Statement:
Papua New Guinea has a lower Human Development Index than Suriname

In the Human Development Index rating Papua New Guinea holds position #152 ²⁰²¹ out of 187 and Suriname is #98 out of 187 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Papua New Guinea is worse than position of Suriname.

Referencies:

1. Human Development Index ²⁰²¹ by United Nations

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Human Development Index' in descending order.

   Papua New Guinea	'Human Development Index' value is	0.56
   Suriname	'Human Development Index' value is	0.73