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Suriname

0.1% annual probability
Suriname flag
Population

639.85K

GDP

$4.52B

Currency

SRD

Capital

Paramaribo

Land area

163.82K km²

Official languages

Dutch

Risk assessment

Risk profile

The 12-month probability of a new armed-conflict onset in Suriname is 0.1%, representing a minimal risk. Suriname’s small population, limited military capacity, and generally functioning political institutions constrain the likelihood of sustained internal or interstate violence. Its main historical exceptions—the 1980 military coup and the 1986–1992 Interior War—show that political rupture and armed mobilisation have occurred, but neither has become a persistent feature of contemporary national life.

Recent reporting provides no evidence of an active mobilisation, cross-border confrontation, or escalating dispute involving Suriname. The available item is a historical reference to a DAF YP-408 during the 1980 coup, rather than a current security development. No prediction market is available; principal relevant actors remain the Surinamese state, political institutions, and any potential domestic challengers.

The largest uncertainty is whether severe political or economic stress could again produce military intervention or organised rebellion. Risk would rise with a coup attempt, sustained armed protests, insurgent organisation, or a border incident reaching Surinamese territory; continued civilian political competition and the absence of reported armed mobilisation would support the minimal assessment.

Strategic reasoning

  • Suriname’s 1980 coup and the 1986–1992 Interior War demonstrate a historical pathway from political crisis to armed conflict, but the country has since avoided sustained domestic warfare.
  • The strongest current signal is the absence of reported armed mobilisation or external confrontation; this separates the very low new-onset risk from historical fighting that has already ended.

Critical indicators

  • 1980: A military coup brought the National Military Council to power, illustrating that institutional crisis has previously produced armed political change in Suriname.
  • 1986–1992: The Interior War between the government and the Jungle Commando affected eastern Suriname, but its conclusion left no reported current insurgency or comparable armed actor.

Probability trend

How the Suriname estimate has moved

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Regional context

Suriname compared with its neighbours and region

Suriname ranks number 184 of 195 in new conflict outbreak risk.

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A DAF YP-408 during a military coup in Suriname, 1980. [460 x 337] - USLUCK

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A DAF YP-408 during a military coup in Suriname, 1980. [460 x 337] - USLUCK

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