Suriname (Republic of Suriname)

Suriname Republic of Suriname
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	115th 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 Responsibility Towards The Environment
7. Suriname's Modernity and Learning
8. National Culture
9. Peace Versus Instability
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
	...
97=	Egypt	0.731
97=	Tunisia	0.731
99	Fiji	0.730
100=	Suriname	0.730
101	Uzbekistan	0.727
102=	Jordan	0.720
102=	Dominica	0.720
104	Libya	0.718
	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
	...
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
97	Barbados	$12 306
98	Peru	$12 246
	The Americas Avg	$16 628
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank12
1	Denmark	27.4
2	Norway	27.6
3	Sweden	30.4
	...
112	Bhutan	94.3
113	Paraguay	96.3
114	Kiribati	97.2
115	Suriname	97.3
116	Brunei	97.3
117	Venezuela	98.0
118	Ghana	98.2
119	Uzbekistan	98.2
	The Americas Avg	81.5
	World Avg	89.7
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: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Suriname's Demographics and Migration

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

Population:

Suriname's population is predicted to rise to 601 679 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 2.32. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - 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 (two new children for each set of parents who die), 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. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₃

Population2
Pos.		2018 Population2
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
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
169	Malta	0.4m
170	Brunei	0.4m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
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
119	Mexico	70.2
120	Honduras	70.1
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14
Pos.		202214
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
45	Iran	1.68
46	Seychelles	2.32
47	Maldives	1.68
48=	Suriname	2.32
48=	Cambodia	2.32
50	Azerbaijan	1.67
51	USA	1.67
52	Honduras	2.34
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better15
Pos.		2016 Per 10015
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
105=	Grenada	16.2
105=	Brunei	16.2
108	El Salvador	17.3
109	Panama	17.7
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

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

Migration:

Immigrants16
Pos.		2017 %16
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
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%
69	Congo, (Brazzaville)	7.6%
70	Botswana	7.3%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants17
Pos.		2010 %17
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.

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 (2025)18
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank18
1	Canada	19.5
2	Uruguay	24.5
3	Costa Rica	33.7
	...
20	Barbados	75.7
21	Trinidad & Tobago	78.9
22	Nicaragua	82.7
23	Suriname	83.1
24	Dominican Rep.	83.5
25	Venezuela	84.0
26	Belize	87.4
27	Dominica	87.8
28	Haiti	90.4
	The Americas Avg	71.8
q=35.

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank18
1	Sweden	8.5
2	Denmark	13.5
3	Norway	13.5
	...
78	Macedonia	82.4
79	Israel	82.6
80	Nicaragua	82.7
81	Suriname	83.1
82	Dominican Rep.	83.5
83	San Marino	83.7
84	Burkina Faso	83.8
85	Venezuela	84.0
	World Avg	87.8
q=200.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway₁₉. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, The Vatican City and Sudan₁₉.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are statistics on supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, 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 Europe₁₉, whereas the worst are Melanesia, The Middle East and Micronesia₁₉.

For more, see:

• " Which are the Best Countries for Human Rights, Equality and Tolerance?" by Vexen Crabtree (2025).

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Press Freedom Lower is better20
Pos.		201320
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
	The Americas Avg	2853
	World Avg	3249
q=178.

Slavery Lower is better21
Pos.		2018 % Victims21
1	Japan	0.03
2=	Canada	0.05
2=	Taiwan	0.05
	...
40	UK	0.21
41	Tunisia	0.22
42=	Slovenia	0.22
43	Suriname	0.23
44=	Spain	0.23
45	Ecuador	0.24
46=	Italy	0.24
46=	Morocco	0.24
	The Americas Avg	0.25
	World Avg	0.65
q=167.

Personal, Civil & Economic Freedom Lower is better22
Pos.		2014 Rank22
1	Hong Kong	1
2	Switzerland	2
3	New Zealand	3
	...
54	Bosnia & Herzegovina	54
55=	Armenia	55
55=	Macedonia	55
55=	Suriname	55
58	El Salvador	58
59	Ghana	59
60	Jamaica	60
61=	Haiti	61
	The Americas Avg	72.4
	World Avg	79.7
q=159.

