Slovakia vs Suriname: Political centralization index

Slovakia
0.155
in 2025
Suriname
0.156
in 2025
Slovakia rank
127th
Suriname rank
126th

Political centralization index over time

  • Slovakia
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.156 against 0.155 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Slovakia ahead.

Slovakia ranks 127th and Suriname ranks 126th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Slovakia averaged higher in 9 and Suriname in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovakia Suriname Difference Ahead
1900s 0.2945 0.233 0.0615 Slovakia
1910s 0.2884 0.233 0.0554 Slovakia
1920s 0.229 0.233 0.004 Suriname
1930s 0.2954 0.2246 0.0708 Slovakia
1940s 0.8296 0.2215 0.6081 Slovakia
1950s 0.949 0.134 0.815 Slovakia
1960s 0.9337 0.138 0.7957 Slovakia
1970s 0.9362 0.1286 0.8076 Slovakia
1980s 0.9311 0.2653 0.6658 Slovakia
1990s 0.1752 0.1402 0.035 Slovakia
2000s 0.1038 0.119 0.0152 Suriname
2010s 0.1164 0.1545 0.0381 Suriname
2020s 0.0877 0.1452 0.0575 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political centralization index, Slovakia or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.156 against 0.155 in Slovakia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political centralization index between Slovakia and Suriname?
0.001, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Suriname?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Slovakia and Suriname rank globally for political centralization index?
Slovakia ranks 127th and Suriname ranks 126th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political centralization index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Political centralization index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed