Senegal vs Suriname: Democracy
Senegal
6
in 2025
Suriname
6
in 2025
Senegal rank
42nd
Suriname rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Senegal
- Suriname
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 6 against 6 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Suriname ahead.
Senegal ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Suriname |
| 1950s | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 3 | 5 | 2 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 3 | 5.2 | 2.2 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 3.8 | 1.2 | 2.6 | Senegal |
| 1990s | 5.7 | 6.5 | 0.8 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 6.8 | 7 | 0.2 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 6.9 | 6.9 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 6.33 | 0.1667 | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Senegal or Suriname?
- Senegal, at 6 against 6 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Senegal and Suriname?
- 0, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Suriname?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and Suriname rank globally for democracy?
- Senegal 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.