Iraq vs Suriname: Universal right to vote
Iraq
2
in 2025
Suriname
2
in 2025
Iraq rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Iraq
- Suriname
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2 against 2 in Suriname, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Suriname ahead.
Iraq ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 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, Iraq or Suriname?
- Iraq, at 2 against 2 in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Iraq and Suriname?
- 0, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Suriname?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Suriname rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Iraq 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.