Suriname vs United States: Universal right to vote in practice
Suriname
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Suriname rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Suriname
- United States
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1863 it was United States ahead.
Suriname ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | United States |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | United States |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Suriname or United States?
- Suriname, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Suriname and United States?
- 0, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and United States?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and United States rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Suriname ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).