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Belgium vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 136th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Suriname
Population
11909960
644193
Population rank 83/197 165/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 23/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Belgium and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Suriname
Year GDP
Belgium Suriname
1960 $11,810,619,368 $99,650,000
1961 $12,561,701,694 $107,700,000
1962 $13,436,827,167 $116,150,000
1963 $14,445,805,381 $125,950,000
1964 $16,168,044,450 $134,400,000
1965 $17,597,783,297 $154,150,000
1966 $18,894,891,312 $190,350,000
1967 $20,252,508,995 $220,700,000
1968 $21,654,856,965 $241,350,000
1969 $24,019,653,475 $259,650,000
1970 $26,706,196,047 $274,900,000
1971 $29,821,661,870 $301,000,000
1972 $37,209,418,019 $311,950,000
1973 $47,743,801,490 $339,450,000
1974 $56,033,077,879 $409,850,000
1975 $65,678,189,097 $465,500,000
1976 $71,113,882,968 $505,500,000
1977 $82,839,905,459 $641,500,000
1978 $101,246,526,194 $735,500,000
1979 $116,315,456,797 $782,500,000
1980 $126,829,314,388 $795,000,000
1981 $104,730,018,470 $889,000,000
1982 $92,095,926,188 $915,000,000
1983 $87,184,239,053 $883,500,000
1984 $83,349,530,159 $864,000,000
1985 $86,268,264,148 $873,000,000
1986 $120,018,787,249 $891,000,000
1987 $149,394,404,106 $980,000,000
1988 $162,299,103,675 $1,161,000,000
1989 $164,221,056,511 $542,600,000
1990 $205,331,747,948 $388,400,000
1991 $210,510,999,409 $448,100,000
1992 $234,781,652,447 $404,600,000
1993 $224,721,795,709 $428,764,706
1994 $244,884,129,491 $605,492,537
1995 $288,025,588,396 $691,590,498
1996 $279,201,433,225 $861,372,806
1997 $252,708,051,421 $926,422,500
1998 $258,528,339,631 $1,110,850,000
1999 $258,245,733,221 $886,290,698
2000 $236,792,460,312 $947,671,970
2001 $236,746,141,604 $834,279,358
2002 $258,383,599,375 $1,093,574,468
2003 $318,082,528,507 $1,274,190,311
2004 $369,214,712,443 $1,484,092,538
2005 $385,714,762,230 $1,793,410,397
2006 $408,259,840,869 $2,626,380,435
2007 $470,922,156,309 $2,936,612,022
2008 $517,328,087,920 $3,532,969,035
2009 $485,014,525,992 $3,875,409,836
2010 $481,556,503,720 $4,368,370,998
2011 $527,196,649,049 $4,422,276,622
2012 $498,414,364,945 $4,980,000,000
2013 $524,097,026,599 $5,145,757,576
2014 $537,987,419,164 $5,240,606,061
2015 $461,044,767,545 $5,126,237,646
2016 $474,271,566,740 $3,317,421,648
2017 $500,908,767,352 $3,591,679,431
2018 $542,638,913,428 $3,996,198,867
2019 $536,726,344,405 $4,016,040,575
2020 $529,694,473,502 $2,911,807,496
2021 $598,522,422,242 $3,107,923,198
2022 $593,614,574,326 $3,791,603,200
2023 $644,655,275,112 $3,455,146,281
2024 $664,564,181,487 $4,714,267,822

Belgium and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Suriname
1960 $1,290 $378
1961 $1,368 $395
1962 $1,457 $409
1963 $1,555 $424
1964 $1,724 $435
1965 $1,860 $482
1966 $1,983 $575
1967 $2,114 $644
1968 $2,251 $681
1969 $2,490 $708
1970 $2,766 $724
1971 $3,083 $768
1972 $3,832 $785
1973 $4,901 $858
1974 $5,734 $1,041
1975 $6,701 $1,190
1976 $7,243 $1,302
1977 $8,427 $1,666
1978 $10,290 $1,928
1979 $11,811 $2,072
1980 $12,864 $2,118
1981 $10,623 $2,368
1982 $9,344 $2,430
1983 $8,846 $2,333
1984 $8,457 $2,261
1985 $8,751 $2,256
1986 $12,170 $2,271
1987 $15,136 $2,469
1988 $16,391 $2,886
1989 $16,525 $1,329
1990 $20,600 $942
1991 $21,042 $1,080
1992 $23,373 $969
1993 $22,284 $1,022
1994 $24,209 $1,434
1995 $28,414 $1,610
1996 $27,490 $1,963
1997 $24,821 $2,068
1998 $25,338 $2,429
1999 $25,253 $1,898
2000 $23,099 $1,988
2001 $23,015 $1,715
2002 $25,006 $2,202
2003 $30,655 $2,516
2004 $35,429 $2,888
2005 $36,810 $3,453
2006 $38,705 $5,003
2007 $44,319 $5,530
2008 $48,303 $6,576
2009 $44,923 $7,130
2010 $44,197 $7,944
2011 $47,761 $7,950
2012 $44,874 $8,851
2013 $46,965 $9,043
2014 $47,996 $9,108
2015 $40,894 $8,814
2016 $41,855 $5,644
2017 $44,035 $6,050
2018 $47,487 $6,666
2019 $46,717 $6,630
2020 $45,906 $4,755
2021 $51,658 $5,030
2022 $50,822 $6,084
2023 $54,690 $5,494
2024 $55,955 $7,431

