Suriname Republic of Suriname | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 66th best |
Capital | Paramaribo |
Land Area | 156 000km21 |
Location | South America, The Americas |
Population | 0.5m (2011)2 |
Life Expectancy | 71.28yrs (2017)3 |
GNI | $16 018 (2017)4 |
ISO3166-1 Codes | SR, SUR, 7405 |
Internet Domain | .sr6 |
Currency | Dollar (SRD)7 |
Telephone | +5978 |
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“First explored by the Spaniards in the 16th century and then settled by the English in the mid-17th century, Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of African slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to exert control through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically elected government - a four-party coalition - returned to power in 1991. The coalition expanded to eight parties in 2005 and ruled until August 2010, when voters returned former military leader Desire BOUTERSE and his opposition coalition to power.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9
“Suriname is a warm, dense convergence of rivers that thumps with the lively rhythm of ethnic diversity. From Paramaribo, the country´s effervescent Dutch-colonial capital, to the fathomless jungles of the interior, you will get a genuine welcome to this tiny country – whether from the descendants of escaped African slaves, Dutch and British colonialists, Indian, Indonesian and Chinese indentured laborers or indigenous Amerindians.
You get the best of both worlds here: a city that is chock-full of restaurants, shopping venues and night spots and an untamed jungle utterly away from modern development.It´s not easy to get around this river-heavy, forest-dense country, and the mix of languages can make it hard to communicate, sometimes even for Dutch speakers. Don´t forget that a meeting of culinary traditions means the food here is as spicy and rich as the country itself.”
UN HDI (2016)11 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Rank11 | |
1 | Norway | 1 |
2 | Australia | 2 |
3 | Switzerland | 2 |
... | ||
94 | Jamaica | 94 |
95 | Colombia | 95 |
96 | Dominica | 96 |
97 | Suriname | 97 |
98 | Tunisia | 97 |
99 | Dominican Rep. | 99 |
100 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 99 |
101 | Tonga | 101 |
World Avg | 94.3 | |
q=188. |
Social & Moral Development Index12 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Points12 | |
1 | Iceland | 84.3 |
2 | Sweden | 81.7 |
3 | Norway | 80.9 |
... | ||
63 | Romania | 58.4 |
64 | Mexico | 58.2 |
65 | Peru | 57.9 |
66 | Suriname | 57.3 |
67 | Malaysia | 57.2 |
68 | Belize | 56.4 |
69 | Dominican Rep. | 56.3 |
70 | Panama | 56.2 |
World Avg | 53.8 | |
q=198. |
The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..
The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: What is the Best Country in the World? An Index of Morality, Conscience and Good Life.
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)13 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per 10013 | |
1 | Uganda | 04.3 |
2 | Mali | 04.5 |
3 | Chad | 04.7 |
... | ||
102 | Kazakhstan | 15.6 |
103 | Ecuador | 16.0 |
104 | Morocco | 16.1 |
105 | Suriname | 16.2 |
106 | Grenada | 16.2 |
107 | Brunei | 16.2 |
108 | El Salvador | 17.3 |
109 | Panama | 17.7 |
World Avg | 18.3 | |
q=185. |
Emigrants (2010)14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | %14 | |
1 | Dominica | 104.8 |
2 | Palestine | 68.4 |
3 | Samoa | 67.3 |
... | ||
9 | Tonga | 45.4 |
10 | Albania | 45.4 |
11 | Barbados | 41.0 |
