Mauritius vs Suriname: Free and Fair Elections Index

Mauritius
0.865
in 2025
Suriname
0.864
in 2025
Mauritius rank
45th
Suriname rank
47th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Mauritius
  • Suriname
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.865 against 0.864 in Suriname, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.

Mauritius ranks 45th and Suriname ranks 47th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Suriname Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0 β€”
1910s 0 0 0 β€”
1920s 0 0 0 β€”
1930s 0 0 0 β€”
1940s 0.1078 0.0514 0.0564 Mauritius
1950s 0.7619 0.8662 0.1043 Suriname
1960s 0.7707 0.8686 0.0979 Suriname
1970s 0.8562 0.8538 0.0024 Mauritius
1980s 0.8887 0.1877 0.701 Mauritius
1990s 0.8904 0.7976 0.0928 Mauritius
2000s 0.8876 0.8405 0.0471 Mauritius
2010s 0.8774 0.8243 0.0531 Mauritius
2020s 0.6225 0.849 0.2265 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Mauritius or Suriname?
Mauritius, at 0.865 against 0.864 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Mauritius and Suriname?
0.001, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Mauritius 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

Indicator
Free and Fair Elections Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.