Suriname is a unitary presidential republic in which the National Assembly elects the president. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons took office in July 2025 as its first woman president, leading a multiethnic state built on gold and oil.
In the 12 Axes register, Suriname leans hardest on Assimilationist – Multiculturalist: Multiculturalist 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Suriname sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary state with ten districts
Representative Democracy
President elected by National Assembly
Liberal
Free press, multiparty elections
Non-Interventionist
Caribbean and Latin American cooperation
Neutral
Small National Army, no foreign wars
Multiculturalist
Multiethnic, ethnic parties share power
Mixed Economic
Gold and oil with large public sector
Balanced
State-owned enterprises, IMF reforms
Free Trade
Gold and oil exporter, CARICOM member
Spiritual
Christian, Hindu, Muslim, secular state
Moderate
Same-sex acts legal since 1869; anti-bias law 2015
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Assimilationist – Multiculturalist
On Assimilationist – Multiculturalist, Suriname is at Multiculturalist 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Suriname is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Artwin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