12 | Suriname | 39.0 |
13 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 38.9 |
14 | Palau | 38.8 |
15 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 37.7 |
16 | Cape Verde | 37.6 |
World Avg | 11.5 | |
q=192. |
Fertility Rate (2013)15 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2.0 is best15 | |
1 | Korea, N. | 2.00 |
2 | Brunei | 1.99 |
3 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 2.01 |
... | ||
42 | Kuwait | 2.27 |
43 | Bhutan | 2.27 |
44 | Jamaica | 2.28 |
45 | Suriname | 2.28 |
46 | Uzbekistan | 2.29 |
47 | Cape Verde | 2.29 |
48 | Estonia | 1.71 |
49 | UAE | 1.70 |
World Avg | 2.81 | |
q=180. |
Immigrants (2010)14 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | %14 | |
1 | Qatar | 86.5 |
2 | Monaco | 71.6 |
3 | UAE | 70.0 |
... | ||
65 | Slovenia | 8.1 |
66 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 7.9 |
67 | Ghana | 7.6 |
68 | Suriname | 7.5 |
69 | Italy | 7.4 |
70 | Montenegro | 6.8 |
71 | Burkina Faso | 6.4 |
72 | Macedonia | 6.3 |
World Avg | 9.2 | |
q=192. |
Life Expectancy (2015)16 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Years16 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 84.16 |
2 | Japan | 83.68 |
3 | Italy | 83.34 |
... | ||
107 | Moldova | 71.73 |
108 | Belarus | 71.46 |
109 | Egypt | 71.33 |
110 | Suriname | 71.28 |
111 | Ukraine | 71.13 |
112 | Azerbaijan | 70.90 |
113 | Kyrgyzstan | 70.79 |
114 | Korea, N. | 70.52 |
World Avg | 71.27 | |
q=190. |
Population (2012)17 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | The Overpopulation of the Earth17 | |
1 | China | 1.4b |
2 | India | 1.3b |
3 | USA | 315.8m |
... | ||
162 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.7m |
163 | Montenegro | 0.6m |
164 | Solomon Islands | 0.6m |
165 | Suriname | 0.5m |
166 | Luxembourg | 0.5m |
167 | Cape Verde | 0.5m |
168 | Malta | 0.4m |
169 | Brunei | 0.4m |
World Avg | 36.0m | |
q=195. |
Gender Inequality (2015)18 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better18 | |
1 | Switzerland | 0.04 |
2 | Denmark | 0.04 |
3 | Netherlands | 0.04 |
... | ||
96 | Philippines | 0.44 |
97 | Samoa | 0.44 |
98 | Bolivia | 0.45 |
99 | Suriname | 0.45 |
100 | Panama | 0.46 |
101 | Honduras | 0.46 |
102 | Venezuela | 0.46 |
103 | Nicaragua | 0.46 |
World Avg | 0.36 | |
q=159. |
Year Women Can Vote19 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Year19 | |
1 | New Zealand | 1893 |
2 | Australia | 1902 |
3 | Finland | 1906 |
... | ||
73 | Israel | 1948 |
74 | Belgium | 1948 |
75 | Niger | 1948 |
76 | Suriname | 1948 |
77 | Seychelles | 1948 |
78 | Costa Rica | 1949 |
79 | Chile | 1949 |
80 | China | 1949 |
World Avg | 1930 | |
q=189. |
Gender inequality is not a necessary part of early human development. Although a separation of roles is almost universal due to different strengths between the genders, this does not have to mean that women are subdued, and, such patriarchialism is not universal in ancient history. Those cultures and peoples who shed, or never developed, the idea that mankind ought to dominate womankind, are better cultures and peoples than those who, even today, cling violently to those mores.
Suriname has made some steps towards ending gender inequality but much more needs to be done.
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Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below20:
Christian | 51.6% |
Muslim | 15.2% |
Hindu | 19.8% |
Buddhist | 0.6% |
Folk Religion | 5.3% |
Jew | 0.2% |
Unaffiliated | 5.4% |
The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5%21.
