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?
- 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.