Suriname vs Tonga: Political liberties
Suriname
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
Suriname rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Suriname
- Tonga
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1863 it was Tonga ahead.
Suriname ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political liberties, Suriname or Tonga?
- Suriname, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Suriname and Tonga?
- 0, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Tonga?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Tonga rank globally for political liberties?
- Suriname ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political liberties. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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