Belgium vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Suriname
1950 66.3 50.7
1951 66.7 51.1
1952 68 51.4
1953 68.4 52.1
1954 68.6 52.8
1955 68.5 53.5
1956 68.8 54.1
1957 69.2 54.7
1958 69.9 55.4
1959 70.3 55.9
1960 69.6 56.6
1961 70.5 57.3
1962 70.2 58
1963 70 58.5
1964 70.7 58.9
1965 70.6 59.1
1966 70.6 59.2
1967 70.9 59.2
1968 70.6 59.3
1969 70.7 59.4
1970 70.9 59.5
1971 71.1 59.6
1972 71.4 59.7
1973 71.6 59.8
1974 72 59.9
1975 72 60
1976 72.1 60.2
1977 72.8 60.3
1978 72.7 60.4
1979 73.2 60.5
1980 73.2 60.7
1981 73.7 60.8
1982 73.9 60.9
1983 73.9 61.1
1984 74.4 61.2
1985 74.5 61.4
1986 74.7 61.2
1987 75.3 61.3
1988 75.6 61.5
1989 75.6 62
1990 76.1 62.1
1991 76.2 62.2
1992 76.4 62.2
1993 76.4 62.4
1994 76.7 62.5
1995 76.8 62.8
1996 77.2 63.1
1997 77.4 63.4
1998 77.5 63.7
1999 77.6 64
2000 77.8 64.4
2001 78.1 64.8
2002 78.2 65.3
2003 78.3 65.8
2004 79 66.4
2005 79.1 67
2006 79.4 67.6
2007 79.5 68.3
2008 79.6 68.9
2009 79.8 69.3
2010 80 69.6
2011 80.4 69.8
2012 80.3 70
2013 80.5 70.1
2014 81.1 70.3
2015 80.9 70.6
2016 81.3 71
2017 81.4 71.2
2018 81.5 71.5
2019 81.8 71.8
2020 80.8 72.3
2021 81.7 68.9
2022 81.2 73.3
2023 82.1 73.6
2024 82.3 73.8
2025 82.4 73.9

Belgium and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Suriname
Year Population
Belgium Suriname
1960 9,153,489 263,918
1961 9,183,948 272,791
1962 9,220,578 283,912
1963 9,289,770 297,034
1964 9,378,113 309,041
1965 9,463,667 320,000
1966 9,527,807 331,135
1967 9,580,991 342,679
1968 9,618,756 354,616
1969 9,646,032 366,906
1970 9,655,549 379,442
1971 9,673,162 391,932
1972 9,711,115 397,413
1973 9,741,720 395,772
1974 9,772,419 393,676
1975 9,800,700 391,170
1976 9,818,227 388,289
1977 9,830,358 385,067
1978 9,839,534 381,502
1979 9,848,382 377,602
1980 9,859,242 375,377
1981 9,858,982 375,459
1982 9,856,303 376,555
1983 9,855,520 378,746
1984 9,855,372 382,193
1985 9,858,308 386,972
1986 9,861,823 392,330
1987 9,870,234 396,911
1988 9,901,664 402,227
1989 9,937,697 408,409
1990 9,967,379 412,493
1991 10,004,486 415,013
1992 10,045,158 417,589
1993 10,084,475 419,352
1994 10,115,603 422,375
1995 10,136,811 429,606
1996 10,156,637 438,830
1997 10,181,245 448,067
1998 10,203,008 457,406
1999 10,226,419 466,916
2000 10,251,250 476,643
2001 10,286,570 486,560
2002 10,332,785 496,551
2003 10,376,133 506,414
2004 10,421,137 513,923
2005 10,478,617 519,313
2006 10,547,958 524,997
2007 10,625,700 531,016
2008 10,709,973 537,245
2009 10,796,493 543,568
2010 10,895,586 549,923
2011 11,038,264 556,269
2012 11,106,932 562,633
2013 11,159,407 569,020
2014 11,209,057 575,373
2015 11,274,196 581,627
2016 11,331,422 587,757
2017 11,375,158 593,713
2018 11,427,054 599,513
2019 11,488,980 605,768
2020 11,538,604 612,317
2021 11,586,195 617,896
2022 11,680,210 623,164
2023 11,787,423 628,886
2024 11,876,844 634,431

