Suriname

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 20,061.35 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 618,040 HDI (2022): 0.69
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 112
Score: 45.2
Vulnerability 0.424
Readiness 0.329

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 92nd most vulnerable country and the 141st 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
Ranking
83
83
82
81
81
84
80
82
82
83
75
102
102
104
107
113
113
113
111
106
107
110
109
109
113
113
112
112
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.424
Food
0.477
Projected change of cereal yields
0.964
Projected population change
0.179
Food import dependency
0.236
Rural population
0.363
Agriculture capacity
0.892
Child malnutrition
0.225
Water
0.284
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
0.750
Access to reliable drinking water
0.448
Health
0.467
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
0.085
Slum population
0.159
Medical staff
0.841
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
0.562
Projected change of warm periods
0.352
Projected change of flood hazard
0.580
Urban concentration
0.637
Age dependency ratio
0.497
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
-
Paved roads
0.744
Infrastructure
0.321
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.150
Dependency on imported energy
0.124
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0.010
Disaster preparedness
-