https://www.humantruth.info/suriname.html
By Vexen Crabtree 2013
Suriname Republic of Suriname | ![]() |
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Status | Independent State |
Social and Moral Index | 116th 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 |
#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.”
#economics #human_development #wealth
UN HDI (2021)11 | ||
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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= | Dominica | 0.720 |
102= | Jordan | 0.720 |
104 | Libya | 0.718 |
The Americas Avg | 0.75 | |
World Avg | 0.72 | |
q=191. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11 | ||
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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 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank12 | |
1 | Denmark | 27.0 |
2 | Norway | 29.9 |
3 | Sweden | 31.8 |
... | ||
113 | Azerbaijan | 95.0 |
114 | Lebanon | 95.0 |
115 | Paraguay | 95.5 |
116 | Suriname | 95.9 |
117 | Guyana | 96.3 |
118 | Nicaragua | 97.6 |
119 | Brunei | 97.6 |
120 | Venezuela | 97.8 |
The Americas Avg | 81.5 | |
World Avg | 88.6 | |
q=199. |
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.
#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 8.86.13Population2 | ||
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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 | ||
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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. |
Migration:
Immigrants16 | ||
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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 | ||
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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. |
#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 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Canada | 14.7 |
2 | Costa Rica | 31.8 |
3 | Uruguay | 35.5 |
... | ||
25 | El Salvador | 79.5 |
26 | Paraguay | 80.8 |
27 | Honduras | 81.1 |
28 | Suriname | 81.5 |
29 | Guatemala | 81.5 |
30 | Grenada | 86.1 |
31 | Antigua & Barbuda | 87.1 |
32 | Venezuela | 88.1 |
33 | Guyana | 90.6 |
The Americas Avg | 71.80 | |
q=36. |
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank18 | |
1 | Sweden | 6.1 |
2 | Denmark | 8.6 |
3 | Norway | 9.0 |
... | ||
88 | Palau | 80.7 |
89 | Paraguay | 80.8 |
90 | Honduras | 81.1 |
91 | Suriname | 81.5 |
92 | Guatemala | 81.5 |
93 | Nauru | 82.3 |
94 | Northern Cyprus | 82.3 |
95 | Singapore | 83.1 |
World Avg | 86.55 | |
q=199. |
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, N. Korea and Afghanistan19.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data 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 Africa, The Middle East and Asia19.
For more, see:
Human Rights & Tolerance:
Press Freedom Higher is better20 | ||
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Pos. | 202520 | |
1 | Norway | 92.31 |
2 | Estonia | 89.46 |
3 | Netherlands | 88.64 |
... | ||
29 | Australia | 75.15 |
30 | Cape Verde | 74.98 |
31 | Poland | 74.79 |
32 | Suriname | 74.49 |
33 | Slovenia | 74.06 |
34 | Armenia | 73.96 |
35 | Moldova | 73.36 |
36 | Costa Rica | 73.09 |
The Americas Avg | 55.99 | |
World Avg | 54.65 | |
q=179. |
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:
Gender Inequality Lower is better25 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 202225 | |
1 | Denmark | 0.01 |
2 | Norway | 0.01 |
3 | Switzerland | 0.02 |
... | ||
96 | Nicaragua | 0.40 |
97= | Brazil | 0.40 |
97= | S. Africa | 0.40 |
99 | Suriname | 0.41 |
100 | Colombia | 0.41 |
101 | Honduras | 0.42 |
102 | Timor-Leste (E. Timor) | 0.42 |
103 | Guyana | 0.42 |
The Americas Avg | 0.36 | |
World Avg | 0.34 | |
q=166. |
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= | Taiwan | 1.0 |
1= | Netherlands | 1.0 |
... | ||
142 | Papua New Guinea | 3.5 |
143= | Solomon Islands | 3.5 |
143= | Kazakhstan | 3.5 |
143= | Suriname | 3.5 |
146 | Angola | 3.7 |
147= | Uzbekistan | 3.7 |
147= | Andorra | 3.7 |
149 | Chad | 3.8 |
The Americas Avg | 2.7 | |
World Avg | 3.0 | |
q=196. |
#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #mental_health #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #suicide #vaccines
Compared to The Americas (2025)28 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank28 | |
1 | Greenland | 34.3 |
2 | Curaço | 49.7 |
3 | Aruba | 49.9 |
... | ||
32 | El Salvador | 101.3 |
33 | Peru | 101.8 |
34 | Guyana | 106.7 |
35 | Suriname | 108.1 |
36 | Venezuela | 108.1 |
37 | Belize | 111.0 |
38 | Paraguay | 111.5 |
39 | Dominican Rep. | 112.7 |
40 | Nicaragua | 113.8 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=44. |
Health (2025)28 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank28 | |
1 | Monaco | 14.3 |
2 | Liechtenstein | 30.1 |
3 | Isle of Man | 32.1 |
... | ||
130 | Bangladesh | 106.5 |
131 | Guyana | 106.7 |
132 | Mongolia | 107.7 |
133 | Suriname | 108.1 |
134 | Venezuela | 108.1 |
135 | Nepal | 108.4 |
136 | Cambodia | 109.5 |
137 | Jordan | 109.8 |
World Avg | 96.74 | |
q=212. |
The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man29. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, Angola and Nigeria29.
21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on 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, Europe and The Balkans29, whereas the worst are Africa, Micronesia and Melanesia29.