Fertility rates in Belgium and Suriname

Fertility rate
Belgium

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Suriname
1960 2.54 6.59
1961 2.63 6.58
1962 2.59 6.57
1963 2.68 6.51
1964 2.71 6.43
1965 2.61 6.32
1966 2.52 6.2
1967 2.41 6.04
1968 2.31 5.86
1969 2.27 5.7
1970 2.25 5.53
1971 2.21 5.36
1972 2.09 5.18
1973 1.95 5.01
1974 1.83 4.81
1975 1.74 4.63
1976 1.73 4.45
1977 1.71 4.26
1978 1.69 4.08
1979 1.69 3.93
1980 1.68 3.79
1981 1.66 3.75
1982 1.61 3.82
1983 1.57 3.87
1984 1.54 3.8
1985 1.51 3.71
1986 1.54 3.61
1987 1.54 3.53
1988 1.57 3.46
1989 1.58 3.39
1990 1.62 3.23
1991 1.66 3.09
1992 1.65 3.01
1993 1.61 2.94
1994 1.56 2.9
1995 1.56 2.9
1996 1.59 2.92
1997 1.6 2.95
1998 1.6 2.99
1999 1.62 3.02
2000 1.67 3.05
2001 1.67 3.06
2002 1.65 2.96
2003 1.67 2.84
2004 1.72 2.74
2005 1.76 2.71
2006 1.8 2.73
2007 1.82 2.74
2008 1.85 2.73
2009 1.84 2.71
2010 1.86 2.69
2011 1.81 2.67
2012 1.8 2.67
2013 1.76 2.65
2014 1.74 2.62
2015 1.7 2.57
2016 1.68 2.5
2017 1.65 2.43
2018 1.62 2.38
2019 1.6 2.35
2020 1.55 2.31
2021 1.6 2.3
2022 1.53 2.27
2023 1.47 2.25

Belgium and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Belgium Suriname
1960 34.9 18.1
1961 34.9 18.2
1962 34.9 17.8
1963 34.9 17.3
1964 34.8 16.8
1965 34.8 16.4
1966 34.7 16.1
1967 34.7 15.8
1968 34.7 15.6
1969 34.6 15.6
1970 34.5 15.6
1971 34.4 15.7
1972 34.3 16
1973 34.3 16.3
1974 34.3 16.7
1975 34.2 17
1976 34.1 17.4
1977 34.1 17.6
1978 34.1 17.9
1979 34.1 18.1
1980 34.2 18.4
1981 34.3 18.7
1982 34.5 18.9
1983 34.8 19.2
1984 35 19.5
1985 35.2 19.7
1986 35.4 20
1987 35.6 20.2
1988 35.9 20.4
1989 36.1 20.6
1990 36.3 20.8
1991 36.5 21
1992 36.7 21.2
1993 37 21.5
1994 37.2 21.7
1995 37.5 22
1996 37.8 22.4
1997 38.1 22.8
1998 38.3 23.2
1999 38.6 23.6
2000 38.9 24
2001 39.2 24.4
2002 39.4 24.7
2003 39.7 25
2004 40 25.3
2005 40.2 25.5
2006 40.4 25.6
2007 40.6 25.8
2008 40.7 26.1
2009 40.8 26.3
2010 40.8 26.5
2011 40.9 26.7
2012 41.1 26.9
2013 41.2 27.1
2014 41.3 27.3
2015 41.4 27.5
2016 41.4 27.7
2017 41.6 27.9
2018 41.7 28.1
2019 41.8 28.3
2020 41.9 28.6
2021 42 28.7
2022 42.2 28.9
2023 42.4 29.2
2024 42.7 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
69
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.2%
2022
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Belgium Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
61%
2023
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Belgium Suriname
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
95%
2021
English speaking
59%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
78.4%
2023

Health

Belgium Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Suriname
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
2,674 mi
2003

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