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Bangladesh vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 94th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Bangladesh Suriname
Population
177398795
644193
Population rank 8/197 165/197
GDP
$450B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 36/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$2,593
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 146/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,647
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$181B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.3%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,041
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 140/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,159
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
50,186 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
3,458 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.16
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
26.7 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Bangladesh and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Bangladesh

Suriname
Year GDP
Bangladesh Suriname
1960 $4,274,894,083 $99,650,000
1961 $4,817,580,375 $107,700,000
1962 $5,081,413,542 $116,150,000
1963 $5,319,458,563 $125,950,000
1964 $5,386,054,833 $134,400,000
1965 $5,906,636,792 $154,150,000
1966 $6,439,687,854 $190,350,000
1967 $7,253,575,688 $220,700,000
1968 $7,483,685,771 $241,350,000
1969 $8,471,006,438 $259,650,000
1970 $8,992,722,167 $274,900,000
1971 $8,751,843,188 $301,000,000
1972 $6,288,245,867 $311,950,000
1973 $8,086,725,729 $339,450,000
1974 $12,512,460,520 $409,850,000
1975 $19,448,348,073 $465,500,000
1976 $10,117,113,333 $505,500,000
1977 $9,651,149,302 $641,500,000
1978 $13,281,767,143 $735,500,000
1979 $15,565,480,322 $782,500,000
1980 $18,138,049,096 $795,000,000
1981 $20,249,694,002 $889,000,000
1982 $18,525,399,202 $915,000,000
1983 $17,609,048,822 $883,500,000
1984 $18,920,840,000 $864,000,000
1985 $22,278,423,077 $873,000,000
1986 $21,774,033,333 $891,000,000
1987 $24,298,032,258 $980,000,000
1988 $26,579,005,558 $1,161,000,000
1989 $28,781,715,189 $542,600,000
1990 $31,598,340,778 $388,400,000
1991 $30,957,483,950 $448,100,000
1992 $31,708,874,594 $404,600,000
1993 $33,166,519,418 $428,764,706
1994 $33,768,660,883 $605,492,537
1995 $37,939,748,769 $691,590,498
1996 $46,438,484,108 $861,372,806
1997 $48,244,309,133 $926,422,500
1998 $49,984,559,471 $1,110,850,000
1999 $51,270,569,884 $886,290,698
2000 $53,369,787,319 $947,671,970
2001 $53,991,289,844 $834,279,358
2002 $54,724,081,491 $1,093,574,468
2003 $60,158,929,188 $1,274,190,311
2004 $65,108,544,250 $1,484,092,538
2005 $69,476,001,239 $1,793,410,397
2006 $71,795,736,172 $2,626,380,435
2007 $79,611,644,975 $2,936,612,022
2008 $91,636,997,371 $3,532,969,035
2009 $102,475,158,191 $3,875,409,836
2010 $115,275,540,051 $4,368,370,998
2011 $128,607,482,310 $4,422,276,622
2012 $133,310,747,603 $4,980,000,000
2013 $149,998,957,434 $5,145,757,576
2014 $172,886,611,654 $5,240,606,061
2015 $195,146,608,978 $5,126,237,646
2016 $265,224,515,675 $3,317,421,648
2017 $293,732,446,625 $3,591,679,431
2018 $321,362,752,442 $3,996,198,867
2019 $351,231,654,604 $4,016,040,575
2020 $373,979,442,362 $2,911,807,496
2021 $416,271,647,911 $3,107,923,198
2022 $460,131,689,083 $3,791,603,200
2023 $437,415,333,018 $3,455,146,281
2024 $450,119,424,622 $4,714,267,822

Bangladesh and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Bangladesh

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Bangladesh Suriname
1960 $82.5 $378
1961 $90.4 $395
1962 $92.6 $409
1963 $94.1 $424
1964 $92.6 $435
1965 $98.6 $482
1966 $104.4 $575
1967 $114.2 $644
1968 $114.4 $681
1969 $125.9 $708
1970 $130.2 $724
1971 $124.5 $768
1972 $87.8 $785
1973 $109.7 $858
1974 $165 $1,041
1975 $249.8 $1,190
1976 $126.7 $1,302
1977 $117.9 $1,666
1978 $158.3 $1,928
1979 $181.1 $2,072
1980 $206.1 $2,118
1981 $224.2 $2,368
1982 $199.6 $2,430
1983 $184.7 $2,333
1984 $193.4 $2,261
1985 $222.2 $2,256
1986 $212.1 $2,271
1987 $231.5 $2,469
1988 $247.9 $2,886
1989 $263 $1,329
1990 $283.1 $942
1991 $272.1 $1,080
1992 $273.5 $969
1993 $280.8 $1,022
1994 $280.6 $1,434
1995 $309 $1,610
1996 $372 $1,963
1997 $379 $2,068
1998 $386 $2,429
1999 $388 $1,898
2000 $397 $1,988
2001 $395 $1,715
2002 $394 $2,202
2003 $427 $2,516
2004 $456 $2,888
2005 $480 $3,453
2006 $490 $5,003
2007 $538 $5,530
2008 $613 $6,576
2009 $679 $7,130
2010 $757 $7,944
2011 $837 $7,950
2012 $860 $8,851
2013 $958 $9,043
2014 $1,094 $9,108
2015 $1,224 $8,814
2016 $1,649 $5,644
2017 $1,811 $6,050
2018 $1,965 $6,666
2019 $2,130 $6,630
2020 $2,249 $4,755
2021 $2,483 $5,030
2022 $2,716 $6,084
2023 $2,551 $5,494
2024 $2,593 $7,431

