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Suriname

Latin America & Caribbean ·Upper middle incomeSUR

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🌍Population
2024

634,431

168th of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2024

$6,962

106th of 192 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2023

73.6 yrs

117th of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

4.06 t

68th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

7.8%

52nd of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2024

16.2%

17th of 171 countries

⚖️Inequality
2022

30.1%

16th of 69 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$297

112th of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2023

78.4%

102nd of 181 countries

Electricity Access
2023

99.6%

134th of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.690

124th of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2022

2.2%

27th of 69 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2023

2.25

89th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

65.8%

104th of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2020

27.3 µg/m³

57th of 200 countries

✈️Tourism
2017

279,000

160th of 190 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2023

16.2 / 1k

94th of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2012

92.9%

18th of 44 countries

🌲Forest Area
2023

94.4%

1st of 213 countries

👴Aging Population
2024

7.9%

116th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2024

-0.9%

174th of 186 countries

🚢Trade
2010

91.0%

71st of 178 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

-6.1%

202nd of 208 countries

🎒Education
2023

2.9%

84th of 121 countries

💸Remittances
2024

3.6%

64th of 175 countries

📱Mobile
2023

157.2

21st of 162 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

58.1%

83rd of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2023

6.5 / 100k

25th of 83 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2024

31.4%

62nd of 183 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

3.7 Mt

156th of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

39.2

122nd of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Suriname

  • In 2023, Suriname ranks 1st out of 213 countries in forest area (94.4%) — placing it in the top 1% globally.
  • Suriname records -6.1% in renewable electricity (2021), ranking 202nd out of 208 countries — in the bottom 3% globally.
  • Suriname records -0.9% in foreign direct investment (2024), ranking 174th out of 186 countries — in the bottom 6% globally.
  • In 2024, Suriname ranks 17th out of 171 countries in inflation rate (16.2%) — placing it in the top 10% globally.
  • In 2023, Suriname ranks 21st out of 162 countries in mobile subscriptions (157.2) — placing it in the top 13% globally.

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