Which has higher political civil liberties index, Suriname or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.92 against 0.916 in Suriname as of 2025.

What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.004, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

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

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.

Suriname vs Trinidad and Tobago: Political Civil Liberties Index

Suriname

0.916

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

0.92

in 2025

Suriname rank

30th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

28th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.92 against 0.916 in Suriname, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 30th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 28th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 7 and Trinidad and Tobago in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Suriname	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.6372	0.38	0.2572	Suriname
1910s	0.638	0.3936	0.2444	Suriname
1920s	0.637	0.4718	0.1652	Suriname
1930s	0.637	0.4924	0.1446	Suriname
1940s	0.6541	0.5574	0.0967	Suriname
1950s	0.7477	0.6262	0.1215	Suriname
1960s	0.772	0.7604	0.0116	Suriname
1970s	0.8186	0.8316	0.013	Trinidad and Tobago
1980s	0.5258	0.8821	0.3563	Trinidad and Tobago
1990s	0.9017	0.902	0.0003	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	0.9114	0.9181	0.0067	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	0.9058	0.9089	0.0031	Trinidad and Tobago
2020s	0.9038	0.9223	0.0185	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Suriname or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.92 against 0.916 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.004, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Suriname ranks 30th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 28th 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.