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Country description

Suriname is an upper middle income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 5.86 Thousand USD (2022) and HDI value of 0.69 (2022)

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Index description

ICTs could not positively impact national development unless there is an appropriate access and use of these technologies in the country. Produced by the International Telecom Union (ITU), The ICT Development Index (IDI), is a composite index that combines 11 indicators into one benchmark measure.

Results for Suriname

2015 2016 2017 2023 2024 Simulator
projection
Rank 85 84 88 93 83
Score
4.99Value: 4.990443408
5.09Value: 5.089443449
5.15Value: 5.147657929
76.76Value: 76.756845784
82.5Value: 82.5
Value: 82.5
Comparison benchmarks
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Top 3 in Region
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Income Group
Region
KPI Information icon 2024 - Suriname
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
plus interface iconUniversal Connectivity
Rank 63 / Score 82.4
Percentage of individuals using the InternetInformation icon
Initial Value: 1/3
100.00 10.00
Worst: Uganda 10.00
Best: Bahrain 100.00
73.11%
75.8Value: 75.8
Active mobile broadband subscription per 100 inhInformation icon
Initial Value: 1/3
324.80 0.90
Worst: Equatorial Guinea 0.90
Best: Vanuatu 324.80
38.13%
124.4Value: 124.4
Percentage of households with internet accessInformation icon
Initial Value: 0.2
100.00 4.70
Worst: Chad 4.70
Best: Bahrain 100.00
79.22%
80.2Value: 80.2
plus interface iconMeaningful Connectivity
Rank 106 / Score 82.7
Population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)Information icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 43.90
Worst: Mauritania 43.90
Best: Armenia 100.00
91.09%
95Value: 95.0
Population covered by at least a 4G/LTE mobile network (%)Information icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Sao Tome and Principe 0.00
Best: Armenia 100.00
82%
82Value: 82.0
Mobile broadband Internet traffic per subscription (GB)Information icon
Initial Value: 1
681.20 0.30
Worst: Congo, Rep. 0.30
Best: Suriname 681.20
100%
681.2Value: 681.2
Fixed broadband Internet traffic per subscription (GB)Information icon
Initial Value: 1
10323.50 0.00
Worst: Congo, Rep. 0.00
Best: Slovenia 10323.50
0%
N/AValue: N/A
Mobile data and voice high-consumption basket price (% GNI p.c.)Information icon
Initial Value: 1
53.10 0.20
Worst: Austria 0.20
Best: Burundi 53.10
13.99%
7.6Value: 7.6
Fixed-broadband Internet basket price (% GNI p.c.)Information icon
Initial Value: 1
92.60 0.20
Worst: Monaco 0.20
Best: Madagascar 92.60
3.68%
3.6Value: 3.6
Individuals owning a mobile phone (%)Information icon
Initial Value: 1
99.60 25.60
Worst: Burundi 25.60
Best: Qatar 99.60
85.68%
89Value: 89
Index Global Highlights
Global Details
Global Average
74.83 Value: 74.8288235294118
Developed Economies Average
91.79 91.7861111111111
Developing Economies Average
70.67 70.6680555555556
Highest Ranked Country Country Kuwait
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Chad
Score
21.3 21.3
Global Rank 170
Highest Ranked Developed Country Country Finland
Score
98.1 98.1
Global Rank 2
Lowest Ranked Developed Country Country Greece
Score
86.5 86.5
Global Rank 68
Highest Ranked Developing Country Country Kuwait
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Developing Country Country Burundi
Score
24.4 24.4
Global Rank 169
Arab Region Details Information icon
Arab Average
75.68 75.675
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine
76.22 76.225
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
49.23 49.2333333333333
Highest Ranked Country Country Kuwait
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Somalia
Score
28.7 28.7
Global Rank 168
Highest Arab Diversified Country Country Jordan
Score
84.9 84.9
Global Rank 73
Lowest Arab Diversified Country Country State of Palestine
Score
69.3 69.3
Global Rank 118
Highest Arab LDC Country Djibouti
Score
61.6 61.6
Global Rank 130
Lowest Arab LDC Country Somalia
Score
28.7 28.7
Global Rank 168
Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR
91.53 91.5293103448276
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia
79.2 79.1978260869565
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine
64.92 64.9217391304348
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic
36.24 36.2421052631579
Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen
78.3 78.3046875
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia
72.53 72.5266666666667
Oil Exporting Best Country Kuwait
Score
100 100
Global Rank 1
Oil Exporting Worst Country Chad
Score
21.3 21.3
Global Rank 170
Oil Importing Best Country Finland
Score
98.1 98.1
Global Rank 2
Oil Importing Worst Country Burundi
Score
24.4 24.4
Global Rank 169
OECD Information icon
OECD Average
91.25 91.2513513513514
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic
91.8 91.8030303030303
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey
85.5 85.5
OECD Best Country Finland
Score
98.1 98.1
Global Rank 2
OECD Worst Country Colombia
Score
73.2 73.2
Global Rank 110
OECD Developed Best Country Finland
Score
98.1 98.1
Global Rank 2
OECD Developed Worst Country Mexico
Score
80.7 80.7
Global Rank 90
OECD Developing Best Country Korea, Rep.
Score
94.4 94.4
Global Rank 18
OECD Developing Worst Country Colombia
Score
73.2 73.2
Global Rank 110
Arab region Information icon
Simple Average
73.81
Highest Ranked Country Country Qatar
Score 97.8
Rank 4
Lowest Ranked Country Country Somalia
Score 28.7
Rank 168
AMU Information icon
Simple Average
77.7
Highest Ranked Country Country Libya
Score 88.1
Rank 54
Lowest Ranked Country Country Mauritania
Score 55.5
Rank 139
East Asia and Pacific Information icon
Simple Average
83.29
Highest Ranked Country Country Singapore
Score 97.8
Rank 4
Lowest Ranked Country Country Myanmar
Score 63.8
Rank 128
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
89.53
Highest Ranked Country Country Finland
Score 98.1
Rank 2
Lowest Ranked Country Country Moldova
Score 78.3
Rank 97
Latin America and The Caribbean Information icon
Simple Average
75.1
Highest Ranked Country Country Chile
Score 91.7
Rank 35
Lowest Ranked Country Country Guatemala
Score 51.7
Rank 141
North America Information icon
Simple Average
92.65
Highest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 96.7
Rank 10
Lowest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 88.6
Rank 50
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
67.37
Highest Ranked Country Country Bhutan
Score 85.9
Rank 70
Lowest Ranked Country Country Afghanistan
Score 33.1
Rank 161
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
50.79
Highest Ranked Country Country Seychelles
Score 84.7
Rank 77
Lowest Ranked Country Country Chad
Score 21.3
Rank 170
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Information icon
Simple Average
68.08
Highest Ranked Country Country Kuwait
Score 100
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Chad
Score 21.3
Rank 170
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