Suriname (Republic of Suriname)

Suriname Republic of Suriname
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	124th best
Capital	Paramaribo
Land Area	156 000km21
Location	South America, The Americas
Population	0.6m2
Life Expectancy	70.27yrs (2017)3
GNI	$12 672 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	SR, SUR, 7405
Internet Domain	.sr6
Currency	Dollar (SRD)7
Telephone	+5978

1. Overview
2. Suriname National and Social Development
3. Suriname's Demographics and Migration
4. Suriname's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance
5. Suriname's Health
6. Suriname's Modernity and Learning
7. National Culture
8. Peace Versus Instability
9. The Natural Environment
10. Economic Inequality and Poverty
11. Religion and Beliefs
12. Links

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1. Overview

#china #india #indonesia #netherlands

“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.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Suriname National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Value11
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
4	Hong Kong	0.952
5	Australia	0.951
	...
97	Egypt	0.731
98	Tunisia	0.731
99	Fiji	0.730
100	Suriname	0.730
101	Uzbekistan	0.727
102	Jordan	0.720
	The Americas Avg	0.75
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $11
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
4	Luxembourg	$84 649
5	Ireland	$76 169
	...
91	Turkmenistan	$13 021
92	Iran	$13 001
93	S. Africa	$12 948
94	Suriname	$12 672
95	Sri Lanka	$12 578
96	Paraguay	$12 349
	The Americas Avg	$16 628
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index12,13
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank12,13
1	Taiwan	28.6
2	Norway	29.4
3	Denmark	31.2
4	Sweden	32.2
5	Finland	32.6
	...
121	Guyana	96.8
122	Algeria	97.2
123	Burkina Faso	97.4
124	Suriname	98.6
125	Iran	98.9
126	Bangladesh	98.9
	The Americas Avg	81.6
	World Avg	86.1
q=195.

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: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Suriname's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population

Population:

Suriname's population is predicted to rise to 601 679 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.28. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population is growing, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity, i.e., the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate, which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1.

Population (2018)2
Pos.		Population2
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
4	Indonesia	267.7m
5	Pakistan	212.2m
	...
163	Solomon Islands	0.7m
164	Montenegro	0.6m
165	Luxembourg	0.6m
166	Suriname	0.6m
167	Cape Verde	0.5m
168	Maldives	0.5m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
113	Vanuatu	70.4
114	Iraq	70.4
115	Solomon Islands	70.3
116	Suriname	70.3
117	Paraguay	70.3
118	Egypt	70.2
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate (2013)14
Pos.		2.0 is best14
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
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
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)15
Pos.		Lower is better Per 10015
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
4	Burkina Faso	04.7
5	Sierra Leone	04.8
	...
102	Kazakhstan	15.6
103	Ecuador	16.0
104	Morocco	16.1
105	Suriname	16.2
106	Grenada	16.2
107	Brunei	16.2
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

• The Population of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception

Migration:

Immigrants (2017)16
Pos.		%16
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
4	Liechtenstein	65.1%
5	Monaco	54.9%
	...
63	Ivory Coast	9.0%
64	Malaysia	8.5%
65	Portugal	8.5%
66	Suriname	8.5%
67	Costa Rica	8.4%
68	Russia	8.1%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants (2010)17
Pos.		%17
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
4	Grenada	65.5%
5	St Kitts & Nevis	61.1%
	...
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%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Suriname's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #freethought #gender #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #mass_media #misogyny #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #slavery #tolerance #women

Compared to The Americas (2020)18,19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank18,19
1	Canada	21.2
2	Uruguay	26.7
3	Costa Rica	36.7
4	Chile	40.1
5	Argentina	43.8
	...
22	Dominican Rep.	83.3
23	Barbados	85.3
24	Haiti	86.6
25	Suriname	86.9
26	St Vincent & Grenadines	89.6
27	Belize	94.1
28	Cuba	97.7
	The Americas Avg	74.2
q=35.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2020)18,19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank18,19
1	Sweden	9.2
2	Norway	14.7
3	Denmark	14.7
4	Netherlands	15.8
5	New Zealand	17.5
	...
86	Andorra	84.3
87	Barbados	85.3
88	Haiti	86.6
89	Suriname	86.9
90	Azerbaijan	87.1
91	Singapore	87.6
92	Tajikistan	88.0
	World Avg	87.7
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Norway and Denmark₁₈. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are The Solomon Islands, Somalia and Tuvalu₁₈.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe₁₈, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Micronesia and Australasia₁₈.