Bangladesh vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bangladesh

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Bangladesh Suriname
1950 37.4 50.7
1951 38.1 51.1
1952 38.8 51.4
1953 39.4 52.1
1954 40.4 52.8
1955 41.1 53.5
1956 41.6 54.1
1957 42.6 54.7
1958 43.1 55.4
1959 43.7 55.9
1960 44 56.6
1961 44.9 57.3
1962 45.8 58
1963 45.7 58.5
1964 46.8 58.9
1965 46 59.1
1966 47.6 59.2
1967 48.1 59.2
1968 48.4 59.3
1969 48.7 59.4
1970 42.7 59.5
1971 26.5 59.6
1972 49.6 59.7
1973 49.9 59.8
1974 49.6 59.9
1975 50.6 60
1976 51 60.2
1977 51.3 60.3
1978 51.6 60.4
1979 52 60.5
1980 52.3 60.7
1981 52.6 60.8
1982 53 60.9
1983 53.4 61.1
1984 53.8 61.2
1985 53.9 61.4
1986 54.6 61.2
1987 54.9 61.3
1988 55.2 61.5
1989 55.5 62
1990 55.8 62.1
1991 53.8 62.2
1992 56.6 62.2
1993 57.1 62.4
1994 57.6 62.5
1995 58.2 62.8
1996 58.9 63.1
1997 59.7 63.4
1998 60.4 63.7
1999 61.2 64
2000 62 64.4
2001 62.8 64.8
2002 63.6 65.3
2003 64.3 65.8
2004 64.9 66.4
2005 65.5 67
2006 66 67.6
2007 66.5 68.3
2008 67 68.9
2009 67.5 69.3
2010 68 69.6
2011 68.5 69.8
2012 69 70
2013 69.5 70.1
2014 70 70.3
2015 70.5 70.6
2016 71.1 71
2017 71.6 71.2
2018 72.1 71.5
2019 72.6 71.8
2020 71.4 72.3
2021 71.1 68.9
2022 74.3 73.3
2023 74.7 73.6
2024 74.9 73.8
2025 75.2 73.9

Bangladesh and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Bangladesh

Suriname
Year Population
Bangladesh Suriname
1960 51,828,660 263,918
1961 53,310,348 272,791
1962 54,881,146 283,912
1963 56,504,402 297,034
1964 58,178,374 309,041
1965 59,902,519 320,000
1966 61,669,806 331,135
1967 63,510,929 342,679
1968 65,408,276 354,616
1969 67,294,133 366,906
1970 69,058,894 379,442
1971 70,276,758 391,932
1972 71,641,519 397,413
1973 73,722,294 395,772
1974 75,839,348 393,676
1975 77,854,351 391,170
1976 79,855,318 388,289
1977 81,867,264 385,067
1978 83,889,655 381,502
1979 85,935,072 377,602
1980 88,016,432 375,377
1981 90,303,105 375,459
1982 92,814,507 376,555
1983 95,335,155 378,746
1984 97,814,966 382,193
1985 100,253,825 386,972
1986 102,635,572 392,330
1987 104,959,291 396,911
1988 107,216,008 402,227
1989 109,433,799 408,409
1990 111,633,717 412,493
1991 113,787,109 415,013
1992 115,952,192 417,589
1993 118,132,360 419,352
1994 120,343,179 422,375
1995 122,600,370 429,606
1996 124,862,179 438,830
1997 127,198,069 448,067
1998 129,622,332 457,406
1999 132,108,065 466,916
2000 134,544,304 476,643
2001 136,805,810 486,560
2002 138,933,658 496,551
2003 140,970,351 506,414
2004 142,902,856 513,923
2005 144,715,786 519,313
2006 146,405,973 524,997
2007 147,989,278 531,016
2008 149,474,264 537,245
2009 150,873,714 543,568
2010 152,201,981 549,923
2011 153,591,076 556,269
2012 155,070,101 562,633
2013 156,532,141 569,020
2014 157,964,929 575,373
2015 159,383,179 581,627
2016 160,811,932 587,757
2017 162,186,147 593,713
2018 163,523,103 599,513
2019 164,913,055 605,768
2020 166,298,024 612,317
2021 167,658,854 617,896
2022 169,384,897 623,164
2023 171,466,990 628,886
2024 173,562,364 634,431

