Suriname vs Zambia: Free and fair elections

Suriname
1
in 2025
Zambia
1
in 2025
Suriname rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Suriname
  • Zambia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Zambia Difference Ahead
1940s 1 0 1 Suriname
1950s 1 0 1 Suriname
1960s 1 0.6 0.4 Suriname
1970s 1 0.3 0.7 Suriname
1980s 1 0 1 Suriname
1990s 1 0.9 0.1 Suriname
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 0.6 0.4 Suriname
2020s 1 0.8333 0.1667 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections, Suriname or Zambia?
Suriname, at 1 against 1 in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Suriname and Zambia?
0, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Zambia?
71 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
How do Suriname and Zambia rank globally for free and fair elections?
Suriname ranks 1st and Zambia 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.