What is key features of human rights in Suriname?

Key features of human rights in Suriname was 0.913 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Suriname?

The highest recorded value was 0.913 in 2025.

What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Suriname?

The lowest recorded value was 0.519 in 1983.

How does Suriname rank for key features of human rights?

Suriname ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Suriname?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Suriname data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of human rights in Suriname

Name: Key features of human rights in Suriname
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Suriname: Key features of human rights was 0.913 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.913

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

25th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.913

in 2025

All-time low

0.519

in 1983

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Key features of human rights in Suriname, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 0.913 for key features of human rights in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Suriname peaked at 0.913 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.519, in 1983.

Suriname ranks 25th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Key features of human rights in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Key features of human rights in Suriname, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.69	—
1901	0.69	+0.0%
1902	0.69	+0.0%
1903	0.69	+0.0%
1904	0.69	+0.0%
1905	0.69	+0.0%
1906	0.698	+1.2%
1907	0.692	-0.9%
1908	0.692	+0.0%
1909	0.692	+0.0%
1910	0.692	+0.0%
1911	0.692	+0.0%
1912	0.692	+0.0%
1913	0.692	+0.0%
1914	0.692	+0.0%
1915	0.692	+0.0%
1916	0.692	+0.0%
1917	0.692	+0.0%
1918	0.692	+0.0%
1919	0.692	+0.0%
1920	0.691	-0.1%
1921	0.691	+0.0%
1922	0.691	+0.0%
1923	0.691	+0.0%
1924	0.691	+0.0%
1925	0.691	+0.0%
1926	0.691	+0.0%
1927	0.691	+0.0%
1928	0.691	+0.0%
1929	0.691	+0.0%
1930	0.691	+0.0%
1931	0.691	+0.0%
1932	0.691	+0.0%
1933	0.691	+0.0%
1934	0.691	+0.0%
1935	0.691	+0.0%
1936	0.691	+0.0%
1937	0.691	+0.0%
1938	0.691	+0.0%
1939	0.691	+0.0%
1940	0.692	+0.1%
1941	0.692	+0.0%
1942	0.692	+0.0%
1943	0.692	+0.0%
1944	0.694	+0.3%
1945	0.697	+0.4%
1946	0.72	+3.3%
1947	0.723	+0.4%
1948	0.723	+0.0%
1949	0.729	+0.8%
1950	0.738	+1.2%
1951	0.738	+0.0%
1952	0.738	+0.0%
1953	0.738	+0.0%
1954	0.738	+0.0%
1955	0.768	+4.1%
1956	0.768	+0.0%
1957	0.769	+0.1%
1958	0.769	+0.0%
1959	0.769	+0.0%
1960	0.769	+0.0%
1961	0.769	+0.0%
1962	0.769	+0.0%
1963	0.781	+1.6%
1964	0.781	+0.0%
1965	0.781	+0.0%
1966	0.781	+0.0%
1967	0.781	+0.0%
1968	0.781	+0.0%
1969	0.781	+0.0%
1970	0.796	+1.9%
1971	0.796	+0.0%
1972	0.798	+0.3%
1973	0.793	-0.6%
1974	0.821	+3.5%
1975	0.852	+3.8%
1976	0.864	+1.4%
1977	0.864	+0.0%
1978	0.866	+0.2%
1979	0.866	+0.0%
1980	0.533	-38.5%
1981	0.535	+0.4%
1982	0.524	-2.1%
1983	0.519	-1.0%
1984	0.519	+0.0%
1985	0.529	+1.9%
1986	0.532	+0.6%
1987	0.536	+0.8%
1988	0.662	+23.5%
1989	0.776	+17.2%
1990	0.852	+9.8%
1991	0.877	+2.9%
1992	0.88	+0.3%
1993	0.88	+0.0%
1994	0.88	+0.0%
1995	0.88	+0.0%
1996	0.884	+0.5%
1997	0.883	-0.1%
1998	0.883	+0.0%
1999	0.883	+0.0%
2000	0.884	+0.1%
2001	0.884	+0.0%
2002	0.884	+0.0%
2003	0.884	+0.0%
2004	0.884	+0.0%
2005	0.884	+0.0%
2006	0.884	+0.0%
2007	0.884	+0.0%
2008	0.883	-0.1%
2009	0.883	+0.0%
2010	0.879	-0.5%
2011	0.878	-0.1%
2012	0.878	+0.0%
2013	0.877	-0.1%
2014	0.877	+0.0%
2015	0.877	+0.0%
2016	0.872	-0.6%
2017	0.867	-0.6%
2018	0.863	-0.5%
2019	0.843	-2.3%
2020	0.87	+3.2%
2021	0.893	+2.6%
2022	0.897	+0.4%
2023	0.908	+1.2%
2024	0.91	+0.2%
2025	0.913	+0.3%

Suriname compared with similar countries

Suriname's 0.913 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Suriname's 0.913 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.6914	0.69	0.698	10
1910s	0.692	0.692	0.692	10
1920s	0.691	0.691	0.691	10
1930s	0.691	0.691	0.691	10
1940s	0.7054	0.692	0.729	10
1950s	0.7533	0.738	0.769	10
1960s	0.7774	0.769	0.781	10
1970s	0.8316	0.793	0.866	10
1980s	0.5665	0.519	0.776	10
1990s	0.8782	0.852	0.884	10
2000s	0.8838	0.883	0.884	10
2010s	0.8711	0.843	0.879	10
2020s	0.8985	0.87	0.913	6

Countries ranked near Suriname

23 France 0.917 compare
24 Malta 0.915 compare
25 Lithuania 0.913 compare
27 Ghana 0.912 compare
27 Netherlands 0.912 compare
27 South Korea 0.912 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Suriname

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of human rights in Suriname?: Key features of human rights in Suriname was 0.913 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Suriname?: The highest recorded value was 0.913 in 2025.
What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Suriname?: The lowest recorded value was 0.519 in 1983.
How does Suriname rank for key features of human rights?: Suriname ranks 25th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Suriname?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Key features of human rights
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.