Suriname: gender gap index 2021, by area

In 2021, Suriname ranked 12th in the gender gap index with an overall score of 0.729. That year, the country scored 0.7 in the area of economic participation and opportunity, which shows a gender gap of approximately 30 percent (women are 30 percent less likely to have the same economic opportunities as men). Additionally, the South American country scored 0.25 on political empowerment, that means that women were 75 percent less likely to enjoy equal political participation rights and opportunities in comparison to men.