Peru vs Suriname: Free and Fair Elections Index
Peru
0.861
in 2025
Suriname
0.864
in 2025
Peru rank
48th
Suriname rank
47th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Peru
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.864 against 0.861 in Peru, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 48th and Suriname ranks 47th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1272 | 0 | 0.1272 | Peru |
| 1910s | 0.0814 | 0 | 0.0814 | Peru |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.0043 | 0 | 0.0043 | Peru |
| 1940s | 0.2228 | 0.0514 | 0.1714 | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.1325 | 0.8662 | 0.7337 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0.2888 | 0.8686 | 0.5798 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.0327 | 0.8538 | 0.8211 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.663 | 0.1877 | 0.4753 | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.4848 | 0.7976 | 0.3128 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.8033 | 0.8405 | 0.0372 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.9021 | 0.8243 | 0.0778 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.8885 | 0.849 | 0.0395 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Peru or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.864 against 0.861 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Peru and Suriname?
- 0.003, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Suriname?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Suriname rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Peru ranks 48th 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.