Key features of human rights in Suriname
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: 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.
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
More social development data for Suriname
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 56 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.913 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.626 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.781 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.881 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.891 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.509 (2025)
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 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 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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