What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Suriname?

The highest recorded value was 0.898 in 2024.

What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Suriname?

The lowest recorded value was 0.435 in 1900.

How does Suriname rank for key features of women's political empowerment?

Suriname ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Suriname?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Suriname data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of women's political empowerment in Suriname

Name: Key features of women's political empowerment in Suriname
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Suriname: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.877 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.877

Change on year

down 2.3%

World rank

40th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.898

in 2024

All-time low

0.435

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Key features of women's political empowerment in Suriname, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 0.877 for key features of women's political empowerment in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Suriname peaked at 0.898 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.435, in 1900.

Suriname ranks 40th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Key features of women's political empowerment in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Key features of women's political empowerment in Suriname, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.435	—
1901	0.435	+0.0%
1902	0.435	+0.0%
1903	0.435	+0.0%
1904	0.435	+0.0%
1905	0.435	+0.0%
1906	0.435	+0.0%
1907	0.435	+0.0%
1908	0.435	+0.0%
1909	0.435	+0.0%
1910	0.435	+0.0%
1911	0.435	+0.0%
1912	0.435	+0.0%
1913	0.435	+0.0%
1914	0.435	+0.0%
1915	0.435	+0.0%
1916	0.435	+0.0%
1917	0.435	+0.0%
1918	0.435	+0.0%
1919	0.435	+0.0%
1920	0.435	+0.0%
1921	0.435	+0.0%
1922	0.435	+0.0%
1923	0.435	+0.0%
1924	0.435	+0.0%
1925	0.435	+0.0%
1926	0.435	+0.0%
1927	0.435	+0.0%
1928	0.435	+0.0%
1929	0.435	+0.0%
1930	0.435	+0.0%
1931	0.435	+0.0%
1932	0.435	+0.0%
1933	0.435	+0.0%
1934	0.435	+0.0%
1935	0.435	+0.0%
1936	0.435	+0.0%
1937	0.456	+4.8%
1938	0.456	+0.0%
1939	0.456	+0.0%
1940	0.456	+0.0%
1941	0.456	+0.0%
1942	0.456	+0.0%
1943	0.456	+0.0%
1944	0.456	+0.0%
1945	0.456	+0.0%
1946	0.461	+1.1%
1947	0.461	+0.0%
1948	0.492	+6.7%
1949	0.554	+12.6%
1950	0.554	+0.0%
1951	0.554	+0.0%
1952	0.554	+0.0%
1953	0.554	+0.0%
1954	0.554	+0.0%
1955	0.56	+1.1%
1956	0.56	+0.0%
1957	0.56	+0.0%
1958	0.56	+0.0%
1959	0.56	+0.0%
1960	0.566	+1.1%
1961	0.566	+0.0%
1962	0.566	+0.0%
1963	0.566	+0.0%
1964	0.566	+0.0%
1965	0.566	+0.0%
1966	0.566	+0.0%
1967	0.566	+0.0%
1968	0.566	+0.0%
1969	0.566	+0.0%
1970	0.588	+3.9%
1971	0.554	-5.8%
1972	0.554	+0.0%
1973	0.554	+0.0%
1974	0.569	+2.7%
1975	0.632	+11.1%
1976	0.66	+4.4%
1977	0.66	+0.0%
1978	0.66	+0.0%
1979	0.66	+0.0%
1980	0.596	-9.7%
1981	0.604	+1.3%
1982	0.604	+0.0%
1983	0.602	-0.3%
1984	0.602	+0.0%
1985	0.679	+12.8%
1986	0.679	+0.0%
1987	0.652	-4.0%
1988	0.694	+6.4%
1989	0.714	+2.9%
1990	0.689	-3.5%
1991	0.705	+2.3%
1992	0.753	+6.8%
1993	0.778	+3.3%
1994	0.778	+0.0%
1995	0.778	+0.0%
1996	0.82	+5.4%
1997	0.824	+0.5%
1998	0.824	+0.0%
1999	0.824	+0.0%
2000	0.841	+2.1%
2001	0.837	-0.5%
2002	0.837	+0.0%
2003	0.837	+0.0%
2004	0.843	+0.7%
2005	0.855	+1.4%
2006	0.855	+0.0%
2007	0.855	+0.0%
2008	0.855	+0.0%
2009	0.855	+0.0%
2010	0.807	-5.6%
2011	0.807	+0.0%
2012	0.807	+0.0%
2013	0.795	-1.5%
2014	0.803	+1.0%
2015	0.844	+5.1%
2016	0.849	+0.6%
2017	0.848	-0.1%
2018	0.85	+0.2%
2019	0.834	-1.9%
2020	0.838	+0.5%
2021	0.871	+3.9%
2022	0.849	-2.5%
2023	0.888	+4.6%
2024	0.898	+1.1%
2025	0.877	-2.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.435	0.435	0.435	10
1910s	0.435	0.435	0.435	10
1920s	0.435	0.435	0.435	10
1930s	0.4413	0.435	0.456	10
1940s	0.4704	0.456	0.554	10
1950s	0.557	0.554	0.56	10
1960s	0.566	0.566	0.566	10
1970s	0.6091	0.554	0.66	10
1980s	0.6426	0.596	0.714	10
1990s	0.7773	0.689	0.824	10
2000s	0.847	0.837	0.855	10
2010s	0.8244	0.795	0.85	10
2020s	0.8702	0.838	0.898	6

Countries ranked near Suriname

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More gender data for Suriname

Child population (UN estimates and projections) 158.99 (2030)
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4271 % change on previous year (2030)
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,273 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,469 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,254 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,447 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,239 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 5,432 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 5,227 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5,420 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of women's political empowerment in Suriname?: Key features of women's political empowerment in Suriname was 0.877 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Suriname?: The highest recorded value was 0.898 in 2024.
What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Suriname?: The lowest recorded value was 0.435 in 1900.
How does Suriname rank for key features of women's political empowerment?: Suriname ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Suriname?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Key features of women's political empowerment
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 26,029 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.