Suriname vs Uruguay: Democracy
Suriname
7
in 2025
Uruguay
7
in 2025
Suriname rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Suriname
- Uruguay
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 7 against 7 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1863 it was Uruguay ahead.
Suriname ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 1.14 | 1.14 | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 2 | 3.6 | 1.6 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 2 | 5 | 3 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 2 | 6 | 4 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 4.4 | 6.9 | 2.5 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 6 | 2.1 | 3.9 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 4 | 2.5 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 6.3 | 7 | 0.7 | Uruguay |
| 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, Suriname or Uruguay?
- Suriname, at 7 against 7 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Suriname and Uruguay?
- 0, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uruguay?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Uruguay rank globally for democracy?
- Suriname ranks 1st and Uruguay 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).