Freedom in the World Lower is better
Pos.		2024 Score
1=	Norway	1.0
1=	Canada	1.0
1=	Cape Verde	1.0
	...
56	Greece	2.0
57=	Antigua & Barbuda	2.0
57=	Sao Tome & Principe	2.0
57=	Suriname	2.0
57=	Vanuatu	2.0
57=	Seychelles	2.0
57=	Bulgaria	2.0
57=	S. Africa	2.0
	The Americas Avg	2.7
	World Avg	3.7
q=205.

Nominal Commitment to HR Higher is better23
Pos.		2009 Treaties23
1	Argentina	24
2=	Chile	23
2=	Costa Rica	23
	...
141	Bahrain	12
142=	Israel	12
142=	Angola	12
142=	Suriname	12
142=	Kuwait	12
142=	Trinidad & Tobago	12
142=	Lebanon	12
148	Thailand	11
	The Americas Avg	16.5
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

HR Treaties Lag Lower is better24
Pos.		2019 Avg Yrs/Treaty24
1	Ecuador	2.15
2	Uruguay	2.25
3	Tunisia	3.65
	...
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
154	Swaziland	13.16
155	Equatorial Guinea	13.18
	The Americas Avg	8.45
	World Avg	10.02
q=195.

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
• "Christianity and Women: Biblical Misogyny and Male Dominance" by Vexen Crabtree

Gender Inequality Lower is better25
Pos.		201525
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
	The Americas Avg	0.39
	World Avg	0.36
q=159.

Year Women Can Vote Lower is better
Pos.		Total Year
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
73=	Israel	1948
73=	Belgium	1948
73=	Niger	1948
73=	Suriname	1948
73=	Seychelles	1948
78	Costa Rica	1949
79=	Chile	1949
79=	China	1949
	The Americas Avg	1947
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality Higher is better26
Pos.		2017 Score26
1	Netherlands	103
2	Belgium	90
3	Sweden	86
	...
60=	S. Korea	30
60=	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	30
60=	Costa Rica	30
60=	Suriname	30
60=	Venezuela	30
60=	Lithuania	30
66	Taiwan	25
67=	Chile	25
	The Americas Avg	26.1
	World Avg	12.6
q=196.

Freedom of Thought Lower is better27
Pos.		202127
1=	Belgium	1.0
1=	Netherlands	1.0
1=	Taiwan	1.0
	...
139	Equatorial Guinea	3.5
140=	Guinea	3.5
140=	Burundi	3.5
140=	Suriname	3.5
140=	Kazakhstan	3.5
140=	Papua New Guinea	3.5
140=	Nicaragua	3.5
146	Angola	3.7
	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
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank28
1	St Martin	67.5
2	Antigua & Barbuda	74.9
3	Grenada	77.3
	...
21=	Guatemala	93.4
22	Colombia	94.0
23	Cuba	94.1
24	Suriname	94.8
25=	Mexico	95.3
25=	St Lucia	95.3
27	Costa Rica	97.9
28	Bahamas	99.1
29	Bolivia	99.9
	The Americas Avg	92.7
q=36.

Health (2020)28
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank28
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Maldives	41.7
3	Sri Lanka	43.1
	...
102	San Marino	94.5
103=	Albania	94.6
103=	Mongolia	94.6
105	Suriname	94.8
106=	St Lucia	95.3
106=	Algeria	95.3
106=	Mexico	95.3
109	Djibouti	95.4
	World Avg	95.1
q=198.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, The Maldives and Sri Lanka₂₉. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, The Marshall Islands and Nigeria₂₉.

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 Mediterranean₂₉, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Australasia₂₉.

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 (one of the best in The Americas). It does better than average in its fertility rate₁₄ and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₁. But, things could still be better. Suriname does worse than average in terms of its suicide rate₃₂ (amongst the worst in The Americas), its adolescent birth rate₂₅ (still good 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% during the past 40 years. Life expectancy in Suriname improved by +8yrs in the 30 years from 1990, just over the global average improvement of +7.9yrs. Suriname's peak fertility rate was 6.61 in 1960.

