Malta vs Suriname: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Malta
1.96
in 2025
Suriname
1.9
in 2025
Malta rank
21st
Suriname rank
24th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Malta
- Suriname
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.96 against 1.9 in Suriname, a difference of 0.06.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 21st and Suriname ranks 24th of 176 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.15 | -2.14 | 3.29 | Malta |
| 1910s | 1.15 | -2.14 | 3.29 | Malta |
| 1920s | 1.15 | -2.14 | 3.29 | Malta |
| 1930s | 1.15 | -2.14 | 3.29 | Malta |
| 1940s | 1.15 | -2.09 | 3.23 | Malta |
| 1950s | 1.15 | -0.1819 | 1.33 | Malta |
| 1960s | 2.31 | 0.311 | 2 | Malta |
| 1970s | 3.08 | 0.373 | 2.71 | Malta |
| 1980s | 3.08 | 0.01 | 3.07 | Malta |
| 1990s | 2.43 | 1.06 | 1.37 | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.08 | 0.69 | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.77 | 1.2 | 0.5766 | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.96 | 1.35 | 0.6102 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Malta or Suriname?
- Malta, at 1.96 against 1.9 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Malta and Suriname?
- 0.06, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Suriname rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Malta ranks 21st 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.