Maldives vs Suriname: Competitive elections
Maldives
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Maldives rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Maldives
- Suriname
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
Across all 163 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Maldives or Suriname?
- Maldives, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Maldives and Suriname?
- 0, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Suriname?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Suriname rank globally for competitive elections?
- Maldives ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.