Mauritius vs Suriname: Universal right to vote in practice
Mauritius
2
in 2025
Suriname
2
in 2025
Mauritius rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Mauritius
- Suriname
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 2 against 2 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Suriname ahead.
Mauritius ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Mauritius |
| 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, Mauritius or Suriname?
- Mauritius, at 2 against 2 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Mauritius and Suriname?
- 0, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Mauritius 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).