Jamaica vs Suriname: Augmented Human Development Index

Jamaica

0.4879

in 2020

Suriname

0.4829

in 2020

Jamaica rank

60th

Suriname rank

61st

Augmented Human Development Index over time

Jamaica
Suriname

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.4879 against 0.4829 in Suriname, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.

Jamaica ranks 60th and Suriname ranks 61st of 162 countries.

Individual pages

Augmented Human Development Index in Jamaica
Augmented Human Development Index in Suriname
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Augmented Human Development Index
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.