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Internet Users (2016)22 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better22 | |
1 | Iceland | 100% |
2 | Faroe Islands | 99% |
3 | Norway | 98% |
... | ||
116 | Thailand | 43% |
117 | Mauritius | 43% |
118 | Cape Verde | 43% |
119 | Suriname | 42% |
120 | Bolivia | 41% |
121 | Peru | 41% |
122 | Guyana | 40% |
123 | Grenada | 39% |
World Avg | 48.1% | |
q=201. |
IPv6 Uptake (2017)23 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Ratio23 | |
1 | Belgium | 55.4 |
2 | Germany | 41.8 |
3 | Switzerland | 35.1 |
... | ||
160 | Palau | 0.0 |
161 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0 |
162 | Belize | 0.0 |
163 | Suriname | 0.0 |
164 | Grenada | 0.0 |
165 | Gabon | 0.0 |
166 | Lebanon | 0.0 |
167 | St Lucia | 0.0 |
World Avg | 3.82 | |
q=176. |
Internet access has become an essential research tool. It facilitates an endless list of life improvements, from the ability to network and socialize without constraint, to access to a seemingly infinite repository of technical and procedural information on pretty much any task. The universal availability of data has sped up industrial development and personal learning at the national and personal level. Individuals can read any topic they wish regardless of the locality of expert teachers, and, entire nations can develop their technology and understanding of the world simply because they are now exposed to advanced societies and moral discourses online. Like every communications medium, the Internet has issues and causes a small range of problems, but these are insignificant compared to the advantages of having an online populace.
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Per 100018 | |
1 | Korea, N. | 0.5 |
2 | Korea, S. | 1.6 |
3 | Switzerland | 2.9 |
... | ||
101 | Fiji | 44.8 |
102 | S. Africa | 45.5 |
103 | Cuba | 45.6 |
104 | Suriname | 46.1 |
105 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 46.6 |
106 | Chile | 47.8 |
107 | Solomon Islands | 48.4 |
108 | Peru | 49.1 |
World Avg | 47.9 | |
q=185. |
Alcohol Consumption (2010)24 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per Capita24 | |
1 | Libya | 0.1 |
2 | Pakistan | 0.1 |
3 | Kuwait | 0.1 |
... | ||
98 | Vietnam | 6.6 |
99 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.6 |
100 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 6.6 |
101 | Suriname | 6.6 |
102 | China | 6.7 |
103 | Italy | 6.7 |
104 | Trinidad & Tobago | 6.7 |
105 | Macedonia | 6.7 |
World Avg | 6.2 | |
q=191. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)25 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg %25 | |
1 | Hungary | 99.0 |
2 | China | 99.0 |
3 | Uzbekistan | 98.9 |
... | ||
132 | Paraguay | 88.1 |
133 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 88.0 |
134 | Sierra Leone | 87.7 |
135 | Suriname | 87.2 |
136 | Ecuador | 86.8 |
137 | Cambodia | 86.5 |
138 | Namibia | 86.5 |
139 | Dominican Rep. | 86.3 |
World Avg | 88.3 | |
q=194. |
Smoking Rates (2014)26 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better26 | |
1 | Guinea | 15 |
2 | Solomon Islands | 26 |
3 | Kiribati | 28 |
... | ||
8 | Ethiopia | 76 |
9 | Vanuatu | 76 |
10 | Guyana | 77 |
11 | Suriname | 79 |
12 | Malawi | 80 |
13 | Tonga | 81 |
14 | Mozambique | 82 |
15 | Nepal | 83 |
World Avg | 819 | |
q=182. |
Suicide Rate (2013)27 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Per 100k27 | |
1 | Haiti | 0 |
2 | Grenada | 0 |
3 | Egypt | 0.1 |
