Suriname vs Uganda: Democratic change
Suriname
1
in 2025
Uganda
1
in 2025
Suriname rank
23rd
Uganda rank
23rd
Democratic change over time
- Suriname
- Uganda
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1 against 1 in Uganda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.
Suriname ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | Suriname |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Suriname or Uganda?
- Suriname, at 1 against 1 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Suriname and Uganda?
- 0, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uganda?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Uganda rank globally for democratic change?
- Suriname ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 23rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.