Suriname vs Taiwan: Political centralization index
Suriname
0.156
in 2025
Taiwan
0.153
in 2025
Suriname rank
126th
Taiwan rank
128th
Political centralization index over time
- Suriname
- Taiwan
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.156 against 0.153 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Taiwan ahead.
Suriname ranks 126th and Taiwan ranks 128th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.233 | 0.851 | 0.618 | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.233 | 0.851 | 0.618 | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.233 | 0.851 | 0.618 | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.2246 | 0.8532 | 0.6286 | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.2215 | 0.8982 | 0.6767 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0.134 | 0.89 | 0.756 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.138 | 0.88 | 0.742 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.1286 | 0.8521 | 0.7235 | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.2653 | 0.7492 | 0.4839 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.1402 | 0.3978 | 0.2576 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.119 | 0.1422 | 0.0232 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.1545 | 0.1536 | 0.0009 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.1452 | 0.124 | 0.0212 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Suriname or Taiwan?
- Suriname, at 0.156 against 0.153 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Suriname and Taiwan?
- 0.003, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Taiwan rank globally for political centralization index?
- Suriname ranks 126th and Taiwan ranks 128th 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.