Malta vs Suriname: Liberal political institutions index
Malta
0.77
in 2025
Suriname
0.784
in 2025
Malta rank
58th
Suriname rank
55th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Malta
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.784 against 0.77 in Malta, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.
Malta ranks 58th and Suriname ranks 55th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.492 | 0.521 | 0.029 | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0.492 | 0.521 | 0.029 | Suriname |
| 1920s | 0.6804 | 0.521 | 0.1594 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.5341 | 0.5203 | 0.0138 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.5568 | 0.5376 | 0.0192 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.7086 | 0.7875 | 0.0789 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0.6529 | 0.7935 | 0.1406 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.6915 | 0.8177 | 0.1262 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.6993 | 0.5772 | 0.1221 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.725 | 0.8211 | 0.0961 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.725 | 0.8528 | 0.1278 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.7105 | 0.8216 | 0.1111 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.7698 | 0.8207 | 0.0508 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Malta or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.784 against 0.77 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Malta and Suriname?
- 0.014, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Suriname rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Malta ranks 58th 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.