Congo vs Suriname statistics compared

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 64th vs. 90th).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Congo and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Congo and Suriname economies compared

GDP

Congo

Suriname

Table

Year	GDP
	Congo	Suriname
1960	$131,731,863	$99,650,000
1961	$151,675,739	$107,700,000
1962	$166,521,240	$116,150,000
1963	$172,233,431	$125,950,000
1964	$185,693,725	$134,400,000
1965	$198,318,064	$154,150,000
1966	$220,613,582	$190,350,000
1967	$237,397,428	$220,700,000
1968	$251,247,458	$241,350,000
1969	$265,040,036	$259,650,000
1970	$274,960,700	$274,900,000
1971	$322,128,019	$301,000,000
1972	$410,669,264	$311,950,000
1973	$541,973,363	$339,450,000
1974	$585,364,634	$409,850,000
1975	$767,102,680	$465,500,000
1976	$754,549,601	$505,500,000
1977	$765,224,029	$641,500,000
1978	$878,771,772	$735,500,000
1979	$1,198,749,667	$782,500,000
1980	$1,705,796,853	$795,000,000
1981	$1,993,512,323	$889,000,000
1982	$2,160,640,565	$915,000,000
1983	$2,097,274,290	$883,500,000
1984	$2,193,581,365	$864,000,000
1985	$2,160,872,540	$873,000,000
1986	$1,849,268,212	$891,000,000
1987	$2,297,753,652	$980,000,000
1988	$2,212,536,312	$1,161,000,000
1989	$2,389,593,026	$542,600,000
1990	$2,798,746,050	$388,400,000
1991	$2,724,853,506	$448,100,000
1992	$2,933,222,703	$404,600,000
1993	$2,684,323,623	$428,764,706
1994	$1,769,365,438	$605,492,537
1995	$2,116,003,868	$691,590,498
1996	$2,540,697,539	$861,372,806
1997	$2,322,719,103	$926,422,500
1998	$1,949,481,379	$1,110,850,000
1999	$2,354,772,960	$886,290,698
2000	$3,227,927,698	$947,671,970
2001	$2,796,704,604	$834,279,358
2002	$3,034,250,924	$1,093,574,468
2003	$3,503,723,088	$1,274,190,311
2004	$4,656,974,940	$1,484,092,538
2005	$6,650,001,680	$1,793,410,397
2006	$8,072,305,029	$2,626,380,435
2007	$8,782,703,437	$2,936,612,022
2008	$11,649,857,673	$3,532,969,035
2009	$9,723,299,915	$3,875,409,836
2010	$13,148,396,212	$4,368,370,998
2011	$15,655,383,577	$4,422,276,622
2012	$17,692,911,296	$4,980,000,000
2013	$17,958,720,699	$5,145,757,576
2014	$17,919,321,078	$5,240,606,061
2015	$12,434,793,867	$5,126,237,646
2016	$10,931,328,151	$3,317,421,648
2017	$11,834,473,039	$3,591,679,431
2018	$14,773,900,289	$3,996,198,867
2019	$13,976,637,780	$4,016,040,575
2020	$11,468,687,464	$2,911,807,496
2021	$14,825,690,211	$3,107,923,198
2022	$15,817,030,157	$3,791,603,200
2023	$15,321,055,818	$3,455,146,281
2024	$15,719,985,776	$4,714,267,822

Congo and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita

Congo

Suriname

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Congo	Suriname
1960	$124.7	$378
1961	$139.9	$395
1962	$149.6	$409
1963	$150.7	$424
1964	$158.1	$435
1965	$164.2	$482
1966	$177.6	$575
1967	$185.7	$644
1968	$190.8	$681
1969	$195.4	$708
1970	$196.7	$724
1971	$223.5	$768
1972	$276.3	$785
1973	$353	$858
1974	$370	$1,041
1975	$471	$1,190
1976	$453	$1,302
1977	$448	$1,666
1978	$503	$1,928
1979	$670	$2,072
1980	$933	$2,118
1981	$1,066	$2,368
1982	$1,131	$2,430
1983	$1,075	$2,333
1984	$1,097	$2,261
1985	$1,049	$2,256
1986	$872	$2,271
1987	$1,052	$2,469
1988	$984	$2,886
1989	$1,033	$1,329
1990	$1,176	$942
1991	$1,113	$1,080
1992	$1,164	$969
1993	$1,034	$1,022
1994	$662	$1,434
1995	$770	$1,610
1996	$899	$1,963
1997	$804	$2,068
1998	$660	$2,429
1999	$776	$1,898
2000	$1,024	$1,988
2001	$855	$1,715
2002	$906	$2,202
2003	$1,017	$2,516
2004	$1,306	$2,888
2005	$1,799	$3,453
2006	$2,104	$5,003
2007	$2,206	$5,530
2008	$2,832	$6,576
2009	$2,271	$7,130
2010	$2,947	$7,944
2011	$3,396	$7,950
2012	$3,732	$8,851
2013	$3,697	$9,043
2014	$3,601	$9,108
2015	$2,439	$8,814
2016	$2,093	$5,644
2017	$2,212	$6,050
2018	$2,694	$6,666
2019	$2,488	$6,630
2020	$1,994	$4,755
2021	$2,516	$5,030
2022	$2,621	$6,084
2023	$2,478	$5,494
2024	$2,482	$7,431

