Bolivia vs Suriname: Democracy

Bolivia
6
in 2025
Suriname
6
in 2025
Bolivia rank
42nd
Suriname rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Bolivia
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 6 against 6 in Suriname, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 42nd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Suriname Difference Ahead
1900s 3 0 3 Bolivia
1910s 2.8 0 2.8 Bolivia
1920s 2.7 0 2.7 Bolivia
1930s 1.5 0 1.5 Bolivia
1940s 1.33 0.3333 1 Bolivia
1950s 2.4 4.5 2.1 Suriname
1960s 2.7 5 2.3 Suriname
1970s 0.3 5.2 4.9 Suriname
1980s 2.8 1.2 1.6 Bolivia
1990s 6 6.5 0.5 Suriname
2000s 6 7 1 Suriname
2010s 5.4 6.9 1.5 Suriname
2020s 5.5 6.33 0.8333 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bolivia or Suriname?
Bolivia, at 6 against 6 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Bolivia and Suriname?
0, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Suriname?
125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Suriname rank globally for democracy?
Bolivia ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.