Suriname vs Sweden: Political Polarization Score
Suriname
-0.73
in 2025
Sweden
-0.668
in 2025
Suriname rank
124th
Sweden rank
123rd
Political Polarization Score over time
- Suriname
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports -0.668 against -0.73 in Suriname, a difference of 0.062.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sweden ahead.
Suriname ranks 124th and Sweden ranks 123rd of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.86 | -0.9415 | 0.9145 | Sweden |
| 1910s | -1.86 | -0.8 | 1.06 | Sweden |
| 1920s | -1.86 | -1.03 | 0.825 | Sweden |
| 1930s | -1.86 | -1.49 | 0.3688 | Sweden |
| 1940s | -1.86 | -1.56 | 0.2972 | Sweden |
| 1950s | -1.86 | -2.33 | 0.469 | Suriname |
| 1960s | -1.84 | -2.27 | 0.432 | Suriname |
| 1970s | -1.81 | -2.33 | 0.52 | Suriname |
| 1980s | -1.54 | -2.24 | 0.6989 | Suriname |
| 1990s | -1.63 | -2.28 | 0.655 | Suriname |
| 2000s | -1.81 | -2.28 | 0.468 | Suriname |
| 2010s | -0.642 | -1.93 | 1.28 | Suriname |
| 2020s | -0.477 | -1.24 | 0.7605 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political polarization score, Suriname or Sweden?
- Sweden, at -0.668 against -0.73 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political polarization score between Suriname and Sweden?
- 0.062, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Sweden?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Sweden rank globally for political polarization score?
- Suriname ranks 124th and Sweden ranks 123rd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Polarization Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which society is divided into hostile political camps, where political differences undermine social relationships and discourage interaction across ideological lines.