Libya vs Suriname: Democracy

Libya
1
in 2018
Suriname
1
in 2018
Libya rank
98th
Suriname rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Libya
  • Suriname
00.20.40.60.81195119842018

How they compare

Libya currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 98th and Suriname ranks 98th of 168 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 0 1 1 Suriname
1980s 0 0.5 0.5 Suriname
1990s 0 1 1 Suriname
2000s 0 1 1 Suriname
2010s 0.8889 1 0.1111 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Libya or Suriname?
Libya, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Libya and Suriname?
0, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Suriname?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Libya and Suriname rank globally for democracy?
Libya ranks 98th and Suriname ranks 98th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).