Italy vs Suriname: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Italy
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Italy
- Suriname
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Italy |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Italy |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Italy or Suriname?
- Italy, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Italy and Suriname?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Suriname?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Suriname rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Italy ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.