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China vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 2nd vs. 90th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

China Suriname
Population
1405773318
644193
Population rank 2/197 165/197
GDP
$18.7T
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 2/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$13,303
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 76/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,105
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$16.6T
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
96.3%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,750
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 48/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,060
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
3,624,808 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
389 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
40.6 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

China and Suriname: Comparison Charts

China and Suriname economies compared

GDP
China

Suriname
Year GDP
China Suriname
1960 $59,846,235,025 $99,650,000
1961 $50,162,299,350 $107,700,000
1962 $47,310,737,754 $116,150,000
1963 $50,812,227,919 $125,950,000
1964 $59,821,862,703 $134,400,000
1965 $70,565,994,356 $154,150,000
1966 $76,854,053,259 $190,350,000
1967 $73,011,350,596 $220,700,000
1968 $70,980,323,819 $241,350,000
1969 $79,847,786,729 $259,650,000
1970 $92,752,930,873 $274,900,000
1971 $99,959,013,880 $301,000,000
1972 $113,871,930,714 $311,950,000
1973 $138,764,340,892 $339,450,000
1974 $144,418,433,058 $409,850,000
1975 $163,687,619,736 $465,500,000
1976 $154,196,810,059 $505,500,000
1977 $175,226,595,860 $641,500,000
1978 $149,788,617,886 $735,500,000
1979 $178,573,913,043 $782,500,000
1980 $191,487,500,000 $795,000,000
1981 $196,218,253,968 $889,000,000
1982 $205,480,916,031 $915,000,000
1983 $231,130,268,199 $883,500,000
1984 $260,442,857,143 $864,000,000
1985 $310,064,625,850 $873,000,000
1986 $301,310,144,928 $891,000,000
1987 $273,455,156,951 $980,000,000
1988 $312,888,888,889 $1,161,000,000
1989 $348,380,566,802 $542,600,000
1990 $361,560,229,446 $388,400,000
1991 $384,510,452,962 $448,100,000
1992 $428,502,354,788 $404,600,000
1993 $446,557,291,212 $428,764,706
1994 $566,929,539,493 $605,492,537
1995 $738,190,896,228 $691,590,498
1996 $868,523,936,530 $861,372,806
1997 $967,753,570,435 $926,422,500
1998 $1,037,134,141,760 $1,110,850,000
1999 $1,103,843,203,576 $886,290,698
2000 $1,223,754,919,971 $947,671,970
2001 $1,355,036,590,252 $834,279,358
2002 $1,489,821,682,051 $1,093,574,468
2003 $1,683,903,309,844 $1,274,190,311
2004 $1,984,196,551,300 $1,484,092,538
2005 $2,317,551,298,052 $1,793,410,397
2006 $2,791,498,472,804 $2,626,380,435
2007 $3,604,055,822,572 $2,936,612,022
2008 $4,667,346,414,522 $3,532,969,035
2009 $5,189,577,094,998 $3,875,409,836
2010 $6,192,564,874,453 $4,368,370,998
2011 $7,671,757,207,851 $4,422,276,622
2012 $8,673,664,713,189 $4,980,000,000
2013 $9,743,124,247,267 $5,145,757,576
2014 $10,674,533,168,257 $5,240,606,061
2015 $11,280,814,787,469 $5,126,237,646
2016 $11,456,024,084,962 $3,317,421,648
2017 $12,537,559,062,283 $3,591,679,431
2018 $14,147,765,772,964 $3,996,198,867
2019 $14,560,167,101,283 $4,016,040,575
2020 $14,996,414,166,715 $2,911,807,496
2021 $18,201,698,719,564 $3,107,923,198
2022 $18,316,765,021,690 $3,791,603,200
2023 $18,270,356,654,533 $3,455,146,281
2024 $18,743,803,170,827 $4,714,267,822

China and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
China

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
China Suriname
1960 $89.7 $378
1961 $76 $395
1962 $71.1 $409
1963 $74.5 $424
1964 $85.7 $435
1965 $98.7 $482
1966 $104.5 $575
1967 $96.8 $644
1968 $91.6 $681
1969 $100.3 $708
1970 $113.3 $724
1971 $118.8 $768
1972 $132.1 $785
1973 $157.3 $858
1974 $160.4 $1,041
1975 $178.6 $1,190
1976 $165.7 $1,302
1977 $185.7 $1,666
1978 $156.7 $1,928
1979 $184.3 $2,072
1980 $195.1 $2,118
1981 $197.4 $2,368
1982 $203.7 $2,430
1983 $225.9 $2,333
1984 $251.2 $2,261
1985 $295 $2,256
1986 $282.4 $2,271
1987 $252.3 $2,469
1988 $284 $2,886
1989 $311 $1,329
1990 $319 $942
1991 $334 $1,080
1992 $368 $969
1993 $379 $1,022
1994 $476 $1,434
1995 $613 $1,610
1996 $713 $1,963
1997 $787 $2,068
1998 $835 $2,429
1999 $881 $1,898
2000 $969 $1,988
2001 $1,065 $1,715
2002 $1,164 $2,202
2003 $1,307 $2,516
2004 $1,531 $2,888
2005 $1,778 $3,453
2006 $2,129 $5,003
2007 $2,735 $5,530
2008 $3,523 $6,576
2009 $3,898 $7,130
2010 $4,629 $7,944
2011 $5,704 $7,950
2012 $6,405 $8,851
2013 $7,147 $9,043
2014 $7,781 $9,108
2015 $8,175 $8,814
2016 $8,255 $5,644
2017 $8,980 $6,050
2018 $10,086 $6,666
2019 $10,343 $6,630
2020 $10,627 $4,755
2021 $12,887 $5,030
2022 $12,971 $6,084
2023 $12,951 $5,494
2024 $13,303 $7,431

China vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
China

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
China Suriname
1950 43.8 50.7
1951 44.6 51.1
1952 45.3 51.4
1953 45.9 52.1
1954 46.8 52.8
1955 47.2 53.5
1956 47.8 54.1
1957 48.4 54.7
1958 48.8 55.4
1959 40.2 55.9
1960 33.4 56.6
1961 40.2 57.3
1962 51 58
1963 51.7 58.5
1964 52.3 58.9
1965 53 59.1
1966 53.7 59.2
1967 54.4 59.2
1968 55.2 59.3
1969 56 59.4
1970 56.8 59.5
1971 57.7 59.6
1972 58.6 59.7
1973 59.5 59.8
1974 60.2 59.9
1975 61 60
1976 61.2 60.2
1977 62.5 60.3
1978 63.1 60.4
1979 63.7 60.5
1980 64.2 60.7
1981 64.8 60.8
1982 65.2 60.9
1983 65.7 61.1
1984 66.1 61.2
1985 66.5 61.4
1986 66.9 61.2
1987 67.3 61.3
1988 67.6 61.5
1989 67.9 62
1990 68.2 62.1
1991 68.6 62.2
1992 69.1 62.2
1993 69.5 62.4
1994 69.8 62.5
1995 70.4 62.8
1996 70.8 63.1
1997 71.2 63.4
1998 71.6 63.7
1999 72 64
2000 72.3 64.4
2001 72.7 64.8
2002 73 65.3
2003 73.4 65.8
2004 73.7 66.4
2005 74.1 67
2006 74.4 67.6
2007 74.8 68.3
2008 74.8 68.9
2009 75.3 69.3
2010 75.7 69.6
2011 75.9 69.8
2012 76.2 70
2013 76.5 70.1
2014 76.7 70.3
2015 77 70.6
2016 77.2 71
2017 77.2 71.2
2018 77.7 71.5
2019 77.9 71.8
2020 78 72.3
2021 78.1 68.9
2022 78.2 73.3
2023 78 73.6
2024 78 73.8
2025 78.4 73.9

China and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
China

Suriname
Year Population
China Suriname
1960 667,070,000 263,918
1961 660,330,000 272,791
1962 665,770,000 283,912
1963 682,335,000 297,034
1964 698,355,000 309,041
1965 715,185,000 320,000
1966 735,400,000 331,135
1967 754,550,000 342,679
1968 774,510,000 354,616
1969 796,025,000 366,906
1970 818,315,000 379,442
1971 841,105,000 391,932
1972 862,030,000 397,413
1973 881,940,000 395,772
1974 900,350,000 393,676
1975 916,395,000 391,170
1976 930,685,000 388,289
1977 943,455,000 385,067
1978 956,165,000 381,502
1979 969,005,000 377,602
1980 981,235,000 375,377
1981 993,885,000 375,459
1982 1,008,630,000 376,555
1983 1,023,310,000 378,746
1984 1,036,825,000 382,193
1985 1,051,040,000 386,972
1986 1,066,790,000 392,330
1987 1,084,035,000 396,911
1988 1,101,630,000 402,227
1989 1,118,650,000 408,409
1990 1,135,185,000 412,493
1991 1,150,780,000 415,013
1992 1,164,970,000 417,589
1993 1,178,440,000 419,352
1994 1,191,835,000 422,375
1995 1,204,855,000 429,606
1996 1,217,550,000 438,830
1997 1,230,075,000 448,067
1998 1,241,935,000 457,406
1999 1,252,735,000 466,916
2000 1,262,645,000 476,643
2001 1,271,850,000 486,560
2002 1,280,400,000 496,551
2003 1,288,400,000 506,414
2004 1,296,075,000 513,923
2005 1,303,720,000 519,313
2006 1,311,020,000 524,997
2007 1,317,885,000 531,016
2008 1,324,655,000 537,245
2009 1,331,260,000 543,568
2010 1,337,705,000 549,923
2011 1,345,035,000 556,269
2012 1,354,190,000 562,633
2013 1,363,240,000 569,020
2014 1,371,860,000 575,373
2015 1,379,860,000 581,627
2016 1,387,790,000 587,757
2017 1,396,215,000 593,713
2018 1,402,760,000 599,513
2019 1,407,745,000 605,768
2020 1,411,100,000 612,317
2021 1,412,360,000 617,896
2022 1,412,175,000 623,164
2023 1,410,710,000 628,886
2024 1,408,975,000 634,431

