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Suriname

Latin America & CaribbeanUpper middle incomeCapital: Paramaribo186,586 observations
Population
639,850
world rank #168 / 217
GDP
4.52B
world rank #156 / 186
GDP / capita
19,357.4
world rank #86 / 185
Life expectancy
73.8
world rank #118 / 217

Governance

395 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile40.2#118Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile42.5#137Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile74.1#74Rule of Law0-100 percentile53.4#111
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,338 indicators
GDPcurrent US$4.52B#156GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $19,357.4#86GDP growth%1.8%#139Inflation%9.2%#148
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Trade

93 indicators

93 indicators

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Health

1,530 indicators
Life expectancyyears73.8#118Infant mortalityper 1k births14.8#74Maternal mortalityper 100k84#53Health spending% GDP5.4%#119
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,154 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross76.1%#115Education spending% GDP2.9%#86Adult literacy%92.9%#17Primary enrollment% gross91.9%#114
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

486 indicators
Populationpeople639,850#168Population growth%0.85%#110Urban population%65.8%#93Fertility ratebirths/woman2.2#89
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2050

Climate

255 indicators
Electricity access% pop99%#8Renewable energy share%14.5%#114Forest area% land94.4%#1Electric power consumptionkWh per capita2,897.2#68
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

216 indicators

216 indicators

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Environment

354 indicators

354 indicators

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Agriculture

282 indicators

282 indicators

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Technology

40 indicators

40 indicators

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Society

450 indicators
Gini indexindex39.2#41Extreme poverty% pop2.2%#18Internet users% pop87.4%#60Homicide rateper 100k6.5#59
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Risk

340 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-103.2#21Hazard & exposure0-102.1#16Vulnerability0-103.1#20
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Other

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