Ghana vs Suriname: Free and fair elections
Ghana
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Ghana rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Ghana
- Suriname
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Ghana or Suriname?
- Ghana, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Ghana and Suriname?
- 0, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Suriname?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Suriname rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Ghana ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.