Portugal vs Suriname: Engaged Society Score

Portugal
1.22
in 2025
Suriname
1.24
in 2025
Portugal rank
64th
Suriname rank
63rd

Engaged Society Score over time

  • Portugal
  • Suriname
-3-2-1012178919072025

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 1.24 against 1.22 in Portugal, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.

Portugal ranks 64th and Suriname ranks 63rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Suriname Difference Ahead
1900s -0.529 -0.202 0.327 Suriname
1910s -0.5849 -0.202 0.3829 Suriname
1920s -1.4 -0.202 1.19 Suriname
1930s -2.88 -0.1459 2.74 Suriname
1940s -1.82 -0.015 1.81 Suriname
1950s -1.82 0.8435 2.67 Suriname
1960s -1.82 1 2.82 Suriname
1970s 0.0984 1 0.9016 Suriname
1980s 1.33 -0.5866 1.92 Portugal
1990s 1.31 1.93 0.6148 Suriname
2000s 1.41 1.94 0.528 Suriname
2010s 1.66 1.97 0.3086 Suriname
2020s 1.34 1.24 0.0987 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher engaged society score, Portugal or Suriname?
Suriname, at 1.24 against 1.22 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in engaged society score between Portugal and Suriname?
0.02, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Suriname?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Suriname rank globally for engaged society score?
Portugal ranks 64th and Suriname ranks 63rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Engaged Society Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,403 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.