In 2021, Suriname scored 0.7 in the gender gap index area of economic participation and opportunity. This means that women are 30 percent less likely to have equal economic participation and opportunities than men. That year, the country scored 0.56 in estimated earned income, which represents that, on average, women in Suriname only earn 56 percent of the income earned by men.
Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Suriname in 2021, by category
Characteristic
Index score
Estimated earned income*
0.56
Labor force participation
0.63
Legislators, senior officials and managers
0.76
Professional and technical workers
1
Overall score**
0.7
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Index score0.560.560.630.630.760.76110.70.7Estimated earned income*Labor force participationLegislators, senior officials and managersProfessional and technical workersOverall score**
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* Based on constant international U.S. dollars at 2017 values.
** Including other indicators which are not shown in the graph.
Figures have been rounded. The index scores shown in the graph may slightly differ to the original three-decimal scores.
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World Economic Forum. (March 30, 2021). Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Suriname in 2021, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/803846/suriname-gender-gap-labor-market-category/
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World Economic Forum. (2021). Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Suriname in 2021, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/803846/suriname-gender-gap-labor-market-category/
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