Suriname vs USSR: Democracy
Democracy over time
- Suriname
- USSR
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 7 against 3 in USSR, a difference of 4.
That makes Suriname's figure about 2.3 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 7 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1950s | 4.4 | 1 | 3.4 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 6 | 1 | 5 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 6 | 1 | 5 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 | 3 | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Suriname or USSR?
- Suriname, at 7 against 3 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Suriname and USSR?
- 4, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and USSR?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do Suriname and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- Suriname ranks 1st and USSR 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).