Suriname

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 21,135.55 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 628,886 HDI (2023): 0.72
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 108
Score: 44.4
Vulnerability 0.404
Readiness 0.291

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 106th most vulnerable country and the 142nd 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 21 22 23
Ranking
61
62
64
62
59
57
56
62
60
58
56
91
89
91
98
102
103
106
105
104
98
103
102
103
109
108
110
107
108
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.404
Food
0.479
Projected change of cereal yields
0.964
Projected population change
0.179
Food import dependency
0.247
Rural population
0.362
Agriculture capacity
0.892
Child malnutrition
0.227
Water
0.159
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
0.448
Health
0.464
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
0.049
Slum population
0.159
Medical staff
0.859
Access to improved sanitation facilities
0.757
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
0.558
Projected change of warm periods
0.352
Projected change of flood hazard
0.580
Urban concentration
0.638
Age dependency ratio
0.477
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.744
Infrastructure
0.331
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.150
Dependency on imported energy
0.171
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0.004
Disaster preparedness
-