Equal Access to Power Index in Suriname

Suriname: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.883 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.883
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
24th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.883
in 2025
All-time low
0.138
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Equal Access to Power Index in Suriname, 1900–2025

0.20.40.60.8190019622025

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

Analysis

Suriname recorded 0.883 for equal access to power index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Suriname peaked at 0.883 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.138, in 1900.

That places Suriname 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.138 0.138 0.138 10
1910s 0.138 0.138 0.138 10
1920s 0.138 0.138 0.138 10
1930s 0.1464 0.138 0.166 10
1940s 0.1816 0.166 0.279 10
1950s 0.4594 0.361 0.541 10
1960s 0.541 0.541 0.541 10
1970s 0.5666 0.541 0.605 10
1980s 0.5915 0.562 0.656 10
1990s 0.7151 0.652 0.728 10
2000s 0.728 0.728 0.728 10
2010s 0.7311 0.721 0.751 10
2020s 0.7645 0.709 0.883 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 21 Netherlands 0.89 compare
  2. 21 Tanzania 0.89 compare
  3. 23 South Korea 0.889 compare
  4. 26 Australia 0.877 compare
  5. 27 Latvia 0.876 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal access to power index in Suriname?
Equal access to power index in Suriname was 0.883 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.883 in 2025.
What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.138 in 1900.
How does Suriname rank for equal access to power index?
Suriname ranks 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Equal Access to Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.