How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Suriname?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Suriname: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Cape Verde

0.879

in 2025

Suriname

0.882

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

47th

Suriname rank

46th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Cape Verde
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.882 against 0.879 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 47th and Suriname ranks 46th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.092	0.729	0.637	Suriname
1910s	0.094	0.729	0.635	Suriname
1920s	0.0932	0.729	0.6358	Suriname
1930s	0.092	0.729	0.637	Suriname
1940s	0.0955	0.7344	0.6389	Suriname
1950s	0.099	0.755	0.656	Suriname
1960s	0.099	0.7757	0.6767	Suriname
1970s	0.3972	0.8134	0.4162	Suriname
1980s	0.7835	0.6173	0.1662	Cape Verde
1990s	0.8901	0.8459	0.0442	Cape Verde
2000s	0.8985	0.849	0.0495	Cape Verde
2010s	0.9002	0.8353	0.0649	Cape Verde
2020s	0.882	0.8738	0.0082	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Cape Verde or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.882 against 0.879 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Cape Verde and Suriname?: 0.003, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Suriname?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Suriname rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Cape Verde ranks 47th and Suriname ranks 46th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.