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Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Suriname

Suriname: Women's Civil Society Participation Index was 0.836 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.836
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
42nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.855
in 2023
All-time low
0.399
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Suriname, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Suriname recorded 0.836 for women's civil society participation index in 2025.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women's civil society participation index in Suriname peaked at 0.855 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.399, in 1900.

Suriname ranks 42nd 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.

Women's Civil Society Participation Index in Suriname, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.399 —
1901 0.399 +0.0%
1902 0.399 +0.0%
1903 0.399 +0.0%
1904 0.399 +0.0%
1905 0.399 +0.0%
1906 0.399 +0.0%
1907 0.399 +0.0%
1908 0.399 +0.0%
1909 0.399 +0.0%
1910 0.399 +0.0%
1911 0.399 +0.0%
1912 0.399 +0.0%
1913 0.399 +0.0%
1914 0.399 +0.0%
1915 0.399 +0.0%
1916 0.399 +0.0%
1917 0.399 +0.0%
1918 0.399 +0.0%
1919 0.399 +0.0%
1920 0.399 +0.0%
1921 0.399 +0.0%
1922 0.399 +0.0%
1923 0.399 +0.0%
1924 0.399 +0.0%
1925 0.399 +0.0%
1926 0.399 +0.0%
1927 0.399 +0.0%
1928 0.399 +0.0%
1929 0.399 +0.0%
1930 0.399 +0.0%
1931 0.399 +0.0%
1932 0.399 +0.0%
1933 0.399 +0.0%
1934 0.399 +0.0%
1935 0.399 +0.0%
1936 0.399 +0.0%
1937 0.399 +0.0%
1938 0.399 +0.0%
1939 0.399 +0.0%
1940 0.399 +0.0%
1941 0.399 +0.0%
1942 0.399 +0.0%
1943 0.399 +0.0%
1944 0.399 +0.0%
1945 0.399 +0.0%
1946 0.409 +2.5%
1947 0.409 +0.0%
1948 0.409 +0.0%
1949 0.529 +29.3%
1950 0.529 +0.0%
1951 0.529 +0.0%
1952 0.529 +0.0%
1953 0.529 +0.0%
1954 0.529 +0.0%
1955 0.529 +0.0%
1956 0.529 +0.0%
1957 0.529 +0.0%
1958 0.529 +0.0%
1959 0.529 +0.0%
1960 0.523 -1.1%
1961 0.523 +0.0%
1962 0.523 +0.0%
1963 0.523 +0.0%
1964 0.523 +0.0%
1965 0.523 +0.0%
1966 0.523 +0.0%
1967 0.523 +0.0%
1968 0.523 +0.0%
1969 0.523 +0.0%
1970 0.602 +15.1%
1971 0.501 -16.8%
1972 0.501 +0.0%
1973 0.501 +0.0%
1974 0.518 +3.4%
1975 0.608 +17.4%
1976 0.615 +1.2%
1977 0.615 +0.0%
1978 0.615 +0.0%
1979 0.615 +0.0%
1980 0.582 -5.4%
1981 0.596 +2.4%
1982 0.596 +0.0%
1983 0.587 -1.5%
1984 0.587 +0.0%
1985 0.587 +0.0%
1986 0.587 +0.0%
1987 0.587 +0.0%
1988 0.719 +22.5%
1989 0.751 +4.5%
1990 0.758 +0.9%
1991 0.764 +0.8%
1992 0.764 +0.0%
1993 0.764 +0.0%
1994 0.764 +0.0%
1995 0.764 +0.0%
1996 0.764 +0.0%
1997 0.779 +2.0%
1998 0.779 +0.0%
1999 0.779 +0.0%
2000 0.814 +4.5%
2001 0.814 +0.0%
2002 0.814 +0.0%
2003 0.814 +0.0%
2004 0.814 +0.0%
2005 0.814 +0.0%
2006 0.814 +0.0%
2007 0.814 +0.0%
2008 0.814 +0.0%
2009 0.814 +0.0%
2010 0.81 -0.5%
2011 0.81 +0.0%
2012 0.81 +0.0%
2013 0.819 +1.1%
2014 0.819 +0.0%
2015 0.819 +0.0%
2016 0.829 +1.2%
2017 0.833 +0.5%
2018 0.833 +0.0%
2019 0.837 +0.5%
2020 0.838 +0.1%
2021 0.836 -0.2%
2022 0.836 +0.0%
2023 0.855 +2.3%
2024 0.85 -0.6%
2025 0.836 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.399 0.399 0.399 10
1910s 0.399 0.399 0.399 10
1920s 0.399 0.399 0.399 10
1930s 0.399 0.399 0.399 10
1940s 0.415 0.399 0.529 10
1950s 0.529 0.529 0.529 10
1960s 0.523 0.523 0.523 10
1970s 0.5691 0.501 0.615 10
1980s 0.6179 0.582 0.751 10
1990s 0.7679 0.758 0.779 10
2000s 0.814 0.814 0.814 10
2010s 0.8219 0.81 0.837 10
2020s 0.8418 0.836 0.855 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 39 Malaysia 0.841 compare
  2. 40 Canada 0.839 compare
  3. 40 Israel 0.839 compare
  4. 43 Gambia 0.833 compare
  5. 43 Senegal 0.833 compare
  6. 45 Albania 0.832 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women's civil society participation index in Suriname?
Women's civil society participation index in Suriname was 0.836 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest women's civil society participation index recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.855 in 2023.
What is the lowest women's civil society participation index recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.399 in 1900.
How does Suriname rank for women's civil society participation index?
Suriname ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is women's civil society participation index rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Women's Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women's Civil Society Participation Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,062 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which women can discuss political issues, participate in civil society organizations, and are represented among journalists.