Niger vs Suriname: Free and fair elections
Niger
1
in 2023
Suriname
1
in 2025
Niger rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Niger
- Suriname
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Niger 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 | Niger | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 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, Niger or Suriname?
- Niger, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Niger and Suriname?
- 0, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Suriname?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Suriname rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Niger 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.