Suriname vs East Timor: Free and fair elections

Suriname
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Suriname rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Suriname
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname East Timor Difference Ahead
1970s 1 0 1 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, Suriname or East Timor?
Suriname, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Suriname and East Timor?
0, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and East Timor?
28 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
How do Suriname and East Timor rank globally for free and fair elections?
Suriname ranks 1st and East Timor 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.