Kenya vs Suriname: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote

Kenya
100.0%
in 2025
Suriname
100.0%
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time

  • Kenya
  • Suriname
020406080100190019622025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Suriname Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% Suriname
1910s 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% Suriname
1920s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0%
1930s 1.0% 1.6% 0.6% Suriname
1940s 1.0% 12.7% 11.7% Suriname
1950s 8.6% 100.0% 91.4% Suriname
1960s 76.0% 100.0% 24.0% Suriname
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, Kenya or Suriname?
Kenya, 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 Kenya and Suriname?
0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Suriname?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Suriname rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Kenya 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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Indicator
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.