Seychelles vs Suriname: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions

Seychelles
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Seychelles rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st

Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time

  • Seychelles
  • Suriname
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.

Across all 123 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Seychelles ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.