Congo vs Suriname: Elected parliament and government
Congo
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Congo rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- Congo
- Suriname
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
Across all 144 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament and government, Congo or Suriname?
- Congo, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Congo and Suriname?
- 0, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Suriname?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Suriname rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- Congo ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.