Suriname vs Uruguay: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Suriname
1.9
in 2025
Uruguay
1.8
in 2025
Suriname rank
24th
Uruguay rank
26th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Suriname
- Uruguay
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.9 against 1.8 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uruguay ahead.
Suriname ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 176 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.14 | 1.35 | 3.49 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | -2.14 | 1.65 | 3.79 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | -2.14 | 2.15 | 4.29 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | -2.14 | 2.15 | 4.29 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | -2.09 | 2.15 | 4.24 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | -0.1819 | 2.18 | 2.36 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.311 | 2.42 | 2.11 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.373 | 1.75 | 1.38 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.01 | 2.16 | 2.15 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 2.86 | 1.8 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.08 | 2.85 | 1.76 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 2.57 | 1.38 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.35 | 1.88 | 0.5293 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Suriname or Uruguay?
- Suriname, at 1.9 against 1.8 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Suriname and Uruguay?
- 0.1, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uruguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Uruguay rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Suriname ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 26th 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.