Congo vs Suriname: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections

Congo
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Congo rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st

Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections over time

  • Congo
  • Suriname
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.

Across all 123 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Suriname Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0 —
1910s 0 0 0 —
1920s 0 0 0 —
1930s 0 0 0 —
1940s 0 0.1 0.1 Suriname
1950s 0.3 1 0.7 Suriname
1960s 0.3 1 0.7 Suriname
1970s 0 1 1 Suriname
1980s 0 0.2 0.2 Suriname
1990s 0.5 0.9 0.4 Suriname
2000s 0.8 1 0.2 Suriname
2010s 1 1 0 —
2020s 1 1 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections, Congo or Suriname?
Congo, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections between Congo and Suriname?
0, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Suriname?
123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Congo and Suriname rank globally for chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections?
Congo ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo vs Suriname: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/multi-party-elections-hoe-row/congo-rep/suriname/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/multi-party-elections-hoe-row/congo-rep/suriname/">Congo vs Suriname: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,307 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Data by Lührmann et al. (2018) and V-Dem. "Chief executive" is defined here as the head of state or the head of government, whoever has more power over the appointment and dismissal of cabinet ministers.