Slovakia vs Suriname: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Slovakia
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Slovakia rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Slovakia
- Suriname
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 120 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.
Slovakia ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Slovakia |
| 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, Slovakia or Suriname?
- Slovakia, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Slovakia and Suriname?
- 0, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Suriname?
- 120 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Slovakia and Suriname rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Slovakia 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.