For more, see:

• "Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)20
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties20
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
4	Ecuador	23
5	Germany	23
	...
141	Bahrain	12
142	Israel	12
143	Angola	12
144	Suriname	12
145	Kuwait	12
146	Trinidad & Tobago	12
	The Americas Avg	16.5
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag (2019)21
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Yrs/Treaty21
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
4	Colombia	3.68
5	Costa Rica	4.05
	...
148	Monaco	12.76
149	Antigua & Barbuda	12.76
150	Georgia	12.77
151	Suriname	12.81
152	Andorra	12.91
153	Bhutan	13.01
	The Americas Avg	8.45
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom (2014)22
Pos.		Lower is better Rank22
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
4	Ireland	4
5	Denmark	5
	...
54	Bosnia & Herzegovina	54
55	Armenia	55
56	Macedonia	55
57	Suriname	55
58	El Salvador	58
59	Ghana	59
	The Americas Avg	72.4
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Press Freedom (2013)23
Pos.		Lower is better23
1	Finland	638
2	Netherlands	648
3	Norway	652
4	Luxembourg	668
5	Andorra	682
	...
28	Portugal	1675
29	UK	1689
30	Ghana	1727
31	Suriname	1819
32	USA	1822
33	Lithuania	1824
	The Americas Avg	2853
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery (2018)24
Pos.		Lower is better % Victims24
1	Japan	0.03
2	Canada	0.05
3	Taiwan	0.05
4	Australia	0.06
5	New Zealand	0.06
	...
40	UK	0.21
41	Tunisia	0.22
42	Slovenia	0.22
43	Suriname	0.23
44	Spain	0.23
45	Ecuador	0.24
	The Americas Avg	0.25
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Gender Equality:

Suriname has made some steps towards ending gender inequality but much more needs to be done.

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)
• "Christianity and Women: Biblical Misogyny and Male Dominance" by Vexen Crabtree (2019)

Gender Inequality (2015)25
Pos.		Lower is better25
1	Switzerland	0.04
2	Denmark	0.04
3	Netherlands	0.04
4	Sweden	0.05
5	Iceland	0.05
	...
96	Philippines	0.44
97	Samoa	0.44
98	Bolivia	0.45
99	Suriname	0.45
100	Panama	0.46
101	Honduras	0.46
	The Americas Avg	0.39
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Year Women Can Vote
Pos.		Lower is better Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
4	Norway	1913
5	Denmark	1915
	...
73	Israel	1948
74	Belgium	1948
75	Niger	1948
76	Suriname	1948
77	Seychelles	1948
78	Costa Rica	1949
	The Americas Avg	1947
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality (2017)26
Pos.		Higher is better Score26
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
4	Brazil	81
5	Spain	79
	...
60	S. Korea	30
61	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	30
62	Costa Rica	30
63	Suriname	30
64	Venezuela	30
65	Lithuania	30
	The Americas Avg	26.1
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought (2021)27
Pos.		Lower is better27
1	Belgium	1.0
2	Netherlands	1.0
3	Taiwan	1.0
4	Sao Tome & Principe	1.3
5	Ecuador	1.3
	...
139	Equatorial Guinea	3.5
140	Guinea	3.5
141	Burundi	3.5
142	Suriname	3.5
143	Kazakhstan	3.5
144	Papua New Guinea	3.5
	The Americas Avg	2.7
	World Avg	3.0
q=196.

5. Suriname's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines

Compared to The Americas (2020)28,29
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank28,29
1	Antigua & Barbuda	75.6
2	Brazil	82.1
3	Cuba	82.4
4	Canada	83.5
5	Barbados	85.1
	...
20	Panama	98.1
21	Paraguay	98.4
22	Chile	99.1
23	Suriname	100.0
24	Colombia	100.3
25	Honduras	101.4
26	Mexico	102.6
	The Americas Avg	96.2
q=35.

Health (2020)28,29
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank28,29
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Hong Kong	18.3
3	Maldives	41.0
4	Singapore	42.6
5	Japan	51.0
	...
117	Niue	98.7
118	Serbia	98.9
119	Chile	99.1
120	Suriname	100.0
121	Azerbaijan	100.0
122	Colombia	100.3
123	Syria	101.3
	World Avg	93.5
q=196.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Hong Kong and The Maldives₂₈. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Marshall Islands, S. Sudan and Palau₂₈.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean₂₈, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Australasia and Africa₂₈.

For more, see:

• "Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Suriname has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Suriname comes in the best 20 for its smoking rate₃₀ (amongst the best in The Americas). It does better than average when it comes to its alcohol consumption rate₃₁ and in its fertility rate₁₄. Suriname still has work to do. Suriname does worse than average in terms of its suicide rate₃₂ (amongst the worst in The Americas), its adolescent birth rate₂₅ (still low for The Americas), its average life expectancy₁₁, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₃ and in its immunizations take-up₃₄. The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 40 years.

