Bhutan vs Suriname: Universal right to vote

Bhutan
2
in 2025
Suriname
2
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st

Universal right to vote over time

  • Bhutan
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 2 against 2 in Suriname, a difference of 0.

Across all 163 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Suriname 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 0.2 0.2 Suriname
1950s 0 2 2 Suriname
1960s 0 2 2 Suriname
1970s 0 2 2 Suriname
1980s 0 2 2 Suriname
1990s 0 2 2 Suriname
2000s 0.6 2 1.4 Suriname
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, Bhutan or Suriname?
Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in universal right to vote between Bhutan and Suriname?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Suriname?
163 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Suriname rank globally for universal right to vote?
Bhutan ranks 1st and Suriname 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Universal right to vote
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Indicates whether virtually all men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.