Common Good Justifications Score in Suriname
Suriname: Common Good Justifications Score was 1.55 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Common Good Justifications Score in Suriname, 1900–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More reference data data for Suriname
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0809 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5543 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3377 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3214 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,855 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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
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.