Social Development in Suriname 117 indicators covering social development for Suriname. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 2025 — 151st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 2025 up 194.7% 163rd Political Rights Rating 2 2025 unchanged 115th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 115th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 167.9% 121st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 56 2025 up 194.7% 163rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 — 142nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 — 133rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% 93rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 2025 — 151st Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12 % change on previous year 2025 up 2.0% 52nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 234.0% 117th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.913 2025 up 4.1% 25th Liberal Democracy Index 0.626 2025 down 1.1% 41st Electoral Democracy Index 0.781 2025 up 3.2% 35th Freedom of Association Index 0.881 2025 down 1.1% 27th Freedom of Expression Index 0.891 2025 up 3.1% 32nd Participatory Democracy Index 0.509 2025 up 6.7% 37th Varieties of democracy 0.781 2025 up 3.2% 35th Liberal democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.913 2025 up 4.1% 25th Key features of human rights 0.913 2025 up 4.1% 25th Key features of electoral democracy 0.781 2025 up 3.2% 35th Key features of liberal democracy 0.626 2025 down 1.1% 41st Executive Corruption Index 0.162 2025 down 21.0% 136th Judicial Corruption Score 1.02 2025 down 37.1% 54th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.221 2025 down 45.8% 123rd Key features of democracy 0.781 2025 up 3.2% 35th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year 2025 up 95.6% 31st Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year 2025 down 231.9% 106th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.626 2025 down 1.1% 41st Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year 2025 up 95.6% 31st Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 0.3297 % change on previous year 2025 — 51st Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year 2025 up 95.6% 31st Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.781 2025 up 3.2% 35th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.6 2025 up 7.1% 40th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.62 2025 up 2.3% 40th Direct Democracy Index 0.02 2025 unchanged 104th Key media freedoms 2.11 2025 up 35.2% 23rd Media Corruption Score 1.2 2025 up 50.1% 54th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 30.13 % change on previous year 2025 — 20th Academic Freedom Index 0.828 2025 up 1.1% 46th Legislative Corruption Score 1.19 2025 up 56.6% 35th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 16.9% 9th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 12.1% 9th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 16.9% 9th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 16.9% 9th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 123rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 — 160th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per square kilometre 2023 up 147.1% 172nd Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.29 2019 down 16.5% 77th Page 1 of 2 Next →