Suriname vs USSR: Democracy
Suriname
1
in 2018
USSR
1
in 1991
Suriname rank
98th
USSR rank
98th
Democracy over time
- Suriname
- USSR
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1 against 1 in USSR, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 98th and USSR ranks 98th of 168 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Suriname or USSR?
- Suriname, at 1 against 1 in USSR as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Suriname and USSR?
- 0, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and USSR?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1991.
- How do Suriname and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- Suriname ranks 98th and USSR 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
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).