Cape Verde vs Suriname: Democracy
Cape Verde
7
in 2025
Suriname
7
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Cape Verde
- Suriname
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 7 against 7 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1863 it was Suriname ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Suriname |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Suriname |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Suriname |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Suriname |
| 1950s | 0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0 | 6 | 6 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 6 | 5.5 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Cape Verde or Suriname?
- Cape Verde, at 7 against 7 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Cape Verde and Suriname?
- 0, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Suriname?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Suriname rank globally for democracy?
- Cape Verde ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).