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Civil society participation index in Suriname

Suriname: Civil society participation index was 0.829 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.829
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
42nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.851
in 2024
All-time low
0.44
in 1946
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Civil society participation index in Suriname, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, civil society participation index in Suriname stood at 0.829.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Suriname peaked at 0.851 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.44, in 1946.

Suriname ranks 42nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Civil society participation index in Suriname, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.442 —
1901 0.442 +0.0%
1902 0.442 +0.0%
1903 0.442 +0.0%
1904 0.442 +0.0%
1905 0.442 +0.0%
1906 0.442 +0.0%
1907 0.442 +0.0%
1908 0.442 +0.0%
1909 0.442 +0.0%
1910 0.442 +0.0%
1911 0.442 +0.0%
1912 0.442 +0.0%
1913 0.442 +0.0%
1914 0.442 +0.0%
1915 0.442 +0.0%
1916 0.442 +0.0%
1917 0.442 +0.0%
1918 0.442 +0.0%
1919 0.442 +0.0%
1920 0.442 +0.0%
1921 0.442 +0.0%
1922 0.442 +0.0%
1923 0.442 +0.0%
1924 0.442 +0.0%
1925 0.442 +0.0%
1926 0.442 +0.0%
1927 0.442 +0.0%
1928 0.442 +0.0%
1929 0.442 +0.0%
1930 0.442 +0.0%
1931 0.442 +0.0%
1932 0.442 +0.0%
1933 0.442 +0.0%
1934 0.442 +0.0%
1935 0.442 +0.0%
1936 0.442 +0.0%
1937 0.442 +0.0%
1938 0.442 +0.0%
1939 0.442 +0.0%
1940 0.442 +0.0%
1941 0.442 +0.0%
1942 0.442 +0.0%
1943 0.442 +0.0%
1944 0.442 +0.0%
1945 0.442 +0.0%
1946 0.44 -0.5%
1947 0.44 +0.0%
1948 0.44 +0.0%
1949 0.54 +22.7%
1950 0.54 +0.0%
1951 0.54 +0.0%
1952 0.54 +0.0%
1953 0.54 +0.0%
1954 0.54 +0.0%
1955 0.687 +27.2%
1956 0.687 +0.0%
1957 0.716 +4.2%
1958 0.716 +0.0%
1959 0.716 +0.0%
1960 0.716 +0.0%
1961 0.716 +0.0%
1962 0.716 +0.0%
1963 0.716 +0.0%
1964 0.716 +0.0%
1965 0.716 +0.0%
1966 0.716 +0.0%
1967 0.716 +0.0%
1968 0.716 +0.0%
1969 0.716 +0.0%
1970 0.793 +10.8%
1971 0.754 -4.9%
1972 0.754 +0.0%
1973 0.754 +0.0%
1974 0.754 +0.0%
1975 0.788 +4.5%
1976 0.788 +0.0%
1977 0.788 +0.0%
1978 0.788 +0.0%
1979 0.788 +0.0%
1980 0.577 -26.8%
1981 0.562 -2.6%
1982 0.562 +0.0%
1983 0.562 +0.0%
1984 0.562 +0.0%
1985 0.562 +0.0%
1986 0.6 +6.8%
1987 0.667 +11.2%
1988 0.724 +8.5%
1989 0.768 +6.1%
1990 0.791 +3.0%
1991 0.791 +0.0%
1992 0.791 +0.0%
1993 0.791 +0.0%
1994 0.766 -3.2%
1995 0.766 +0.0%
1996 0.766 +0.0%
1997 0.766 +0.0%
1998 0.766 +0.0%
1999 0.766 +0.0%
2000 0.762 -0.5%
2001 0.762 +0.0%
2002 0.762 +0.0%
2003 0.762 +0.0%
2004 0.762 +0.0%
2005 0.762 +0.0%
2006 0.777 +2.0%
2007 0.777 +0.0%
2008 0.755 -2.8%
2009 0.755 +0.0%
2010 0.783 +3.7%
2011 0.792 +1.1%
2012 0.792 +0.0%
2013 0.75 -5.3%
2014 0.75 +0.0%
2015 0.75 +0.0%
2016 0.747 -0.4%
2017 0.747 +0.0%
2018 0.747 +0.0%
2019 0.747 +0.0%
2020 0.785 +5.1%
2021 0.825 +5.1%
2022 0.837 +1.5%
2023 0.831 -0.7%
2024 0.851 +2.4%
2025 0.829 -2.6%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 0.829 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.666, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 0.829 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.761, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.442 0.442 0.442 10
1910s 0.442 0.442 0.442 10
1920s 0.442 0.442 0.442 10
1930s 0.442 0.442 0.442 10
1940s 0.4512 0.44 0.54 10
1950s 0.6222 0.54 0.716 10
1960s 0.716 0.716 0.716 10
1970s 0.7749 0.754 0.793 10
1980s 0.6146 0.562 0.768 10
1990s 0.776 0.766 0.791 10
2000s 0.7636 0.755 0.777 10
2010s 0.7605 0.747 0.792 10
2020s 0.8263 0.785 0.851 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 39 Bolivia 0.845 compare
  2. 39 Uruguay 0.845 compare
  3. 41 Lithuania 0.831 compare
  4. 43 Cyprus 0.827 compare
  5. 44 Netherlands 0.826 compare
  6. 45 Dominican Republic 0.823 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Suriname?
Civil society participation index in Suriname was 0.829 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.851 in 2024.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.44 in 1946.
How does Suriname rank for civil society participation index?
Suriname ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Civil society participation index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Civil society participation index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
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