Solomon Islands vs Suriname: Democracy
Solomon Islands
6
in 2025
Suriname
6
in 2025
Solomon Islands rank
42nd
Suriname rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Solomon Islands
- Suriname
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 6 against 6 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.
Solomon Islands ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | 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 | 0 | 5 | 5 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 2.1 | 5.2 | 3.1 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 5 | 1.2 | 3.8 | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 5 | 6.5 | 1.5 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 4.7 | 7 | 2.3 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 6 | 6.9 | 0.9 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 6 | 6.33 | 0.3333 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Solomon Islands or Suriname?
- Solomon Islands, at 6 against 6 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Solomon Islands and Suriname?
- 0, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Suriname?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Solomon Islands and Suriname rank globally for democracy?
- Solomon Islands 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.