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and Suriname

Fertility rate
Bangladesh

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Bangladesh Suriname
1960 6.74 6.59
1961 6.78 6.58
1962 6.81 6.57
1963 6.8 6.51
1964 6.79 6.43
1965 6.77 6.32
1966 6.77 6.2
1967 6.79 6.04
1968 6.79 5.86
1969 6.81 5.7
1970 6.84 5.53
1971 6.83 5.36
1972 6.82 5.18
1973 6.8 5.01
1974 6.78 4.81
1975 6.73 4.63
1976 6.66 4.45
1977 6.58 4.26
1978 6.51 4.08
1979 6.42 3.93
1980 6.33 3.79
1981 6.24 3.75
1982 6.12 3.82
1983 5.91 3.87
1984 5.73 3.8
1985 5.54 3.71
1986 5.3 3.61
1987 5.08 3.53
1988 4.85 3.46
1989 4.7 3.39
1990 4.51 3.23
1991 4.26 3.09
1992 4.03 3.01
1993 3.83 2.94
1994 3.74 2.9
1995 3.59 2.9
1996 3.51 2.92
1997 3.5 2.95
1998 3.43 2.99
1999 3.36 3.02
2000 3.28 3.05
2001 3.2 3.06
2002 3.13 2.96
2003 3.03 2.84
2004 2.94 2.74
2005 2.85 2.71
2006 2.76 2.73
2007 2.67 2.74
2008 2.58 2.73
2009 2.48 2.71
2010 2.38 2.69
2011 2.31 2.67
2012 2.26 2.67
2013 2.25 2.65
2014 2.23 2.62
2015 2.23 2.57
2016 2.23 2.5
2017 2.21 2.43
2018 2.19 2.38
2019 2.18 2.35
2020 2.17 2.31
2021 2.17 2.3
2022 2.18 2.27
2023 2.16 2.25

Bangladesh and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Bangladesh

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Bangladesh Suriname
1960 19 18.1
1961 18.9 18.2
1962 18.8 17.8
1963 18.7 17.3
1964 18.6 16.8
1965 18.5 16.4
1966 18.4 16.1
1967 18.3 15.8
1968 18.2 15.6
1969 18 15.6
1970 17.9 15.6
1971 17.8 15.7
1972 17.7 16
1973 17.6 16.3
1974 17.5 16.7
1975 17.5 17
1976 17.5 17.4
1977 17.5 17.6
1978 17.6 17.9
1979 17.6 18.1
1980 17.6 18.4
1981 17.6 18.7
1982 17.6 18.9
1983 17.7 19.2
1984 17.7 19.5
1985 17.8 19.7
1986 17.9 20
1987 18 20.2
1988 18.2 20.4
1989 18.4 20.6
1990 18.5 20.8
1991 18.7 21
1992 18.9 21.2
1993 19.1 21.5
1994 19.3 21.7
1995 19.5 22
1996 19.7 22.4
1997 19.9 22.8
1998 20.2 23.2
1999 20.4 23.6
2000 20.7 24
2001 21 24.4
2002 21.2 24.7
2003 21.4 25
2004 21.6 25.3
2005 21.8 25.5
2006 22 25.6
2007 22.2 25.8
2008 22.4 26.1
2009 22.7 26.3
2010 22.9 26.5
2011 23.2 26.7
2012 23.5 26.9
2013 23.8 27.1
2014 24.2 27.3
2015 24.5 27.5
2016 24.8 27.7
2017 25 27.9
2018 25.2 28.1
2019 25.4 28.3
2020 25.6 28.6
2021 25.8 28.7
2022 26 28.9
2023 26.4 29.2
2024 26.7 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bangladesh Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$490B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.03%
2024
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.02%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
227,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.12%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.35%
2023
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
34.1%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.7
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2022
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
2.2%
2022
Number of billionaires
0
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
691
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$87.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.4B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$27.2B
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,000
2019
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
0.57%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
43.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Bangladesh Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
297.1 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.4
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
124.8 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.1%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
25%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.28%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
44.3%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
603 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
1.5%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Bangladesh Suriname
% of world population
2.13%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-473,362
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.2
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
61
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.34
2018
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
50
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
79%
2022
95%
2021
English speaking
12%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
44.5%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Bangladesh Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$61.1
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$44.3
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.5%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.67
2021
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
18.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
115
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.6
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
5.41%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Bangladesh Suriname
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
289.2 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,290 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,272 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
229,351 mi
2018
2,674 mi
2003

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