What is liberal political institutions index in Suriname?

Liberal political institutions index in Suriname was 0.784 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Suriname?

The highest recorded value was 0.853 in 2001.

What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Suriname?

The lowest recorded value was 0.452 in 1981.

How does Suriname rank for liberal political institutions index?

Suriname ranks 55th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Suriname?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Suriname

Name: Liberal Political Institutions Index in Suriname
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Suriname: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.784 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.784

Change on year

down 4.5%

World rank

55th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.853

in 2001

All-time low

0.452

in 1981

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Suriname, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Suriname recorded 0.784 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Suriname peaked at 0.853 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.452, in 1981.

Suriname ranks 55th of 176 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.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Liberal Political Institutions Index in Suriname, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.521	—
1901	0.521	+0.0%
1902	0.521	+0.0%
1903	0.521	+0.0%
1904	0.521	+0.0%
1905	0.521	+0.0%
1906	0.521	+0.0%
1907	0.521	+0.0%
1908	0.521	+0.0%
1909	0.521	+0.0%
1910	0.521	+0.0%
1911	0.521	+0.0%
1912	0.521	+0.0%
1913	0.521	+0.0%
1914	0.521	+0.0%
1915	0.521	+0.0%
1916	0.521	+0.0%
1917	0.521	+0.0%
1918	0.521	+0.0%
1919	0.521	+0.0%
1920	0.521	+0.0%
1921	0.521	+0.0%
1922	0.521	+0.0%
1923	0.521	+0.0%
1924	0.521	+0.0%
1925	0.521	+0.0%
1926	0.521	+0.0%
1927	0.521	+0.0%
1928	0.521	+0.0%
1929	0.521	+0.0%
1930	0.521	+0.0%
1931	0.521	+0.0%
1932	0.521	+0.0%
1933	0.52	-0.2%
1934	0.52	+0.0%
1935	0.52	+0.0%
1936	0.52	+0.0%
1937	0.52	+0.0%
1938	0.52	+0.0%
1939	0.52	+0.0%
1940	0.519	-0.2%
1941	0.519	+0.0%
1942	0.516	-0.6%
1943	0.516	+0.0%
1944	0.516	+0.0%
1945	0.514	-0.4%
1946	0.535	+4.1%
1947	0.535	+0.0%
1948	0.535	+0.0%
1949	0.671	+25.4%
1950	0.785	+17.0%
1951	0.785	+0.0%
1952	0.785	+0.0%
1953	0.785	+0.0%
1954	0.785	+0.0%
1955	0.79	+0.6%
1956	0.79	+0.0%
1957	0.79	+0.0%
1958	0.79	+0.0%
1959	0.79	+0.0%
1960	0.79	+0.0%
1961	0.79	+0.0%
1962	0.79	+0.0%
1963	0.795	+0.6%
1964	0.795	+0.0%
1965	0.795	+0.0%
1966	0.795	+0.0%
1967	0.795	+0.0%
1968	0.795	+0.0%
1969	0.795	+0.0%
1970	0.795	+0.0%
1971	0.795	+0.0%
1972	0.795	+0.0%
1973	0.795	+0.0%
1974	0.804	+1.1%
1975	0.815	+1.4%
1976	0.846	+3.8%
1977	0.838	-0.9%
1978	0.847	+1.1%
1979	0.847	+0.0%
1980	0.491	-42.0%
1981	0.452	-7.9%
1982	0.458	+1.3%
1983	0.458	+0.0%
1984	0.458	+0.0%
1985	0.611	+33.4%
1986	0.611	+0.0%
1987	0.721	+18.0%
1988	0.736	+2.1%
1989	0.776	+5.4%
1990	0.72	-7.2%
1991	0.719	-0.1%
1992	0.829	+15.3%
1993	0.845	+1.9%
1994	0.847	+0.2%
1995	0.847	+0.0%
1996	0.851	+0.5%
1997	0.851	+0.0%
1998	0.851	+0.0%
1999	0.851	+0.0%
2000	0.851	+0.0%
2001	0.853	+0.2%
2002	0.853	+0.0%
2003	0.853	+0.0%
2004	0.853	+0.0%
2005	0.853	+0.0%
2006	0.853	+0.0%
2007	0.853	+0.0%
2008	0.853	+0.0%
2009	0.853	+0.0%
2010	0.839	-1.6%
2011	0.839	+0.0%
2012	0.833	-0.7%
2013	0.832	-0.1%
2014	0.832	+0.0%
2015	0.832	+0.0%
2016	0.814	-2.2%
2017	0.827	+1.6%
2018	0.802	-3.0%
2019	0.766	-4.5%
2020	0.828	+8.1%
2021	0.833	+0.6%
2022	0.835	+0.2%
2023	0.823	-1.4%
2024	0.821	-0.2%
2025	0.784	-4.5%

Suriname compared with similar countries

Suriname's 0.784 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6145, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Suriname's 0.784 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.736, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.521	0.521	0.521	10
1910s	0.521	0.521	0.521	10
1920s	0.521	0.521	0.521	10
1930s	0.5203	0.52	0.521	10
1940s	0.5376	0.514	0.671	10
1950s	0.7875	0.785	0.79	10
1960s	0.7935	0.79	0.795	10
1970s	0.8177	0.795	0.847	10
1980s	0.5772	0.452	0.776	10
1990s	0.8211	0.719	0.851	10
2000s	0.8528	0.851	0.853	10
2010s	0.8216	0.766	0.839	10
2020s	0.8207	0.784	0.835	6

Countries ranked near Suriname

52 Gambia 0.807 compare
53 Moldova 0.793 compare
54 Bhutan 0.791 compare
56 Papua New Guinea 0.775 compare
57 Panama 0.773 compare
58 Malta 0.77 compare
58 Montenegro 0.77 compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Suriname?: Liberal political institutions index in Suriname was 0.784 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Suriname?: The highest recorded value was 0.853 in 2001.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Suriname?: The lowest recorded value was 0.452 in 1981.
How does Suriname rank for liberal political institutions index?: Suriname ranks 55th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Suriname?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.