Suriname vs Ukraine: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Suriname
73.63 years
in 2023
Ukraine
73.42 years
in 2023
Suriname rank
134th
Ukraine rank
137th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Suriname
- Ukraine
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 73.63 years against 73.42 years in Ukraine, a difference of 0.21 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ukraine ahead.
Suriname ranks 134th and Ukraine ranks 137th of 236 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.17 years | 64.69 years | 11.52 years | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 58.55 years | 70.67 years | 12.12 years | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 59.99 years | 70.43 years | 10.44 years | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 61.2 years | 70.37 years | 9.18 years | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 62.84 years | 68.27 years | 5.43 years | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 66.78 years | 67.84 years | 1.06 years | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 70.59 years | 72.28 years | 1.69 years | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 72.04 years | 72.75 years | 0.7116 years | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Suriname or Ukraine?
- Suriname, at 73.63 years against 73.42 years in Ukraine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Suriname and Ukraine?
- 0.21 years, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Ukraine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Suriname and Ukraine rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Suriname ranks 134th and Ukraine ranks 137th 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.