Greece vs Suriname: Democracy
Greece
6
in 2025
Suriname
6
in 2025
Greece rank
42nd
Suriname rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Greece
- Suriname
How they compare
Greece currently reports 6 against 6 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 10 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Greece |
| 1910s | 2.62 | 0 | 2.62 | Greece |
| 1920s | 3 | 0 | 3 | Greece |
| 1930s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | Greece |
| 1950s | 3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 2.1 | 5 | 2.9 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 4.2 | 5.2 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 8.8 | 1.2 | 7.6 | Greece |
| 1990s | 9 | 6.5 | 2.5 | Greece |
| 2000s | 9 | 7 | 2 | Greece |
| 2010s | 8.5 | 6.9 | 1.6 | Greece |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 6.33 | 0.1667 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Greece or Suriname?
- Greece, at 6 against 6 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Greece and Suriname?
- 0, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Suriname?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Suriname rank globally for democracy?
- Greece 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
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.