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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Suriname: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Suriname is placed 122nd of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 33.6 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 83.64 (2023).
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122nd
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Suriname on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
83.64
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Suriname: 83.64. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in South America
- 9.88 Chile
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 66.91 · France 7.3 · Guyana 74.73
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.722
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 114th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Suriname: 0.722. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in South America
- 0.878 Chile
- Land neighbours
- Brazil 0.786 · France 0.92 · Guyana 0.776
02Over time
Which way Suriname is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
SurinameWorld median
Suriname fell from 281.55 in 2000 to 83.64 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Suriname World median 2023 84 46.7 2022 88 53.0 2021 144 76.6 2020 94 56.0 2019 97 48.4 2018 101 49.3 2017 105 47.2 2016 109 50.6 2015 115 51.9 2014 120 52.8 2013 121 53.3 2012 122 54.6 2011 126 55.0 2010 134 56.1 2009 147 56.3 2008 161 55.8 2007 173 56.8 2006 187 58.1 2005 202 60.1 2004 219 63.0 2003 238 66.8 2002 253 66.0 2001 270 68.1 2000 282 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
SurinameWorld median
Suriname rose from 0.679 in 2004 to 0.722 in 2023; the world median went from 0.696 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Suriname World median 2023 0.722 0.7620 2022 0.719 0.7610 2021 0.697 0.7450 2020 0.714 0.7425 2019 0.720 0.7515 2018 0.719 0.7520 2017 0.715 0.7480 2016 0.716 0.7500 2015 0.718 0.7430 2014 0.715 0.7410 2013 0.714 0.7390 2012 0.711 0.7350 2011 0.708 0.7250 2010 0.707 0.7250 2009 0.704 0.7220 2008 0.701 0.7180 2007 0.697 0.7100 2006 0.690 0.7045 2005 0.685 0.6960 2004 0.679 0.6960 2003 — 0.6910 2002 — 0.6845 2001 — 0.6770 2000 — 0.6720
03In context
Suriname beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Suriname and the countries it borders
Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | =19th | 99.4 | 7.3 | 0.92 |
 Guyana | 68th | 100 | 74.73 | 0.776 |
 Brazil | 87th | 71.2 | 66.91 | 0.786 |
| Suriname | 122nd | 33.6 | 83.64 | 0.722 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Suriname in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Suriname is ahead of the world, and behind
37 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median10
Statistics on which Suriname does better than the middle country measured.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.9930.971No real change since 2013
Suriname: 0.993 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 23rd of 184 · derived.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.810080.8No earlier reading
Suriname: 100 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0110.039▲ Improved since 2018
Suriname: 0.011 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 77th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.7556.423.75No earlier reading
Suriname: 56.4 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.88.31113.8No earlier reading
Suriname: 8.311 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 109th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,0724,0793,072▼ Worsened since 2013
Suriname: 4,079 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 62nd of 179 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48674,03046,486▼ Worsened since 2010
Suriname: 74,030 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 59th of 150 · derived.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.963.343.9No earlier reading
Suriname: 63.3 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.2523.0254.252No earlier reading
Suriname: 3.025 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 86th of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,26519,35717,265▼ Worsened since 2015
Suriname: 19,357 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 86th of 185 · derived.
Behind the world median24
Statistics on which Suriname does worse than the middle country measured.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.12.162.1▼ Worsened since 2014
Suriname: 2.16 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.498.398.4No earlier reading
Suriname: 98.3 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6746.3546.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Suriname: 46.35 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 101st of 195 · derived.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5415.7914.54▲ Improved since 2014
Suriname: 15.79 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 94th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6373.6374.63▲ Improved since 2013
Suriname: 73.63 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 121st of 222 · derived.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,23018,78425,230No real change since 2010
Suriname: 18,784 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 85th of 151 · derived.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.3910.351▲ Improved since 2013
Suriname: 0.391 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 97th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2614.7612.26No real change since 2014
Suriname: 14.76 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 87th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1349.6678.134No real change since 2014
Suriname: 9.667 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 82nd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8584.0752.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Suriname: 4.075 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 75th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10099100No real change since 2014
Suriname: 99 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9338.439.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Suriname: 8.43 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 123rd of 193 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.16310.298.163▼ Worsened since 2013
Suriname: 10.29 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 71st of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10097.1100No real change since 2014
Suriname: 97.1 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Country Policy and Institutional AssessmentWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.2463.0173.246▲ Improved since 2024
Suriname: 3.017 · world median 3.246 · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.617 to 4.225; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 78 · derived.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5465.5193.546No earlier reading
Suriname: 5.519 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 52nd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.358.6369.3▲ Improved since 2016
Suriname: 58.63 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 139th of 188 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 918091▲ Improved since 2015
Suriname: 80 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3410.9613.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Suriname: 10.96 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 159th of 195 · derived.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.887.375.8No earlier reading
Suriname: 87.3 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 15th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2116.4610.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Suriname: 16.46 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 22nd of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 906790▼ Worsened since 2015
Suriname: 67 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.13617.1No earlier reading
Suriname: 36 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 16th of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.748.91640.74No earlier reading
Suriname: 8.916 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 132nd of 136 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Suriname: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Children with Functional DifficultiesUNICEF · 2024 · world median 1313.613No earlier reading
Suriname: 13.6 · world median 13 · Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.9 to 35.2.
Net Official Development Assistance ReceivedOECD Development Assistance Committee · 2023 · world median 2.5791.3812.579Moved since 2013
Suriname: 1.381 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.
Position 82nd of 130 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Suriname
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour Benefits, Coefficient of Human Inequality, Employment Injury Protection Coverage, Foundational ID Ownership, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2021), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Human Capital Index, Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum) (last 2018), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) (last 2021), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum) (last 2018), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI, Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day (last 2022), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day (last 2022), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day (last 2022), Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day (last 2022), Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day (last 2022) and Prosperity Gap (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Suriname’s 16 topics
Development & Human Capital is Suriname’s 11th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Gender & Equality38th of 1833/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties64th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 58th of 1773/4 keys
- Energy57th of 1652/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing93rd of 2003/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience91st of 1933/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions94th of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation94th of 1762/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality90th of 1593/3 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 108th of 1773/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital122nd of 1963/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability120th of 1863/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture119th of 1844/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 119th of 1824/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge157th of 1984/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 160th of 1984/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Suriname can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Canada=27th3/3 keysHighest in South America
Uruguay45th3/3 keysThis page
Suriname122nd3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Suriname and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Suriname on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Suriname rank on development & human capital?
Suriname is placed 122nd of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Suriname?
33.6 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Suriname?
83.64 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How does Suriname compare with Brazil on development & human capital?
Brazil is placed 87th of 196, and Suriname 122nd. Social Protection Coverage: Brazil 71.2, Suriname 33.6; Maternal Mortality Ratio: Brazil 66.91, Suriname 83.64; Human Development Index: Brazil 0.786, Suriname 0.722.
How have Suriname’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 281.55 in 2000 to 83.64 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.679 in 2004 to 0.722 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Suriname?
No current reading is published for Suriname on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour Benefits, Coefficient of Human Inequality, Employment Injury Protection Coverage, Foundational ID Ownership, GNI per Capita (PPP), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Human Capital Index, Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI, Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day and Prosperity Gap. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 37 statistics on this page come from 13 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Suriname’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Suriname (banner) — WiDi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Suriname: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/suriname/development