Samoa vs Suriname: Democracy
Samoa
7
in 2025
Suriname
7
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Samoa
- Suriname
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 7 against 7 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Suriname ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Suriname |
| 1920s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Suriname |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 4.4 | 2.4 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 3.6 | 6 | 2.4 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 4 | 6 | 2 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | Samoa |
| 1990s | 7 | 6.3 | 0.7 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Samoa or Suriname?
- Samoa, at 7 against 7 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Samoa and Suriname?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Suriname?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Suriname rank globally for democracy?
- Samoa 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 Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).