Bhutan vs Suriname: Free and Fair Elections Index
Bhutan
0.865
in 2025
Suriname
0.864
in 2025
Bhutan rank
45th
Suriname rank
47th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Bhutan
- Suriname
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.865 against 0.864 in Suriname, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.
Bhutan ranks 45th and Suriname ranks 47th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.0514 | 0.0514 | Suriname |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.8662 | 0.8662 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.8686 | 0.8686 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.8538 | 0.8538 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.1877 | 0.1877 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.7976 | 0.7976 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.1514 | 0.8405 | 0.6891 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.8496 | 0.8243 | 0.0253 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.8658 | 0.849 | 0.0168 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Bhutan or Suriname?
- Bhutan, at 0.865 against 0.864 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Bhutan and Suriname?
- 0.001, 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 free and fair elections index?
- Bhutan ranks 45th and Suriname ranks 47th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. 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 registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.