Women, Business and the Law Index in Suriname
Suriname: Women, Business and the Law Index was 76.88 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women, Business and the Law Index in Suriname, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index (0–100).
Analysis
Suriname recorded 76.88 index (0–100) for women, business and the law index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women, business and the law index in Suriname peaked at 76.88 index (0–100) in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.12 index (0–100), in 1970.
Suriname ranks 114th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women, Business and the Law Index in Suriname, year by year
| Year | index (0–100) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.12 index (0–100) | — |
| 1971 | 28.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 28.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 28.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 28.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 28.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 28.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 28.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 28.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 28.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 28.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +104.4% |
| 1982 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 57.5 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.12 index (0–100) | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 63.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60 index (0–100) | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.12 index (0–100) | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 70.62 index (0–100) | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 70.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.88 index (0–100) | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.12 index (0–100) | 28.12 index (0–100) | 28.12 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.44 index (0–100) | 28.12 index (0–100) | 60.62 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.62 index (0–100) | 60.62 index (0–100) | 60.62 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.88 index (0–100) | 60.62 index (0–100) | 63.12 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.88 index (0–100) | 60 index (0–100) | 63.12 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.19 index (0–100) | 70.62 index (0–100) | 76.88 index (0–100) | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 111 China 78.12 index (0–100) compare
- 111 Thailand 78.12 index (0–100) compare
- 113 Central African Republic 77.5 index (0–100) compare
- 114 Kyrgyzstan 76.88 index (0–100) compare
- 116 Burundi 76.25 index (0–100) compare
- 116 Kiribati 76.25 index (0–100) compare
- 116 Seychelles 76.25 index (0–100) compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women, business and the law index in Suriname?
- Women, business and the law index in Suriname was 76.88 index (0–100) in 2023, according to Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women, business and the law index recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 76.88 index (0–100) in 2023.
- What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.12 index (0–100) in 1970.
- How does Suriname rank for women, business and the law index?
- Suriname ranks 114th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women, Business and the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The index measures how laws and regulations affect women’s economic opportunity on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 means equal legal rights for men and women. It is the average score of eight categories: mobility, workplace, pay, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, assets, and pension.