Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary assembly-independent republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 38/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 74.5/100 #32
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.781
- HDI
- 0.722
- Regional blocs
- CARICOM, USAN
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary assembly-independent republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Suriname | Jennifer Geerlings-Simons |
| Vice President of Suriname | Gregory Rusland |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 6.5/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 15.3/100k
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
60th pct
Rule of law (2023)
52th pct
Corruption control (2023)
39th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
16th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
23th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
59th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 38 / 100
- Interpretation
- Significant corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.781
- Liberal
- 0.626
- Participatory
- 0.509
- Deliberative
- 0.620
- Egalitarian
- 0.600
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 74.5 / 100
- Global rank
- #32 / 180
- Rank change
- -4 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Amériques
- Political #42
- 62.4
- Economic #13
- 69.7
- Legal #47
- 73.1
- Social #38
- 76.6
- Safety #36
- 90.7
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74.5 | 32 | 62.4 | 69.7 | 73.1 | 76.6 | 90.7 |
| 2024 | 76.1 | 28 | 66.7 | 70.7 | 71.8 | 79.6 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 70.6 | 48 | 63.1 | 60.8 | 47.2 | 90.9 | 91.1 |
| 2022 | 69.0 | 52 | 67.9 | 55.1 | 62.3 | 84.0 | 75.5 |
| 2021 | 83.1 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 82.5 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 83.6 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 83.6 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 83.9 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 83.3 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2015 | 81.8 | 29 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2014 | 81.8 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 81.8 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | -1.0 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 11.5 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 10.6 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 6.0 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |