Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

Suriname

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Suriname
Published: 2026

Region: South America
Capital: Paramaribo
Currency: Surinamese Dollar (SRD)
Density: 4 / km²

WRI Score 2026

63.03

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 112th
In Americas: 29th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 38%· KPMG / EY
24.8
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 4 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $7,300· IMF WEO 2026
33.8
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 72 years· WHO / UN
48.5
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
55.1
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 7.5%· ILO / SECO
76.3
Moderate unemployment relative to peers.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 1% of GDP· SIPRI
94.8
Modest military expenditure relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
41.3
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Suriname holds 112th of 211 with a WRI Score of 63.03 — holds a position in the lower half of the field. Its strength lies in population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96); its tax treatment remains a clear structural constraint.