Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Human rights index vs gdp per capita was 0.913 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Suriname, 1946–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.913 for human rights index vs gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs gdp per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.913 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.519, in 1983.
That places Suriname 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.72 | — |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.7238 | 0.72 | 0.729 | 4 |
| 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 |
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More economy & growth data for Suriname
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.22 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,314 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 3.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 24,988 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 4,031 current US$ per person (2010)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs gdp per capita in Suriname?
- Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Suriname was 0.913 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.913 in 2025.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.519 in 1983.
- How does Suriname rank for human rights index vs gdp per capita?
- Suriname ranks 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs gdp per capita 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 Human rights index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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