Gender inequality index from the human development report in Suriname
Suriname: Gender inequality index from the human development report was 0.391 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender inequality index from the human development report in Suriname, 2004–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.391 for gender inequality index from the human development report in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index from the human development report in Suriname peaked at 0.524 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.391, in 2023.
That places Suriname 74th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4915 | 0.47 | 0.524 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4577 | 0.4 | 0.516 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.394 | 0.391 | 0.399 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Suriname
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.25 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,079 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 18.61 (2022)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.47 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1227 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1227 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1373 (2023)
- Population living in slums 15.8% (2022)
- Received official development assistance grants for poverty reduction 0.23 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index from the human development report in Suriname?
- Gender inequality index from the human development report in Suriname was 0.391 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.524 in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index from the human development report recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.391 in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for gender inequality index from the human development report?
- Suriname ranks 74th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index from the human development report rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender inequality index from the human development report. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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