Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Suriname

Suriname: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 8 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
148th
of 208 countries
All-time high
12
in 2015
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Suriname, 1996–2024

02.557.51012.51996201020241996: 51998: 52000: 52002: 52003: 52004: 62005: 62006: 82007: 82008: 92009: 92010: 102011: 102012: 112013: 112014: 112015: 122016: 112017: 102018: 82019: 62020: 62021: 62022: 62023: 72024: 8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 8 for voice and accountability - number of sources in 2024.

The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

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

That places Suriname 148th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - 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 6 +0.0%
2006 8 +33.3%
2007 8 +0.0%
2008 9 +12.5%
2009 9 +0.0%
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 8 -20.0%
2019 6 -25.0%
2020 6 +0.0%
2021 6 +0.0%
2022 6 +0.0%
2023 7 +16.7%
2024 8 +14.3%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10, 80% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 5 5 2
2000s 6.78 5 9 9
2010s 10 6 12 10
2020s 6.6 6 8 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 148 Belarus 8 compare
  2. 148 Cape Verde 8 compare
  3. 148 Equatorial Guinea 8 compare
  4. 148 Fiji 8 compare
  5. 148 Haiti 8 compare
  6. 148 Iceland 8 compare
  7. 148 Iran 8 compare
  8. 148 Kuwait 8 compare
  9. 148 Qatar 8 compare
  10. 148 Switzerland 8 compare
  11. 148 East Timor 8 compare
  12. 148 United Arab Emirates 8 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Suriname?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Suriname was 8 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2015.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
How does Suriname rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Suriname ranks 148th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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