Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Suriname
Suriname: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.74 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Suriname, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egalitarian political institutions index in Suriname is 0.74, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Suriname peaked at 0.74 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.35, in 1934.
Suriname ranks 51st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.357 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3874 | 0.365 | 0.448 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5376 | 0.483 | 0.587 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.587 | 0.587 | 0.587 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6135 | 0.581 | 0.664 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6301 | 0.618 | 0.665 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6888 | 0.66 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7036 | 0.7 | 0.704 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7057 | 0.691 | 0.719 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7058 | 0.674 | 0.74 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 13.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.6572 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 147.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 15.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 56.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0025 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in Suriname?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Suriname was 0.74 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.74 in 2025.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 in 1934.
- How does Suriname rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Suriname ranks 51st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.