Justified Political Positions Score in Suriname

Suriname: Justified Political Positions Score was 1.66 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1.66
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.66
in 2021
All-time low
-0.728
in 1980
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Justified Political Positions Score in Suriname, 1900–2025

-0.500.511.5190019622025

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

Analysis

In 2025, justified political positions score in Suriname stood at 1.66. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of up 406.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, justified political positions score in Suriname peaked at 1.66 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.728, in 1980.

Suriname ranks 35th of 175 countries on this measure, 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 0.07 0.07 0.07 10
1910s 0.07 0.07 0.07 10
1920s 0.07 0.07 0.07 10
1930s 0.07 0.07 0.07 10
1940s 0.1136 0.07 0.506 10
1950s 0.8645 0.506 1.14 10
1960s 1.14 1.14 1.14 10
1970s 1.14 1.14 1.14 10
1980s -0.2732 -0.728 1.1 10
1990s 1.1 1.1 1.1 10
2000s 1.1 1.1 1.1 10
2010s 0.5596 0.328 1.03 10
2020s 1.44 0.328 1.66 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 32 Malta 1.72 compare
  2. 33 Belgium 1.7 compare
  3. 34 Jamaica 1.69 compare
  4. 36 Togo 1.64 compare
  5. 37 Brazil 1.62 compare
  6. 38 Moldova 1.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is justified political positions score in Suriname?
Justified political positions score in Suriname was 1.66 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest justified political positions score recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 2021.
What is the lowest justified political positions score recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was -0.728 in 1980.
How does Suriname rank for justified political positions score?
Suriname ranks 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is justified political positions score rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 406.4%. 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 Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions 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 provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.