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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

518 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

1,332 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 2026

Trade

122 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$2.69B#136Merchandise importscurrent US$2.2B#159Exports of goods & services% GDP52.5%#42Imports of goods & services% GDP38.4%#95
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,521 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

3,158 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

422 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 2025

Climate

249 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

203 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop97.1%#13Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.1,695.2#67Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

360 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area14.8%#101Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources0.62%#17Capture fisheries productiontonnes32,146.9#118
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

284 indicators
Agricultural land% land area0.45%#209Cereal yieldkg per hectare4,078.9#62Aquaculture productiontonnes50#162Food production index2014-16 = 10087.9#175
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

50 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people142.1#29Secure internet serversper 1M people2,060.1#90Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people19.6#44
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

388 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 2026

Risk

326 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

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