🇸🇷 Suriname: Politics & Democracy
Broadly yes — Suriname scores 62.6 on the V-Dem liberal democracy index (0–100 scale), placing it among functioning democracies, though with weaker liberal safeguards than the top-ranked states.
Current leaders
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons
Head of State · National Democratic Party
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
Suriname's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Suriname a democracy?
Broadly yes — Suriname scores 62.6 on the V-Dem liberal democracy index (0–100 scale), placing it among functioning democracies, though with weaker liberal safeguards than the top-ranked states. It ranks #41 of 179 countries in 2025.
Is democracy in Suriname improving or declining?
Suriname's V-Dem liberal democracy score has declined by 0.7 points over the past decade, standing at 62.6 in 2025 (1-year change: −0.8).
Who leads Suriname?
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons is Suriname's head of state (National Democratic Party).