Maldives vs Suriname: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Maldives
100.0%
in 2025
Suriname
100.0%
in 2025
Maldives rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Maldives
- Suriname
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.
Maldives ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Suriname |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Suriname |
| 1930s | 70.0% | 1.6% | 68.4% | Maldives |
| 1940s | 100.0% | 12.7% | 87.3% | Maldives |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 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, Maldives or Suriname?
- Maldives, 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 Maldives and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Suriname?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Suriname rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Maldives 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.