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Suriname · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 6 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

131st of 149 · 20th in Latin America
Air transport, passengers carriedSuriname's air transport, passengers carried rose from 148,900 in 1994 to 149,672 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200100k200k300k149,672

Suriname's air transport, passengers carried rose from 148,900 in 1994 to 149,672 in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

79th of 137 · 11th in Latin America
Air transport, freightSuriname's air transport, freight fell from 26.6 in 1994 to 23.6 in 2023.19952000200520102015202015202530354023.6

Suriname's air transport, freight fell from 26.6 in 1994 to 23.6 in 2023.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

95th of 103 · 20th in Latin America
Container port trafficSuriname's container port traffic rose from 59,583 in 2010 to 105,949 in 2024.2010201220142016201820202022202460k80k100k120k105,949

Suriname's container port traffic rose from 59,583 in 2010 to 105,949 in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

103rd of 165 · 19th in Latin America
Liner shipping connectivity indexSuriname's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 8.1 in 2006 to 8.9 in 2021.201020152020789108.9

Suriname's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 8.1 in 2006 to 8.9 in 2021.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

135th of 215 · 27th in Latin America
Access to electricity (% of population)Suriname's access to electricity (% of population) fell from 99.6 % in 1999 to 99.0 % in 2024.2000200520102015202090%92%94%96%98%100%102%99.0 %

Suriname's access to electricity (% of population) fell from 99.6 % in 1999 to 99.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

91st of 183 · 16th in Latin America
Mortality caused by road traffic injurySuriname's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 25.7 /100k in 2000 to 15.3 /100k in 2019.200020052010201510152025303515.3 /100k

Suriname's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 25.7 /100k in 2000 to 15.3 /100k in 2019.

No data available (4)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Suriname.

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