For more, see:
Health:
Suriname has some poor policies and cultural issues which cause some public health problems. Suriname comes in the best 20 in terms of its smoking rate30 (amongst the best in The Americas). It does better than average for its fertility rate14 and in its alcohol consumption rate31. But, things still need to improve in Suriname. Suriname does worse than average in its suicide rate32 (amongst the worst in The Americas), its average life expectancy11, its adolescent birth rate33, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance34 and in its immunizations take-up35. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% over the last 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 | ||
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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 better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
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 better36 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2016 %36 | |
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 better33 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Per 100033 | |
1 | Hong Kong | 1.6 |
2 | Denmark | 1.8 |
3 | S. Korea | 2.1 |
... | ||
128 | Cape Verde | 54.0 |
129 | Papua New Guinea | 54.3 |
130 | El Salvador | 54.5 |
131 | Suriname | 55.2 |
132 | Comoros | 56.1 |
133 | Peru | 56.1 |
134 | Belize | 56.6 |
135 | Marshall Islands | 57.5 |
The Americas Avg | 48.1 | |
World Avg | 43.8 | |
q=195. |
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better35 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2015 Avg %35 | |
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. |
#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism
Compared to The Americas (2025)37 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
1 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
2 | Puerto Rico | 47.1 |
3 | Costa Rica | 49.7 |
... | ||
28= | St Kitts & Nevis | 96.9 |
29 | Bahamas | 100.9 |
30 | Antigua & Barbuda | 103.2 |
31 | St Lucia | 103.6 |
32 | USA | 103.8 |
33 | Haiti | 105.8 |
34 | Suriname | 108.5 |
35 | Barbados | 110.1 |
36 | Grenada | 125.0 |
The Americas Avg | 92.66 | |
q=36. |
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)37 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank37 | |
1 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 |
2 | Uruguay | 43.2 |
3 | Switzerland | 45.0 |
... | ||
167 | Bahrain | 107.9 |
168 | Mongolia | 108.1 |
169 | Armenia | 108.2 |
170 | Suriname | 108.5 |
171 | Kyrgyzstan | 108.7 |
172 | Angola | 109.5 |
173 | Kazakhstan | 109.8 |
174 | Barbados | 110.1 |
World Avg | 84.93 | |
q=199. |
All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.
The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.
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Suriname comes 170th in the world regarding its responsibility towards the environment (amongst the highest in The Americas). This rank is derived from 4 data sets. And finally, it does worse than average in terms of its environmental performance38, reducing annual meat consumption per person39, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment and in its forested percent change 2000-202040.Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better40 | ||
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Pos. | Total40 | |
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 better38 | ||
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Pos. | 201838 | |
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. |
International Accords on the Environment Higher is better | ||
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Pos. | Total Avg Rate | |
1 | Sweden | 83% |
2 | Canada | 82% |
3 | Norway | 81% |
... | ||
134 | Iceland | 53% |
135 | Samoa | 52% |
136 | Zimbabwe | 52% |
137 | Suriname | 52% |
138 | St Vincent & Grenadines | 52% |
139 | Saudi Arabia | 52% |
140 | Central African Rep. | 52% |
141 | Mauritania | 51% |
The Americas Avg | 60.7% | |
World Avg | 57.5% | |
q=197. |
Meat Consumption Lower is better39 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 kg39 | |
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. |
#capitalism #corruption #economics #education #health #inequality #life_expectancy #modernity #politics #poverty #social_development #technology #the_internet
Compared to The Americas (2020)41 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank41 | |
1= | Canada | 21.8 |
2 | USA | 26.4 |
3 | Argentina | 38.2 |
... | ||
26 | Belize | 89.1 |
27 | Jamaica | 94.6 |
28 | Paraguay | 103.1 |
29 | Suriname | 106.6 |
30 | El Salvador | 109.2 |
31 | Nicaragua | 121.4 |
32 | Guatemala | 121.5 |
33 | Guyana | 122.5 |
34 | Honduras | 132.2 |
The Americas Avg | 81.34 | |
q=35. |
Modernity & Learning (2020)41 | ||
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Pos. | Lower is better Avg Rank41 | |
1 | Finland | 7.1 |
2 | Belgium | 12.9 |
3 | Denmark | 13.6 |
... | ||
118 | Tajikistan | 101.3 |
119 | Maldives | 102.1 |
120 | Paraguay | 103.1 |
121 | Suriname | 106.6 |
122 | Gabon | 108.2 |
123 | El Salvador | 109.2 |
124 | Uganda | 109.8 |
125 | Ghana | 110.3 |
World Avg | 86.31 | |
q=190. |
The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark42. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone42. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots43.
“Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.”
Bill Emmott (2017)44
15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe42, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia42.
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Modernity and Education:
Secondary Education Higher is better45 | ||
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Pos. | 201845 | |
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 better46 | ||
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Pos. | 2021 Years46 | |
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 better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
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 better47 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201647 | |
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 better48 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 Ratio48 | |
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. |
National Culture:
Corruption Higher is better49 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2022 Points49 | |
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 better34 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
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 better34 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
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. |
Peace Versus Instability:
Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better34 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
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 better34 | ||
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Pos. | 2017 Rank34 | |
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. |
Economic Inequality and Poverty:
Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better50 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 201950 | |
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 better51 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2023 %51 | |
1 | Slovakia | 24.1%52 |
2 | Slovenia | 24.3%52 |
3 | Belarus | 24.4%53 |
... | ||
113= | Laos | 38.8%54 |
114 | Bulgaria | 39.0%52 |
115 | Tuvalu | 39.1%55 |
116 | Suriname | 39.2%56 |
117 | Morocco | 39.5%57 |
118 | Micronesia | 40.1%57 |
119 | Jamaica | 40.2%52 |
120 | Peru | 40.3%56 |
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 better58 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | 2018 Severity58 | |
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. |
#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 below59:
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%60.
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