Suriname vs Trinidad and Tobago: Elected parliament
Suriname
1
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
1
in 2025
Suriname rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Suriname ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Suriname |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Suriname |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Suriname or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Suriname, at 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for elected parliament?
- Suriname ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.