Political Stability - Number of sources in Suriname

Suriname: Political Stability - Number of sources was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
129th
of 208 countries
All-time high
8
in 2015
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Number of sources in Suriname, 1996–2025

024681996201020251996: 41998: 42000: 42002: 42003: 42004: 42005: 42006: 62007: 62008: 62009: 72010: 72011: 72012: 72013: 72014: 72015: 82016: 82017: 82018: 82019: 72020: 72021: 72022: 72023: 72024: 72025: 8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 8 for political stability - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Suriname peaked at 8 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.

Suriname ranks 129th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Political Stability - Number of sources in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Number of sources in Suriname, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 4 —
1998 4 +0.0%
2000 4 +0.0%
2002 4 +0.0%
2003 4 +0.0%
2004 4 +0.0%
2005 4 +0.0%
2006 6 +50.0%
2007 6 +0.0%
2008 6 +0.0%
2009 7 +16.7%
2010 7 +0.0%
2011 7 +0.0%
2012 7 +0.0%
2013 7 +0.0%
2014 7 +0.0%
2015 8 +14.3%
2016 8 +0.0%
2017 8 +0.0%
2018 8 +0.0%
2019 7 -12.5%
2020 7 +0.0%
2021 7 +0.0%
2022 7 +0.0%
2023 7 +0.0%
2024 7 +0.0%
2025 8 +14.3%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 89% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4 4 4 2
2000s 5 4 7 9
2010s 7.4 7 8 10
2020s 7.17 7 8 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 129 Afghanistan 8 compare
  2. 129 Armenia 8 compare
  3. 129 Azerbaijan 8 compare
  4. 129 Belarus 8 compare
  5. 129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 compare
  6. 129 Cape Verde 8 compare
  7. 129 Cambodia 8 compare
  8. 129 Georgia 8 compare
  9. 129 Haiti 8 compare
  10. 129 Honduras 8 compare
  11. 129 Hong Kong 8 compare
  12. 129 Iceland 8 compare
  13. 129 Iran 8 compare
  14. 129 Iraq 8 compare
  15. 129 Israel 8 compare
  16. 129 North Korea 8 compare
  17. 129 Kosovo 8 compare
  18. 129 Lebanon 8 compare
  19. 129 Malta 8 compare
  20. 129 Montenegro 8 compare
  21. 129 Myanmar 8 compare
  22. 129 Nicaragua 8 compare
  23. 129 North Macedonia 8 compare
  24. 129 Russia 8 compare
  25. 129 Sao Tome and Principe 8 compare
  26. 129 Seychelles 8 compare
  27. 129 Switzerland 8 compare
  28. 129 Ukraine 8 compare
  29. 129 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - number of sources in Suriname?
Political stability - number of sources in Suriname was 8 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 8 in 2015.
What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
How does Suriname rank for political stability - number of sources?
Suriname ranks 129th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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