Namibia vs Suriname: Gender of the head of state

Namibia
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st

Gender of the head of state over time

  • Namibia
  • Suriname
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1 against 1 in Suriname, a difference of 0.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Suriname Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0 0 0
2000s 0 0 0
2010s 0 0 0
2020s 0.1667 0.1667 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender of the head of state, Namibia or Suriname?
Namibia, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in gender of the head of state between Namibia and Suriname?
0, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Suriname?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Suriname rank globally for gender of the head of state?
Namibia ranks 1st and Suriname ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the head of state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gender of the head of state
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,951 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Denotes whether the head of state in office on December 31 is a woman.