Paraguay vs Suriname: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Paraguay
73.84 years
in 2023
Suriname
73.63 years
in 2023
Paraguay rank
131st
Suriname rank
134th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Paraguay
- Suriname
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 73.84 years against 73.63 years in Suriname, a difference of 0.21 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 131st and Suriname ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.83 years | 53.17 years | 5.67 years | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 61.41 years | 58.55 years | 2.85 years | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 63.38 years | 59.99 years | 3.39 years | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 65.75 years | 61.2 years | 4.55 years | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 68.61 years | 62.84 years | 5.77 years | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 71.17 years | 66.78 years | 4.4 years | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 73.28 years | 70.59 years | 2.7 years | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 71.75 years | 72.04 years | 0.2894 years | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Paraguay or Suriname?
- Paraguay, at 73.84 years against 73.63 years in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Paraguay and Suriname?
- 0.21 years, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Paraguay and Suriname rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Paraguay ranks 131st and Suriname ranks 134th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.