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