Bhutan vs Suriname: Liberal political institutions index

Bhutan
0.791
in 2025
Suriname
0.784
in 2025
Bhutan rank
54th
Suriname rank
55th

Liberal political institutions index over time

  • Bhutan
  • Suriname
0.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.791 against 0.784 in Suriname, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.

Bhutan ranks 54th and Suriname ranks 55th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Suriname Difference Ahead
1900s 0.2461 0.521 0.2749 Suriname
1910s 0.297 0.521 0.224 Suriname
1920s 0.2994 0.521 0.2216 Suriname
1930s 0.3092 0.5203 0.2111 Suriname
1940s 0.31 0.5376 0.2276 Suriname
1950s 0.394 0.7875 0.3935 Suriname
1960s 0.4679 0.7935 0.3256 Suriname
1970s 0.4788 0.8177 0.3389 Suriname
1980s 0.4802 0.5772 0.097 Suriname
1990s 0.5031 0.8211 0.318 Suriname
2000s 0.6271 0.8528 0.2257 Suriname
2010s 0.8397 0.8216 0.0181 Bhutan
2020s 0.8205 0.8207 0.0002 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Bhutan or Suriname?
Bhutan, at 0.791 against 0.784 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Bhutan and Suriname?
0.007, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Suriname?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Suriname rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
Bhutan ranks 54th and Suriname ranks 55th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed