Suriname

In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 6.5 (2023). World rank 106 of 149 (1 = best); in Americas, 9 of 39. Suicides per 100,000 people: 22.3 (2021). World rank 179 of 185 (1 = best); in Americas, 32 of 34. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 76.1 (2025). World rank 71 of 207 (1 = best); in Americas, 19 of 41. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 71 → 76.1 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (Brazil and Guyana): political stability and absence of violence, homicides per 100,000 people, and road deaths per 100,000 people.