Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Suriname
Suriname: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.882 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Suriname, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.882 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Suriname peaked at 0.916 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.589, in 1981.
That places Suriname 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.729 | 0.729 | 0.729 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.729 | 0.729 | 0.729 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.729 | 0.729 | 0.729 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.729 | 0.729 | 0.729 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7344 | 0.729 | 0.742 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.755 | 0.742 | 0.768 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7757 | 0.768 | 0.779 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8134 | 0.782 | 0.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6173 | 0.589 | 0.725 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8459 | 0.82 | 0.849 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.849 | 0.849 | 0.849 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8353 | 0.767 | 0.848 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8738 | 0.817 | 0.916 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 43 Ghana 0.887 compare
- 44 Trinidad and Tobago 0.885 compare
- 45 Montenegro 0.883 compare
- 47 Cape Verde 0.879 compare
- 48 Jamaica 0.871 compare
- 49 Benin 0.87 compare
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 13.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.6572 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 147.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 15.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 56.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0025 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Suriname?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Suriname was 0.882 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.916 in 2023.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.589 in 1981.
- How does Suriname rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Suriname ranks 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.