Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Cuba or Suriname?

Suriname, at 0.74 against 0.737 in Cuba as of 2025.

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

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Cuba vs Suriname: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index

Cuba

0.737

in 2025

Suriname

0.74

in 2025

Cuba rank

52nd

Suriname rank

51st

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index over time

Cuba
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.74 against 0.737 in Cuba, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Suriname ahead.

Cuba ranks 52nd and Suriname ranks 51st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.2304	0.36	0.1296	Suriname
1910s	0.233	0.36	0.127	Suriname
1920s	0.2318	0.36	0.1282	Suriname
1930s	0.2524	0.357	0.1046	Suriname
1940s	0.27	0.3874	0.1174	Suriname
1950s	0.2746	0.5376	0.263	Suriname
1960s	0.8254	0.587	0.2384	Cuba
1970s	0.8279	0.6135	0.2144	Cuba
1980s	0.854	0.6301	0.2239	Cuba
1990s	0.8508	0.6888	0.162	Cuba
2000s	0.8276	0.7036	0.124	Cuba
2010s	0.7964	0.7057	0.0907	Cuba
2020s	0.785	0.7058	0.0792	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Cuba or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.74 against 0.737 in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Cuba and Suriname?: 0.003, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Suriname?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Suriname rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?: Cuba ranks 52nd and Suriname ranks 51st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

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Indicator: Egalitarian 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: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.