Suriname vs Vanuatu: Free and Fair Elections Index
Suriname
0.864
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.853
in 2025
Suriname rank
47th
Vanuatu rank
50th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Suriname
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.864 against 0.853 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Suriname ranks 47th and Vanuatu ranks 50th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 7 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.0514 | 0 | 0.0514 | Suriname |
| 1950s | 0.8662 | 0 | 0.8662 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0.8686 | 0 | 0.8686 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.8538 | 0.2112 | 0.6426 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.1877 | 0.6968 | 0.5091 | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.7976 | 0.5525 | 0.2451 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.8405 | 0.5519 | 0.2886 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.8243 | 0.7815 | 0.0428 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.849 | 0.8747 | 0.0257 | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Suriname or Vanuatu?
- Suriname, at 0.864 against 0.853 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Suriname and Vanuatu?
- 0.011, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Vanuatu?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Vanuatu rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Suriname ranks 47th and Vanuatu ranks 50th 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.