59th

Suriname rank

56th

Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time

Fiji
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.777 against 0.767 in Fiji, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.

Fiji ranks 59th and Suriname ranks 56th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.263	0.334	0.071	Suriname
1910s	0.263	0.334	0.071	Suriname
1920s	0.263	0.334	0.071	Suriname
1930s	0.2472	0.3574	0.1102	Suriname
1940s	0.2216	0.4206	0.199	Suriname
1950s	0.4518	0.6881	0.2363	Suriname
1960s	0.529	0.72	0.191	Suriname
1970s	0.766	0.7245	0.0415	Fiji
1980s	0.5953	0.3118	0.2835	Fiji
1990s	0.5942	0.7824	0.1882	Suriname
2000s	0.4268	0.788	0.3612	Suriname
2010s	0.54	0.787	0.247	Suriname
2020s	0.7055	0.7643	0.0588	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Fiji or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.777 against 0.767 in Fiji as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Fiji and Suriname?: 0.01, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Suriname?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Suriname rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?: Fiji ranks 59th and Suriname ranks 56th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.