Suriname vs Trinidad and Tobago: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Suriname
0.882
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
0.885
in 2025
Suriname rank
46th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
44th
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.885 against 0.882 in Suriname, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 46th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 44th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.729 | 0.621 | 0.108 | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0.729 | 0.6555 | 0.0735 | Suriname |
| 1920s | 0.729 | 0.736 | 0.007 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1930s | 0.729 | 0.7344 | 0.0054 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 0.7344 | 0.735 | 0.0006 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 0.755 | 0.8012 | 0.0462 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 0.7757 | 0.872 | 0.0963 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 0.8134 | 0.8962 | 0.0828 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 0.6173 | 0.901 | 0.2837 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 0.8459 | 0.9008 | 0.0549 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 0.849 | 0.9045 | 0.0555 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 0.8353 | 0.9104 | 0.0751 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 0.8738 | 0.8807 | 0.0068 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Suriname or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.885 against 0.882 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.003, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Suriname ranks 46th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 44th 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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About this data
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.