Suriname vs Ukraine: Democracy

Suriname
1
in 2018
Ukraine
1
in 2018
Suriname rank
98th
Ukraine rank
98th

Democracy over time

  • Suriname
  • Ukraine
00.511.52192219702018

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 98th and Ukraine ranks 98th of 167 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Ukraine Difference Ahead
1970s 1 0 1 Suriname
1980s 0.5 0.1 0.4 Suriname
1990s 1 1.8 0.8 Ukraine
2000s 1 2 1 Ukraine
2010s 1 1.44 0.4444 Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Suriname or Ukraine?
Suriname, at 1 against 1 in Ukraine as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Suriname and Ukraine?
0, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Ukraine?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Suriname and Ukraine rank globally for democracy?
Suriname ranks 98th and Ukraine ranks 98th of 167 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).