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Gender development index — Suriname

Gender development index in Suriname in 2023 — 0.993 ratio. Ranked 46 in the world out of 184. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 2.7%.

2023 0.993 ratio +0% vs 2022
World rank 46of 184
Period maximum 0.998 ratio2020
Period minimum 0.967 ratio2004

Trend over time

2004–2023 · ratio

Gender development index — Suriname, 2004–20230.960.970.980.991200420062008201020122014201620182020202220232004: 0.967 ratio2005: 0.969 ratio2006: 0.972 ratio2007: 0.974 ratio2008: 0.977 ratio2009: 0.983 ratio2010: 0.985 ratio2011: 0.989 ratio2012: 0.992 ratio2013: 0.989 ratio2014: 0.992 ratio2015: 0.989 ratio2016: 0.991 ratio2017: 0.988 ratio2018: 0.989 ratio2019: 0.991 ratio2020: 0.998 ratio2021: 0.99 ratio2022: 0.993 ratio2023: 0.993 ratio
Change over the period: +0.026 (+2.69%) Average annual rate: 0.14 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Suriname

Suriname 0.993 ratio
World 0.955 ratio
Latin America & Caribbean computed 0.986 ratio
South America computed 0.992 ratio
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.971 ratio
Gender development index — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year ratio Change Change, %
2023 0.993 +0 +0%
2022 0.993 +0.003 +0.3%
2021 0.99 −0.008 −0.8%
2020 0.998 +0.007 +0.71%
2019 0.991 +0.002 +0.2%
2018 0.989 +0.001 +0.1%
2017 0.988 −0.003 −0.3%
2016 0.991 +0.002 +0.2%
2015 0.989 −0.003 −0.3%
2014 0.992 +0.003 +0.3%
2013 0.989 −0.003 −0.3%
2012 0.992 +0.003 +0.3%
2011 0.989 +0.004 +0.41%
2010 0.985 +0.002 +0.2%
2009 0.983 +0.006 +0.61%
2008 0.977 +0.003 +0.31%
2007 0.974 +0.002 +0.21%
2006 0.972 +0.003 +0.31%
2005 0.969 +0.002 +0.21%
2004 0.967 — —

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UY Uruguay 1.017 BR Brazil 1.002 EC Ecuador 0.998 SR Suriname 0.993 VE Venezuela 0.993 CO Colombia 0.992 GY Guyana 0.992 AR Argentina 0.988 PY Paraguay 0.988 CL Chile 0.967 BO Bolivia 0.961 PE Peru 0.959
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About the indicator

The ratio of the Human Development Index computed for women to the index computed for men. One means equality, values below it mean women lag behind, above it men do, and the second happens more often than is commonly thought: in a number of countries women are ahead of men in life expectancy and education by enough to outweigh their lag in income. The indicator answers a question about the gap, not about the level: in two countries with the same ratio absolute development can differ twofold.

Important: A ratio, not a level: a value near one in a poor country speaks of equality between the sexes, not of well-being. It is worth looking at together with the Human Development Index itself.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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A composite measure of development: life expectancy, education and income in a single number from 0 to 1.

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