Life Expectancy (2021)11
Pos.		Higher is better Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
4	Australia	84.5
5	Switzerland	84.0
	...
113	Vanuatu	70.4
114	Iraq	70.4
115	Solomon Islands	70.3
116	Suriname	70.3
117	Paraguay	70.3
118	Egypt	70.2
	The Americas Avg	72.58
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption (2016)31
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita31
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
4	Mauritania	0.0
5	Somalia	0.0
	...
78	Zambia	4.8
79	Zimbabwe	4.8
80	Lesotho	5.0
81	Suriname	5.1
82	Nicaragua	5.2
83	Turkmenistan	5.4
	The Americas Avg	6.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate (2013)14
Pos.		2.0 is best14
1	N. Korea	2.00
2	Brunei	1.99
3	St Vincent & Grenadines	2.01
4	France	1.99
5	Turkey	2.04
	...
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
	The Americas Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.81
q=180.

Smoking Rates (2014)30
Pos.		Higher is worse30
182	Montenegro	4 125
181	Belarus	3 831
180	Lebanon	3 023
179	Macedonia	2 732
178	Russia	2 690
	...
14	Mozambique	82
13	Tonga	81
12	Malawi	80
11	Suriname	79
10	Guyana	77
9	Vanuatu	76
	The Americas Avg	457
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate (2013)32
Pos.		Per 100k32
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
4	Jordan	0.2
5	Maldives	0.7
	...
65	Sweden	25.5
66	Slovakia	25.7
67	Czechia	28.3
68	Suriname	28.7
69	Hong Kong	29.7
70	Poland	30.5
	The Americas Avg	13.57
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance (2017)33
Pos.		Lower is better Rank33
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
4	UK	4
5	Norway	5
	...
129	Ivory Coast	129
130	Mongolia	130
131	Afghanistan	131
132	Suriname	132
133	Grenada	133
134	Montenegro	134
	The Americas Avg	94.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults (2016)35
Pos.		Lower is better %35
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
4	Ethiopia	20.9
5	Nepal	21.0
	...
127	Italy	58.5
128	Luxembourg	58.7
129	Panama	58.8
130	Suriname	58.9
131	Colombia	59.0
132	Cyprus	59.1
	The Americas Avg	57.4
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)25
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100025
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
4	Hong Kong	3.2
5	Slovenia	3.8
	...
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
	The Americas Avg	56.6
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)34
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %34
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
4	Niue	98.8
5	Mongolia	98.7
	...
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
	The Americas Avg	91.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Suriname's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank19
1	Canada	21.6
2	USA	29.3
3	Argentina	43.8
4	Chile	51.6
5	Barbados	54.2
	...
34	Paraguay	104.4
35	El Salvador	111.1
36	Guatemala	111.7
37	Suriname	114.4
38	Nicaragua	117.7
39	Guyana	122.6
40	Honduras	130.6
	The Americas Avg	81.7
q=41.

Modernity and Learning (2020)19
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank19
1	Finland	8.4
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	15.1
4	Estonia	15.8
5	Denmark	16.0
	...
149	Bhutan	112.3
150	Rwanda	112.3
151	Bangladesh	112.9
152	Suriname	114.4
153	Laos	115.2
154	Cape Verde	116.3
155	Vanuatu	117.0
	World Avg	83.2
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Secondary Education (2018)36
Pos.		Higher is better36
1	Luxembourg	100.0%
2	Estonia	100.0%
3	Austria	100.0%
4	Canada	100.0%
5	Finland	100.0%
	...
89	Ghana	63.1%
90	Peru	62.2%
91	Palestine	61.1%
92	Suriname	60.5%
93	Mexico	59.7%
94	Bahrain	59.6%
	The Americas Avg	63.0%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling (2021)37
Pos.		Higher is better Years37
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
4	Belgium	19.6
5	Sweden	19.4
	...
106	Armenia	13.1
107	Cameroon	13.1
108	Panama	13.1
109	Suriname	13.0
110	Belize	13.0
111	Paraguay	13.0
	The Americas Avg	14.2
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours (2017)33
Pos.		Lower is better Rank33
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
4	Denmark	4
5	UK	5
	...
131	Mongolia	131
132	Haiti	132
133	Botswana	133
134	Suriname	134
135	Uruguay	135
136	Honduras	136
	The Americas Avg	99.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users (2016)38
Pos.		Higher is better38
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
4	Bermuda	97%
5	Andorra	97%
	...
116	Thailand	43%
117	Mauritius	43%
118	Cape Verde	43%
119	Suriname	42%
120	Bolivia	41%
121	Peru	41%
	The Americas Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)39
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio39
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
4	USA	35.0
5	Greece	33.5
	...
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
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

