Benin vs Suriname: Universal right to vote
Benin
2
in 2025
Suriname
2
in 2025
Benin rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Benin
- Suriname
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2 against 2 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
Across all 134 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Suriname |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Suriname |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Benin or Suriname?
- Benin, at 2 against 2 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Benin and Suriname?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Suriname?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Suriname rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Benin 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.