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Freedom in the World 2017

Suriname

Free
77
100
PR Political Rights 34 40
CL Civil Liberties 43 60
A country or territory’s Freedom in the World status depends on its aggregate Political Rights score, on a scale of 0–40, and its aggregate Civil Liberties score, on a scale of 0–60. See the methodology.
People on the Suriname River, Suriname. Editorial credit: Marcel Bakker

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Suriname’s civil liberties rating declined from 2 to 3 due to the judiciary’s lack of financial independence from the executive and the ruling party’s deliberate failure to proceed with the long-delayed formation of a Constitutional Court.

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Country Facts

  • Population

    618,040

  • Global Freedom Score

    80 100 free