Botswana vs Suriname: Liberal political institutions
Botswana
0
in 2025
Suriname
0
in 2025
Botswana rank
53rd
Suriname rank
53rd
Liberal political institutions over time
- Botswana
- Suriname
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0 against 0 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.
Botswana ranks 53rd and Suriname ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0.8333 | 0.5 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Botswana or Suriname?
- Botswana, at 0 against 0 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Botswana and Suriname?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Suriname rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Botswana ranks 53rd and Suriname ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions