Which has higher political civil liberties index, Portugal or Suriname?

Suriname, at 0.916 against 0.914 in Portugal as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Suriname?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Portugal vs Suriname: Political Civil Liberties Index

Portugal

0.914

in 2025

Suriname

0.916

in 2025

Portugal rank

31st

Suriname rank

30th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Portugal
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.916 against 0.914 in Portugal, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.

Portugal ranks 31st and Suriname ranks 30th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.4486	0.6372	0.1886	Suriname
1910s	0.5414	0.638	0.0966	Suriname
1920s	0.4236	0.637	0.2134	Suriname
1930s	0.0981	0.637	0.5389	Suriname
1940s	0.086	0.6541	0.5681	Suriname
1950s	0.087	0.7477	0.6607	Suriname
1960s	0.0972	0.772	0.6748	Suriname
1970s	0.602	0.8186	0.2166	Suriname
1980s	0.962	0.5258	0.4362	Portugal
1990s	0.963	0.9017	0.0613	Portugal
2000s	0.963	0.9114	0.0516	Portugal
2010s	0.9616	0.9058	0.0558	Portugal
2020s	0.9437	0.9038	0.0398	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Portugal or Suriname?: Suriname, at 0.916 against 0.914 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Portugal and Suriname?: 0.002, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Suriname?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Suriname rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Portugal ranks 31st and Suriname ranks 30th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.