Life Expectancy Higher is better11
Pos.		2021 Years11
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
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
119	Mexico	70.2
120	Honduras	70.1
	The Americas Avg	72.58
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better31
Pos.		2016 Per Capita31
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
78=	Zambia	4.8
78=	Zimbabwe	4.8
80	Lesotho	5.0
81	Suriname	5.1
82	Nicaragua	5.2
83	Turkmenistan	5.4
84	Armenia	5.5
85	Venezuela	5.6
	The Americas Avg	6.9
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best14
Pos.		202214
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
45	Iran	1.68
46	Seychelles	2.32
47	Maldives	1.68
48=	Suriname	2.32
48=	Cambodia	2.32
50	Azerbaijan	1.67
51	USA	1.67
52	Honduras	2.34
	The Americas Avg	1.80
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Smoking Rates Lower is better30
Pos.		201430
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
	The Americas Avg	457
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Suicide Rate32
Pos.		2013 Per 100k32
1	Haiti	0
2	Grenada	0
3	Egypt	0.1
	...
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
71	Austria	30.9
72	Uruguay	32.3
	The Americas Avg	13.57
	World Avg	20.93
q=91.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better33
Pos.		2017 Rank33
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
129	Ivory Coast	129
130	Mongolia	130
131	Afghanistan	131
132	Suriname	132
133	Grenada	133
134	Montenegro	134
135	Iraq	135
136	Madagascar	136
	The Americas Avg	94.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults Lower is better35
Pos.		2016 %35
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
127=	Italy	58.5
128	Luxembourg	58.7
129	Panama	58.8
130	Suriname	58.9
131	Colombia	59.0
132=	Cyprus	59.1
132=	Iceland	59.1
134	Montenegro	59.4
	The Americas Avg	57.4
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better25
Pos.		2015 Per 100025
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	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
	The Americas Avg	56.6
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better34
Pos.		2015 Avg %34
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	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
	The Americas Avg	91.3
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Suriname's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #food #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to The Americas (2023)36
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank36
1	Uruguay	48.0
2	Peru	48.2
3	Costa Rica	49.6
	...
27	Bahamas	93.0
28	Barbados	97.0
29	Jamaica	99.7
30=	Guyana	108.0
31	USA	111.0
32	Grenada	111.3
33	Suriname	115.3
34	St Vincent & Grenadines	121.0
35	Haiti	131.0
	The Americas Avg	80.1
q=35.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)36
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank36
1	Japan	33.2
2	Philippines	45.0
3	Uruguay	48.0
	...
166	UAE	114.4
167	Mauritania	114.5
168	Tonga	115.0
169	Suriname	115.3
170	Kuwait	115.4
171=	Serbia	118.0
171=	S. Sudan	118.0
173	Uzbekistan	118.5
	World Avg	85.7
q=188.

Amongst the worst in The Americas Suriname ranks 20th-worst in the world in terms of its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is calculated from 4 data sets. And finally, it does worse than average when it comes to its environmental performance₃₇, reducing annual meat consumption per person₃₈, how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity and in its forested percent change 2000-2020₃₉.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better39
Pos.		Total39
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
144	Sweden	-0.7%
145	Gabon	-0.7%
146	Guyana	-0.8%
147	Suriname	-0.9%
148	French Guiana	-1.0%
149	Congo, (Brazzaville)	-1.1%
150	St Lucia	-1.1%
151	Papua New Guinea	-1.2%
	The Americas Avg	-2.1%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

Environmental Performance Higher is better37
Pos.		201837
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
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
106	El Salvador	53.9
107	Fiji	53.1
	The Americas Avg	58.8
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Convention on Biological Diversity Earlier is better
Pos.		Total Signed
1=	China	1993 Dec 29
1=	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
1=	Cook Islands	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
142	Yemen	1996 May 21
143	Niue	1996 May 28
	The Americas Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Meat Consumption Lower is better38
Pos.		2021 kg38
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
102	Papua New Guinea	58.5
103	Trinidad & Tobago	58.5
104	Armenia	60.0
105	Suriname	60.8
106	Colombia	60.9
107	Slovenia	61.2
108	Bulgaria	61.8
109	Moldova	61.9
	The Americas Avg	70.3
	World Avg	52.5
q=185.

7. Suriname's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to The Americas (2020)40
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank40
1	Canada	21.9
2	USA	28.2
3	Argentina	43.6
	...
33	St Lucia	97.8
34	Paraguay	101.5
35=	Guatemala	110.8
35=	El Salvador	110.8
37	Suriname	114.4
38	Nicaragua	117.7
39	Guyana	122.6
40	Honduras	128.0
41	Haiti	153.8
	The Americas Avg	81.3
q=41.

