Gender in Suriname 199 indicators covering gender for Suriname. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 162nd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 75 2023 unchanged 135th Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 75 2023 unchanged 73rd Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 0 2023 — 123rd Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 80 2023 unchanged 105th Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 down 100.0% 110th Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 down 25.0% 74th Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 up 300.0% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 76.88 2023 up 21.8% 115th Women Business and the Law Index 76.88 2023 up 21.8% 115th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 207.0% 2025 down 14.7% 13th Share of female employment by economic sector 5.7% 2025 up 2.7% 111th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 84 2023 down 30.6% 71st Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 42.4 2019 up 1.0% 53rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 43.3 2019 up 3.8% 32nd Total Fertility Rate 2.32 2022 down 9.5% 85th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 2.57 2024 down 51.2% 189th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.29 years 2002 down 3.6% 118th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 10.5 years 2002 down 4.1% 149th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 23.5% 2025 up 320.2% 80th Women of reproductive age 158,740 2023 up 10.1% 165th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 26.1% 2020 down 5.7% 103rd Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 16 2026 up 23.1% 153rd Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 31.4% 2026 up 23.1% 74th Share of women in ministerial positions 29.4% 2024 up 425.2% 63rd Share of women in parliament 31.4% 2025 up 23.1% 67th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 78.15 2021 up 3.5% 79th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 8.5% 2016 down 0.7% 144th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 13.0% 2016 down 4.9% 140th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 31.37 2024 up 166.7% 61st Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.62 ratio 2026 up 6.9% 56th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 213.5% 2016 down 15.7% 13th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2025 — 42nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 26.9% 2023 up 4.3% 104th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 22.2% 2023 up 16.8% 134th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 26.9% 2023 up 4.3% 112th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 22.0% 2023 up 17.6% 136th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 22.2 2023 up 16.8% 125th Gender Development Index 0.987 2022 down 0.3% 56th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 62.0% 2024 up 29.2% 99th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 41.0% 2024 up 64.0% 130th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.04 2024 up 4.3% 31st Gender Inequality Index 0.405 2022 down 16.5% 64th Suicide Rate 22.26 2021 down 6.9% 7th Female migrants 45.0% 2020 down 0.9% 162nd Age at first marriage, female 29.3 2012 up 40.9% 34th Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 29.41 2024 up 425.2% 63rd ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →