Ghana vs Suriname: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Ghana
100.0%
in 2025
Suriname
100.0%
in 2025
Ghana rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Ghana
- Suriname
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Suriname ahead.
Ghana ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Suriname |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 1930s | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1.4% | Ghana |
| 1940s | 9.8% | 12.7% | 2.9% | Suriname |
| 1950s | 92.0% | 100.0% | 8.0% | Suriname |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Ghana or Suriname?
- Ghana, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Ghana and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Suriname?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Suriname rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Ghana ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.