Japan vs Suriname: Political civil liberties index
Japan
0.92
in 2025
Suriname
0.916
in 2025
Japan rank
28th
Suriname rank
30th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Japan
- Suriname
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.92 against 0.916 in Suriname, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.
Japan ranks 28th and Suriname ranks 30th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 8 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4635 | 0.6372 | 0.1737 | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0.4759 | 0.638 | 0.1621 | Suriname |
| 1920s | 0.456 | 0.637 | 0.181 | Suriname |
| 1930s | 0.3324 | 0.637 | 0.3046 | Suriname |
| 1940s | 0.4135 | 0.6541 | 0.2406 | Suriname |
| 1950s | 0.8883 | 0.7477 | 0.1406 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.926 | 0.772 | 0.154 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.9326 | 0.8186 | 0.114 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.9325 | 0.5258 | 0.4067 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.934 | 0.9017 | 0.0323 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.9349 | 0.9114 | 0.0235 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9218 | 0.9058 | 0.016 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.9237 | 0.9038 | 0.0198 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Japan or Suriname?
- Japan, at 0.92 against 0.916 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Japan and Suriname?
- 0.004, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Suriname?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Suriname rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Japan ranks 28th and Suriname ranks 30th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.