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Private civil liberties index in Suriname

Suriname: Private civil liberties index was 0.91 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.91
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.91
in 2024
All-time low
0.736
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Private civil liberties index in Suriname, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, private civil liberties index in Suriname stood at 0.91. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private civil liberties index in Suriname peaked at 0.91 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.736, in 1900.

That places Suriname 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Private civil liberties index in Suriname, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.736 —
1901 0.736 +0.0%
1902 0.736 +0.0%
1903 0.736 +0.0%
1904 0.736 +0.0%
1905 0.736 +0.0%
1906 0.736 +0.0%
1907 0.736 +0.0%
1908 0.736 +0.0%
1909 0.736 +0.0%
1910 0.736 +0.0%
1911 0.736 +0.0%
1912 0.736 +0.0%
1913 0.736 +0.0%
1914 0.736 +0.0%
1915 0.736 +0.0%
1916 0.736 +0.0%
1917 0.736 +0.0%
1918 0.736 +0.0%
1919 0.736 +0.0%
1920 0.736 +0.0%
1921 0.736 +0.0%
1922 0.736 +0.0%
1923 0.736 +0.0%
1924 0.736 +0.0%
1925 0.736 +0.0%
1926 0.736 +0.0%
1927 0.736 +0.0%
1928 0.736 +0.0%
1929 0.736 +0.0%
1930 0.736 +0.0%
1931 0.736 +0.0%
1932 0.736 +0.0%
1933 0.736 +0.0%
1934 0.736 +0.0%
1935 0.736 +0.0%
1936 0.736 +0.0%
1937 0.736 +0.0%
1938 0.736 +0.0%
1939 0.736 +0.0%
1940 0.736 +0.0%
1941 0.736 +0.0%
1942 0.736 +0.0%
1943 0.736 +0.0%
1944 0.736 +0.0%
1945 0.749 +1.8%
1946 0.749 +0.0%
1947 0.756 +0.9%
1948 0.756 +0.0%
1949 0.756 +0.0%
1950 0.756 +0.0%
1951 0.756 +0.0%
1952 0.756 +0.0%
1953 0.756 +0.0%
1954 0.756 +0.0%
1955 0.778 +2.9%
1956 0.778 +0.0%
1957 0.778 +0.0%
1958 0.778 +0.0%
1959 0.778 +0.0%
1960 0.778 +0.0%
1961 0.778 +0.0%
1962 0.778 +0.0%
1963 0.778 +0.0%
1964 0.778 +0.0%
1965 0.778 +0.0%
1966 0.778 +0.0%
1967 0.778 +0.0%
1968 0.778 +0.0%
1969 0.778 +0.0%
1970 0.814 +4.6%
1971 0.814 +0.0%
1972 0.822 +1.0%
1973 0.822 +0.0%
1974 0.827 +0.6%
1975 0.855 +3.4%
1976 0.855 +0.0%
1977 0.855 +0.0%
1978 0.855 +0.0%
1979 0.855 +0.0%
1980 0.77 -9.9%
1981 0.77 +0.0%
1982 0.77 +0.0%
1983 0.77 +0.0%
1984 0.77 +0.0%
1985 0.77 +0.0%
1986 0.77 +0.0%
1987 0.77 +0.0%
1988 0.807 +4.8%
1989 0.846 +4.8%
1990 0.877 +3.7%
1991 0.877 +0.0%
1992 0.877 +0.0%
1993 0.877 +0.0%
1994 0.877 +0.0%
1995 0.877 +0.0%
1996 0.877 +0.0%
1997 0.877 +0.0%
1998 0.877 +0.0%
1999 0.877 +0.0%
2000 0.877 +0.0%
2001 0.879 +0.2%
2002 0.879 +0.0%
2003 0.879 +0.0%
2004 0.879 +0.0%
2005 0.879 +0.0%
2006 0.879 +0.0%
2007 0.879 +0.0%
2008 0.879 +0.0%
2009 0.879 +0.0%
2010 0.872 -0.8%
2011 0.872 +0.0%
2012 0.872 +0.0%
2013 0.874 +0.2%
2014 0.874 +0.0%
2015 0.874 +0.0%
2016 0.877 +0.3%
2017 0.873 -0.5%
2018 0.853 -2.3%
2019 0.808 -5.3%
2020 0.857 +6.1%
2021 0.894 +4.3%
2022 0.881 -1.5%
2023 0.903 +2.5%
2024 0.91 +0.8%
2025 0.91 +0.0%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 0.91 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7585, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 0.91 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.829, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.736 0.736 0.736 10
1910s 0.736 0.736 0.736 10
1920s 0.736 0.736 0.736 10
1930s 0.736 0.736 0.736 10
1940s 0.7446 0.736 0.756 10
1950s 0.767 0.756 0.778 10
1960s 0.778 0.778 0.778 10
1970s 0.8374 0.814 0.855 10
1980s 0.7813 0.77 0.846 10
1990s 0.877 0.877 0.877 10
2000s 0.8788 0.877 0.879 10
2010s 0.8649 0.808 0.877 10
2020s 0.8925 0.857 0.91 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 21 Italy 0.914 compare
  2. 22 Costa Rica 0.912 compare
  3. 22 Slovakia 0.912 compare
  4. 24 Barbados 0.91 compare
  5. 24 Lithuania 0.91 compare
  6. 24 Norway 0.91 compare
  7. 24 Switzerland 0.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private civil liberties index in Suriname?
Private civil liberties index in Suriname was 0.91 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest private civil liberties index recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.91 in 2024.
What is the lowest private civil liberties index recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.736 in 1900.
How does Suriname rank for private civil liberties index?
Suriname ranks 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is private civil liberties index 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 Private civil liberties index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Private civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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