Benin vs Suriname: Egalitarian political institutions index
Benin
0.743
in 2025
Suriname
0.74
in 2025
Benin rank
50th
Suriname rank
51st
Egalitarian political institutions index over time
- Benin
- Suriname
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.743 against 0.74 in Suriname, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 50th and Suriname ranks 51st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 9 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.374 | 0.36 | 0.014 | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.374 | 0.36 | 0.014 | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.374 | 0.36 | 0.014 | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.374 | 0.357 | 0.017 | Benin |
| 1940s | 0.3888 | 0.3874 | 0.0014 | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.411 | 0.5376 | 0.1266 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0.5483 | 0.587 | 0.0387 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.5069 | 0.6135 | 0.1066 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.49 | 0.6301 | 0.1401 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.7054 | 0.6888 | 0.0166 | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.7328 | 0.7036 | 0.0292 | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.7519 | 0.7057 | 0.0462 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.7343 | 0.7058 | 0.0285 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Benin or Suriname?
- Benin, at 0.743 against 0.74 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Benin and Suriname?
- 0.003, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Suriname?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Suriname rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Benin ranks 50th and Suriname ranks 51st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.