Modernity & Learning (2020)40
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank40
1	Finland	7.7
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	14.7
	...
150	Bhutan	112.3
151	Rwanda	112.3
152	Laos	113.4
153	Suriname	114.4
154	Senegal	115.3
155	Cape Verde	116.3
156	Namibia	116.6
157	Vanuatu	117.0
	World Avg	82.7
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Secondary Education Higher is better41
Pos.		201841
1=	Luxembourg	100.0%
1=	Estonia	100.0%
1=	Austria	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%
95	Brazil	59.5%
96	Bolivia	58.8%
	The Americas Avg	63.0%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling Higher is better42
Pos.		2021 Years42
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
106	Armenia	13.1
107	Cameroon	13.1
108	Panama	13.1
109	Suriname	13.0
110	Belize	13.0
111	Paraguay	13.0
112	Gabon	13.0
113	Vietnam	13.0
	The Americas Avg	14.2
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better33
Pos.		2017 Rank33
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
131	Mongolia	131
132	Haiti	132
133	Botswana	133
134	Suriname	134
135	Uruguay	135
136	Honduras	136
137	Papua New Guinea	137
138	Congo, DR	138
	The Americas Avg	99.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better43
Pos.		201643
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
116	Thailand	43%
117=	Mauritius	43%
117=	Cape Verde	43%
119	Suriname	42%
120	Bolivia	41%
121	Peru	41%
122	Guyana	40%
123	Grenada	39%
	The Americas Avg	56.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better44
Pos.		2017 Ratio44
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
160=	Palau	0.0
160=	Equatorial Guinea	0.0
160=	Belize	0.0
160=	Suriname	0.0
160=	Grenada	0.0
160=	Gabon	0.0
160=	Lebanon	0.0
160=	St Lucia	0.0
	The Americas Avg	3.36
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

8. National Culture

#corruption #politics

Corruption Higher is better45
Pos.		2022 Points45
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
83	Hungary	42.0
84	Kosovo	41.0
85=	Tunisia	40.0
85=	Suriname	40.0
85=	Macedonia	40.0
85=	Maldives	40.0
85=	India	40.0
85=	Guyana	40.0
	The Americas Avg	42.97
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better33
Pos.		2017 Rank33
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
77	Togo	77
78	Albania	78
79	Brunei	79
80	Suriname	80
81	Fiji	81
82	Kenya	82
83	Guatemala	83
84	Cape Verde	84
	The Americas Avg	80.2
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better33
Pos.		2017 Rank33
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
148	Iran	148
149	India	149
150	Cameroon	150
151	Suriname	151
152	Gabon	152
153	Iraq	153
154	Paraguay	154
155	Grenada	155
	The Americas Avg	100.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. Peace Versus Instability

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better33
Pos.		2017 Rank33
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
111	Equatorial Guinea	111
112	Botswana	112
113	Slovakia	113
114	Suriname	114
115	Greece	115
116	Trinidad & Tobago	116
117	Benin	117
118	Venezuela	118
	The Americas Avg	82.3
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better33
Pos.		2017 Rank33
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
102	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	102
103	Barbados	103
104	Armenia	104
105	Suriname	105
106	Namibia	106
107	Tunisia	107
108	Cape Verde	108
109	China	109
	The Americas Avg	91.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

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

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better46
Pos.		201946
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
97	Solomon Islands	12.10
98	Cape Verde	12.20
99	El Salvador	12.50
100	Suriname	12.80
101	Vietnam	12.90
102=	Syria	13.00
102=	Morocco	13.00
104	Nicaragua	13.10
	The Americas Avg	12.03
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better47
Pos.		2023 %47
1	Slovakia	24.1%48
2	Slovenia	24.3%48
3	Belarus	24.4%49
	...
113=	Laos	38.8%50
114	Bulgaria	39.0%48
115	Tuvalu	39.1%51
116	Suriname	39.2%52
117	Morocco	39.5%53
118	Micronesia	40.1%53
119	Jamaica	40.2%48
120	Peru	40.3%52
	The Americas Avg	44.0%
	World Avg	36.5%
q=167.

Income inequality data for Suriname is only available for the year 2022.

Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better54
Pos.		2018 Severity54
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
38	Tajikistan	.029
39	El Salvador	.032
40	Iraq	.033
41	Suriname	.041
42	Mongolia	.042
43	Peru	.053
44	Gabon	.066
45	Nicaragua	.074
	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 below₅₅:

Christian	51.6%
Muslim	15.2%
Hindu	19.8%
Buddhist	0.6%
Folk Religion	5.3%
Jewish	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%₅₆.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems