Suriname

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 16,734.75 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 586,634 HDI (2020): 0.74
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 102
Score: 46.3
Vulnerability 0.406
Readiness 0.332

The low vulnerability score and low readiness score of Suriname places it in the lower-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Relative to other countries, its current vulnerabilities are manageable but improvements in readiness will help it better adapt to future challenges. Suriname is the 110th most vulnerable country and the 137th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ranking
80
82
79
78
80
81
74
75
73
79
70
94
94
93
99
107
104
103
101
98
97
99
99
99
101
102
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.406
Food
0.413
Projected change of cereal yields
0.964
Projected population change
0.179
Food import dependency
0.204
Rural population
0.365
Agriculture capacity
0.515
Child malnutrition
0.250
Water
0.160
Projected change of annual runoff
0.336
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.167
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.005
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
0
Access to reliable drinking water
0.453
Health
0.446
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.303
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.657
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.021
Slum population
0.061
Medical staff
0.871
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.764
Ecosystem Services
0.430
Projected change of biome distribution
0.565
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.347
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0
Protected biome
0.423
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.818
Human Habitat
0.564
Projected change of warm periods
0.352
Projected change of flood hazard
0.580
Urban concentration
0.635
Age dependency ratio
0.508
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.744
Infrastructure
0.425
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.150
Dependency on imported energy
0.530
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0.018
Disaster preparedness
-