Statement:
Suriname has a lower Human Development Index than New Zealand

In the Human Development Index rating Suriname holds position #98 2021 out of 187 and New Zealand is #14 out of 187 2021.
Position of Suriname is worse than position of New Zealand.

Referencies:

  1. Human Development Index 2021 by United Nations
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Human Development Index' in descending order.
    New Zealand 'Human Development Index' value is 0.94
    Suriname 'Human Development Index' value is 0.73