Rule of Law - Number of sources in Suriname

Suriname: Rule of Law - Number of sources was 9 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
159th
of 208 countries
All-time high
12
in 2015
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Suriname, 1996–2024

02.557.51012.51996201020241996: 51998: 52000: 52002: 52003: 52004: 62005: 72006: 82007: 82008: 82009: 92010: 102011: 102012: 112013: 112014: 112015: 122016: 112017: 102018: 92019: 72020: 62021: 62022: 72023: 82024: 9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law - number of sources in Suriname is 9, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - number of sources in Suriname peaked at 12 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.

Suriname ranks 159th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Number of sources in Suriname, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 5
1998 5 +0.0%
2000 5 +0.0%
2002 5 +0.0%
2003 5 +0.0%
2004 6 +20.0%
2005 7 +16.7%
2006 8 +14.3%
2007 8 +0.0%
2008 8 +0.0%
2009 9 +12.5%
2010 10 +11.1%
2011 10 +0.0%
2012 11 +10.0%
2013 11 +0.0%
2014 11 +0.0%
2015 12 +9.1%
2016 11 -8.3%
2017 10 -9.1%
2018 9 -10.0%
2019 7 -22.2%
2020 6 -14.3%
2021 6 +0.0%
2022 7 +16.7%
2023 8 +14.3%
2024 9 +12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 5 5 2
2000s 6.78 5 9 9
2010s 10.2 7 12 10
2020s 7.2 6 9 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 159 Comoros 9 compare
  2. 159 Guyana 9 compare
  3. 159 Qatar 9 compare
  4. 159 Timor-Leste 9 compare
  5. 159 Vanuatu 9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - number of sources in Suriname?
Rule of law - number of sources in Suriname was 9 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2015.
What is the lowest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
How does Suriname rank for rule of law - number of sources?
Suriname ranks 159th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - number of sources rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 Rule of Law - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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