Suriname vs Zambia: Universal right to vote in practice
Suriname
2
in 2025
Zambia
2
in 2025
Suriname rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Suriname
- Zambia
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 2 against 2 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.
Suriname ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Zambia |
| 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 Zambia?
- Suriname, at 2 against 2 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Suriname and Zambia?
- 0, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Zambia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Suriname ranks 1st and Zambia 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).