Suriname vs Switzerland: Free and fair elections
Suriname
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Suriname rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Suriname
- Switzerland
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Suriname ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Suriname or Switzerland?
- Suriname, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Suriname and Switzerland?
- 0, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Switzerland?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Switzerland rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Suriname ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.