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Digital & energy access · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income

Suriname: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 87.4% (2023), 73rd of 188 in the world and 7th of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 142.1 (2024), 36th of 210 in the world and 7th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 18.8 (2024), 91st of 208 in the world and 18th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.

Internet users87.4%2023 · world 73/188 · region 7/34Mobile subscriptions142.12024 · world 36/210 · region 7/40Fixed broadband18.82024 · world 91/208 · region 18/39Fixed telephone19.62024 · world 64/213 · region 14/40
Internet users
SurinameLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%1995200020052010201520202025Suriname87.4%Latin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
SurinameLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001502001995200020052010201520202025Suriname142.1Latin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Suriname in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population87.4%202373/1887/342.5%31.6%62.0%2019+50.0 ppsince 201383.7%88.8%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people142.1202436/2107/408.694.8146.9−12%since 2014116.8132.4111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people18.8202491/20818/390.020022.815.1+133%since 201420.533.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people19.6202464/21314/4015.815.416.9+33%since 201412.011.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people2,060202490/21515/42·116,800+3,104%since 20143,7023,11016,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population99.0%2024136/21528/4295.4%91.2%98.4%+4.4 ppsince 201498.0%99.3%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population97.1%2024137/21127/4190.6%79.4%96.5%+9.8 ppsince 201491.0%98.5%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population100.0%2024113/21321/4197.8%97.2%99.4%+1.7 ppsince 201499.7%99.8%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population95.0%202490/19217/3377.0%88.0%94.0%+4.0 ppsince 201490.5%90.2%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person2,919 kWh202471/1496/242,239 kWh2,868 kWh2,931 kWh−8.3%since 20142,828 kWh4,606 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person1,688 kgoe202468/1506/241,280 kgoe1,351 kgoe1,688 kgoe−5.5%since 20141,343 kgoe2,183 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output11.6%202459/14913/249.0%8.5%11.6%+2.2 ppsince 201413.6%6.3%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Suriname and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Suriname. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorSurinameBrazilFranceGuyana
Internet users87.4%202384.5%202488.7%202483.0%2024
Mobile subscriptions142.12024101.92024116.72023112.62022
Fixed broadband18.8202424.1202448.9202412.92022
Fixed telephone19.6202410.6202456.1202315.02022
Secure servers2,06020246,941202457,27520241762024
Electricity access99.0%202499.8%2024100.0%202493.0%2024
Electricity access, rural97.1%202499.2%2024100.0%202490.5%2024
Electricity access, urban100.0%202499.9%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Clean cooking95.0%202498.0%2024100.0%202473.0%2024
Brazil: digital & energy accessFrance: digital & energy accessGuyana: digital & energy access
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