Bhutan vs Suriname: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Bhutan
1.92
in 2025
Suriname
1.9
in 2025
Bhutan rank
22nd
Suriname rank
24th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Bhutan
- Suriname
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.92 against 1.9 in Suriname, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 22nd and Suriname ranks 24th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 10 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.061 | -2.14 | 2.2 | Bhutan |
| 1910s | -0.065 | -2.14 | 2.08 | Bhutan |
| 1920s | -0.065 | -2.14 | 2.08 | Bhutan |
| 1930s | -0.065 | -2.14 | 2.08 | Bhutan |
| 1940s | -0.065 | -2.09 | 2.02 | Bhutan |
| 1950s | -0.0471 | -0.1819 | 0.1348 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.114 | 0.311 | 0.197 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.114 | 0.373 | 0.259 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.1879 | 0.01 | 0.1779 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.646 | 1.06 | 0.412 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.08 | 0.3178 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.54 | 1.2 | 0.342 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.95 | 1.35 | 0.595 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Bhutan or Suriname?
- Bhutan, at 1.92 against 1.9 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Bhutan and Suriname?
- 0.02, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Suriname?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Suriname rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Bhutan ranks 22nd and Suriname ranks 24th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. 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 the extent to which social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.