Ethiopia vs Suriname: Universal right to vote in practice
Ethiopia
2
in 2025
Suriname
2
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Ethiopia
- Suriname
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2 against 2 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
Across all 163 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia 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 | Ethiopia | 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 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Ethiopia or Suriname?
- Ethiopia, at 2 against 2 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Ethiopia and Suriname?
- 0, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Suriname?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1863 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Suriname rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Ethiopia 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 Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).