Fertility rates in China and Suriname

Fertility rate
China

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
China Suriname
1960 4.45 6.59
1961 3.86 6.58
1962 6.09 6.57
1963 7.51 6.51
1964 6.67 6.43
1965 6.61 6.32
1966 6.31 6.2
1967 5.81 6.04
1968 6.51 5.86
1969 6.18 5.7
1970 6.09 5.53
1971 5.52 5.36
1972 5.11 5.18
1973 4.73 5.01
1974 4.17 4.81
1975 3.57 4.63
1976 3.24 4.45
1977 2.84 4.26
1978 2.72 4.08
1979 2.75 3.93
1980 2.74 3.79
1981 2.79 3.75
1982 2.97 3.82
1983 2.56 3.87
1984 2.61 3.8
1985 2.63 3.71
1986 2.72 3.61
1987 2.76 3.53
1988 2.54 3.46
1989 2.52 3.39
1990 2.51 3.23
1991 1.93 3.09
1992 1.78 3.01
1993 1.69 2.94
1994 1.63 2.9
1995 1.59 2.9
1996 1.55 2.92
1997 1.53 2.95
1998 1.52 2.99
1999 1.53 3.02
2000 1.63 3.05
2001 1.56 3.06
2002 1.57 2.96
2003 1.57 2.84
2004 1.61 2.74
2005 1.62 2.71
2006 1.64 2.73
2007 1.67 2.74
2008 1.7 2.73
2009 1.71 2.71
2010 1.69 2.69
2011 1.67 2.67
2012 1.8 2.67
2013 1.71 2.65
2014 1.77 2.62
2015 1.67 2.57
2016 1.77 2.5
2017 1.8 2.43
2018 1.54 2.38
2019 1.5 2.35
2020 1.24 2.31
2021 1.12 2.3
2022 1.03 2.27
2023 1 2.25

China and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
China

Suriname
Year Median age, years
China Suriname
1960 20.9 18.1
1961 21.1 18.2
1962 21 17.8
1963 20.4 17.3
1964 19.9 16.8
1965 19.6 16.4
1966 19.3 16.1
1967 19.2 15.8
1968 19.2 15.6
1969 19.1 15.6
1970 19.1 15.6
1971 19.2 15.7
1972 19.3 16
1973 19.5 16.3
1974 19.7 16.7
1975 20.1 17
1976 20.4 17.4
1977 20.8 17.6
1978 21.2 17.9
1979 21.4 18.1
1980 21.6 18.4
1981 21.8 18.7
1982 22.1 18.9
1983 22.6 19.2
1984 23 19.5
1985 23.2 19.7
1986 23.4 20
1987 23.6 20.2
1988 23.9 20.4
1989 24.4 20.6
1990 24.7 20.8
1991 25.1 21
1992 25.6 21.2
1993 26.1 21.5
1994 26.6 21.7
1995 27.2 22
1996 27.8 22.4
1997 28.3 22.8
1998 28.8 23.2
1999 29.4 23.6
2000 30 24
2001 30.5 24.4
2002 31.1 24.7
2003 31.6 25
2004 32.1 25.3
2005 32.6 25.5
2006 33.1 25.6
2007 33.7 25.8
2008 34.2 26.1
2009 34.7 26.3
2010 35.1 26.5
2011 35.5 26.7
2012 35.7 26.9
2013 36 27.1
2014 36.3 27.3
2015 36.7 27.5
2016 37.1 27.7
2017 37.4 27.9
2018 37.7 28.1
2019 38.1 28.3
2020 38.5 28.6
2021 39 28.7
2022 39.6 28.9
2023 40.1 29.2
2024 40.6 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

China Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$19.3T
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.7%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.67%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,535,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.57%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.11%
2021
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
56.7%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
36.5%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
49
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.4%
2022
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2022
2.2%
2022
Number of millionaires
6,013,282
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.55%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
450
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
11,231
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$11.8T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46T
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$31.4B
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
30,402,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
4.59%
2004
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
89.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

China Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,851 kg
2023
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.83
2023
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
13,260 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
9.4 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.7%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.2%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.76%
2023
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
24%
2023
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,524 kWh
2023
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
28.4%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
13.5%
2023
61%
2023
Nuclear share
4.55%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

China Suriname
% of world population
17.3%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-318,992
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
65.5%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
51.4
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
90
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.5
2020
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.4
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.7%
2020
95%
2021
English speaking
0.7%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
92%
2024
78.4%
2023

Health

China Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$672
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$225.9
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
78.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.52
2021
1.48
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.2
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
8.37%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.9%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
14
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
23.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.58 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

China Suriname
% of world land
6.3%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
2,573 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,009,326 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871,112 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,411,576 mi
2024
2,674 mi
2003

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