... | ||
65 | Sweden | 25.5 |
66 | Slovakia | 25.7 |
67 | Czech Rep. | 28.3 |
68 | Suriname | 28.7 |
69 | Hong Kong | 29.7 |
70 | Poland | 30.5 |
71 | Austria | 30.9 |
72 | Uruguay | 32.3 |
World Avg | 20.93 | |
q=91. |
Corruption (2012-2016)28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Avg Score28 | |
1 | Denmark | 90.8 |
2 | New Zealand | 90.6 |
3 | Finland | 89.4 |
... | ||
82 | Burkina Faso | 38.8 |
83 | China | 38.4 |
84 | El Salvador | 38.0 |
85 | Suriname | 38.0 |
86 | Mongolia | 38.0 |
87 | Liberia | 38.0 |
88 | Trinidad & Tobago | 37.8 |
89 | Zambia | 37.8 |
World Avg | 43.05 | |
q=176. |
Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)29 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Treaties29 | |
1 | Argentina | 24 |
2 | Chile | 23 |
3 | Costa Rica | 23 |
... | ||
141 | Bahrain | 12 |
142 | Israel | 12 |
143 | Angola | 12 |
144 | Suriname | 12 |
145 | Kuwait | 12 |
146 | Trinidad & Tobago | 12 |
147 | Lebanon | 12 |
148 | Thailand | 11 |
World Avg | 15.1 | |
q=194. |
Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)30 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Rank30 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1 |
2 | Switzerland | 2 |
3 | New Zealand | 3 |
... | ||
54 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 54 |
55 | Armenia | 55 |
56 | Macedonia | 55 |
57 | Suriname | 55 |
58 | El Salvador | 58 |
59 | Ghana | 59 |
60 | Jamaica | 60 |
61 | Haiti | 61 |
World Avg | 79.7 | |
q=159. |
Press Freedom (2013)31 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better31 | |
1 | Finland | 638 |
2 | Netherlands | 648 |
3 | Norway | 652 |
... | ||
28 | Portugal | 1675 |
29 | UK | 1689 |
30 | Ghana | 1727 |
31 | Suriname | 1819 |
32 | USA | 1822 |
33 | Lithuania | 1824 |
34 | Slovenia | 2049 |
35 | Spain | 2050 |
World Avg | 3249 | |
q=178. |
Personal Charitability (World Position, 2013-2016)32 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better32 | |
1 | Myanmar (Burma) | 1.25 |
2 | USA | 1.5 |
3 | New Zealand | 3.5 |
... | ||
77 | Tajikistan | 64.5 |
78 | Guinea | 65.75 |
79 | Cameroon | 66 |
80 | Suriname | 66 |
81 | Korea, S. | 66.33 |
82 | Tanzania | 69 |
83 | Afghanistan | 69 |
q=156. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)16 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better PPP $16 | |
1 | Qatar | $129 916 |
2 | Singapore | $78 162 |
3 | Kuwait | $76 075 |
... | ||
67 | Iran | $16 395 |
68 | Mexico | $16 383 |
69 | Bulgaria | $16 261 |
70 | Suriname | $16 018 |
71 | Belarus | $15 629 |
72 | Montenegro | $15 410 |
73 | Venezuela | $15 129 |
74 | Barbados | $14 952 |
q=193. |
Environmental Performance (2010)33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better33 | |
1 | Iceland | 93.5 |
2 | Switzerland | 89.1 |
3 | Costa Rica | 86.4 |
... | ||
34 | Croatia | 68.7 |
35 | Dominican Rep. | 68.4 |
36 | Lithuania | 68.3 |
37 | Suriname | 68.2 |
38 | Nepal | 68.2 |
39 | Bhutan | 68.0 |
40 | Luxembourg | 67.8 |
41 | Algeria | 67.4 |
q=162. |
LGBT Equality (2017)34 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better Score34 | |
1 | Netherlands | 103 |
2 | Belgium | 90 |
3 | Sweden | 86 |
... | ||
60 | Korea, S. | 30 |
61 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 30 |
62 | Costa Rica | 30 |
63 | Suriname | 30 |
64 | Venezuela | 30 |
65 | Lithuania | 30 |
66 | Taiwan | 25 |
67 | Chile | 25 |
q=196. |
Current edition: 2013 May 01
Last Modified: 2017 Jun 21
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