7. National Culture

#charity #corruption #morals #politics

World Giving Index (2013-2021)40
Pos.		Lower is better40
1	Myanmar (Burma)	2.7
2	New Zealand	4.0
3	USA	4.7
4	Australia	4.9
5	Indonesia	9.0
	...
75	Sudan	64.0
76	Uruguay	64.6
77	Bolivia	65.3
78	Suriname	66.0
79	Spain	68.7
80	Central African Rep.	69.0
	The Americas Avg	58.4
	World Avg	67.9
q=160.

Corruption (2022)41
Pos.		Higher is better Points41
1	Denmark	90.0
2	Finland	87.0
3	New Zealand	87.0
4	Norway	84.0
5	Singapore	83.0
	...
83	Hungary	42.0
84	Kosovo	41.0
85	Tunisia	40.0
86	Suriname	40.0
87	Macedonia	40.0
88	Maldives	40.0
	The Americas Avg	42.97
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

Creativity and Culture (2017)33
Pos.		Lower is better Rank33
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
4	Switzerland	4
5	Sweden	5
	...
77	Togo	77
78	Albania	78
79	Brunei	79
80	Suriname	80
81	Fiji	81
82	Kenya	82
	The Americas Avg	80.2
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid and Development (2017)33
Pos.		Lower is better Rank33
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
4	Netherlands	4
5	Switzerland	5
	...
148	Iran	148
149	India	149
150	Cameroon	150
151	Suriname	151
152	Gabon	152
153	Iraq	153
	The Americas Avg	100.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

8. Peace Versus Instability

Peacekeeping and Security (2017)33
Pos.		Lower is better Rank33
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
4	Egypt	4
5	Nigeria	5
	...
111	Equatorial Guinea	111
112	Botswana	112
113	Slovakia	113
114	Suriname	114
115	Greece	115
116	Trinidad & Tobago	116
	The Americas Avg	82.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees and UN Treaties (2017)33
Pos.		Lower is better Rank33
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
4	Sweden	4
5	Malta	5
	...
102	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	102
103	Barbados	103
104	Armenia	104
105	Suriname	105
106	Namibia	106
107	Tunisia	107
	The Americas Avg	91.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. The Natural Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #over-exploitation #the_environment

Forest Area Change 1990-2015 (2015)42
Pos.		Higher is better %42
1	Iceland	+205.6
2	Bahrain	+144.4
3	Uruguay	+131.3
4	Kuwait	+81.2
5	Dominican Rep.	+79.5
	...
101	Papua New Guinea	-00.2
102	Canada	-00.3
103	Jordan	-00.6
104	Suriname	-00.6
105	Guyana	-00.8
106	Malaysia	-00.8
	The Americas Avg	-00.2
	World Avg	+02.8
q=184.

Environmental Performance (2018)43
Pos.		Higher is better43
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
4	Malta	80.9
5	Sweden	80.5
	...
100	Nigeria	54.8
101	Kazakhstan	54.6
102	Samoa	54.5
103	Suriname	54.2
104	Sao Tome & Principe	54.0
105	Paraguay	53.9
	The Americas Avg	58.8
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Convention on Biological Diversity
Pos.		Earlier is better Signed
1	China	1993 Dec 29
2	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
3	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
4	Vanuatu	1993 Dec 29
5	Papua New Guinea	1993 Dec 29
	...
136	Latvia	1996 Mar 13
137	Singapore	1996 Mar 20
138	Syria	1996 Apr 03
139	Suriname	1996 Apr 11
140	Poland	1996 Apr 17
141	Lithuania	1996 May 01
	The Americas Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy (2019)44
Pos.		Higher is worse44
184	Chad	40.90
183	Central African Rep.	40.10
182	Sierra Leone	39.00
181	Somalia	38.90
180	Nigeria	37.10
	...
103	Syria	13.00
102	Morocco	13.00
101	Vietnam	12.90
100	Suriname	12.80
99	El Salvador	12.50
98	Cape Verde	12.20
	The Americas Avg	12.03
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Multidimensional Poverty (2018)45
Pos.		Lower is better Severity45
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
4	Turkmenistan	.001
5	Jordan	.002
	...
38	Tajikistan	.029
39	El Salvador	.032
40	Iraq	.033
41	Suriname	.041
42	Mongolia	.042
43	Peru	.053
	The Americas Avg	.045
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

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 below₄₆:

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%₄₇.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems