Common Good Justifications Score in Suriname

Suriname: Common Good Justifications Score was 1.55 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.55
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.82
in 2013
All-time low
0.581
in 1954
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Common Good Justifications Score in Suriname, 1900–2025

0.50.7511.21.51.8190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 1.55 for common good justifications score in 2025.

That represents a change of down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Suriname peaked at 1.82 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.581, in 1954.

Suriname ranks 32nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.709 0.709 0.709 10
1910s 0.709 0.709 0.709 10
1920s 0.709 0.709 0.709 10
1930s 0.709 0.709 0.709 10
1940s 0.709 0.709 0.709 10
1950s 0.699 0.581 0.876 10
1960s 0.581 0.581 0.581 10
1970s 0.808 0.581 1.03 10
1980s 1.52 1.51 1.57 10
1990s 1.76 1.57 1.78 10
2000s 1.78 1.78 1.78 10
2010s 1.6 0.951 1.82 10
2020s 1.55 1.55 1.55 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 29 Zambia 1.58 compare
  2. 30 Spain 1.57 compare
  3. 31 Australia 1.55 compare
  4. 33 Belarus 1.52 compare
  5. 34 Iceland 1.5 compare
  6. 35 Tajikistan 1.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is common good justifications score in Suriname?
Common good justifications score in Suriname was 1.55 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 1.82 in 2013.
What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.581 in 1954.
How does Suriname rank for common good justifications score?
Suriname ranks 32nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Common Good Justifications Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.