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Suriname

Suriname / SR

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Suriname in numbers.

Area163,820 kmยฒWorld # 91 โ†’Population639.9KWorld # 167 โ†’Population density3.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 208 โ†’Life expectancy73.8 yearsWorld # 116 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 7,070World # 119 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Suriname across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area163,820 kmยฒWorld # 91 / 2023 โ†’Population639.9KWorld # 167 / 2025 โ†’Population density3.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 208 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,975World # 39 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.9%World # 110 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.2World # 89 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate17.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 88 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 127 / 2024 โ†’Median age28.1 yearsWorld # 145 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+8.2%World # 114 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1425.3%World # 93 / 2025 โ†’Urban population65.8%World # 104 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-967World # 107 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 143 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share8.2%World # 91 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy73.8 yearsWorld # 116 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy60.3 yearsWorld # 122 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 106 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 7,070World # 119 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 4.5BWorld # 172 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 22,652World # 97 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.8%World # 151 / 2025 โ†’Inflation9.2%World # 25 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment7.8%World # 56 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment25.4%World # 28 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)39.2World # 50 / 2022 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.9%World # 152 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,539 kcal/dayWorld # 155 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person48.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 107 / 2023 โ†’Rice production225.9K tWorld # 65 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production6.2 tWorld # 79 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area94.4%World # 1 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person2,897 kWh/personWorld # 68 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.7 tWorld # 74 / 2024 โ†’Internet use87.4%World # 77 / 2023 โ†’Mobile subscriptions142.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 36 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate6.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 54 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate15.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 92 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament31.4%World # 67 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals279KWorld # 150 / 2017 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 19MWorld # 171 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites3 sitesWorld # 94 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2012 / 49.6%Main languageDutchMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal223 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightDutchLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencySurinam DollarSRDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country