Congo vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Congo

Suriname

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Congo	Suriname
1950	39.6	50.7
1951	40.3	51.1
1952	41.1	51.4
1953	41.9	52.1
1954	42.6	52.8
1955	43.4	53.5
1956	44.3	54.1
1957	45.1	54.7
1958	46	55.4
1959	46.8	55.9
1960	47.6	56.6
1961	48.4	57.3
1962	49	58
1963	49.7	58.5
1964	50.4	58.9
1965	51	59.1
1966	51.6	59.2
1967	51.9	59.2
1968	52.6	59.3
1969	53.1	59.4
1970	53.6	59.5
1971	54	59.6
1972	54.4	59.7
1973	54.7	59.8
1974	55.1	59.9
1975	55.4	60
1976	55.7	60.2
1977	56	60.3
1978	56.2	60.4
1979	56.5	60.5
1980	56.8	60.7
1981	57.1	60.8
1982	57.2	60.9
1983	57.4	61.1
1984	57.5	61.2
1985	57.6	61.4
1986	57.6	61.2
1987	57.6	61.3
1988	57.5	61.5
1989	57.3	62
1990	57.1	62.1
1991	56.8	62.2
1992	56.5	62.2
1993	56	62.4
1994	55.6	62.5
1995	55.5	62.8
1996	55.2	63.1
1997	48.6	63.4
1998	52.6	63.7
1999	54.4	64
2000	55.4	64.4
2001	55.9	64.8
2002	56.4	65.3
2003	57.1	65.8
2004	58	66.4
2005	58.7	67
2006	59.5	67.6
2007	60.1	68.3
2008	60.8	68.9
2009	61.2	69.3
2010	61.7	69.6
2011	62.3	69.8
2012	62.7	70
2013	63	70.1
2014	63.3	70.3
2015	63.7	70.6
2016	63.9	71
2017	64.2	71.2
2018	64.5	71.5
2019	63.2	71.8
2020	64.4	72.3
2021	64.2	68.9
2022	65	73.3
2023	65.8	73.6
2024	66	73.8
2025	66.2	73.9

Congo and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population

Congo

Suriname

Table

Year	Population
	Congo	Suriname
1960	1,056,732	263,918
1961	1,084,389	272,791
1962	1,113,175	283,912
1963	1,143,263	297,034
1964	1,174,816	309,041
1965	1,207,880	320,000
1966	1,242,534	331,135
1967	1,278,691	342,679
1968	1,316,519	354,616
1969	1,356,182	366,906
1970	1,397,638	379,442
1971	1,441,039	391,932
1972	1,486,468	397,413
1973	1,533,680	395,772
1974	1,582,301	393,676
1975	1,627,032	391,170
1976	1,667,225	388,289
1977	1,707,568	385,067
1978	1,748,089	381,502
1979	1,788,524	377,602
1980	1,828,985	375,377
1981	1,869,759	375,459
1982	1,910,430	376,555
1983	1,950,321	378,746
1984	1,999,528	382,193
1985	2,059,311	386,972
1986	2,120,602	392,330
1987	2,183,473	396,911
1988	2,247,653	402,227
1989	2,313,558	408,409
1990	2,380,560	412,493
1991	2,449,229	415,013
1992	2,519,465	417,589
1993	2,595,124	419,352
1994	2,673,144	422,375
1995	2,749,461	429,606
1996	2,826,785	438,830
1997	2,887,862	448,067
1998	2,952,061	457,406
1999	3,032,874	466,916
2000	3,151,345	476,643
2001	3,272,537	486,560
2002	3,350,771	496,551
2003	3,445,753	506,414
2004	3,565,554	513,923
2005	3,696,393	519,313
2006	3,837,409	524,997
2007	3,980,430	531,016
2008	4,113,517	537,245
2009	4,281,219	543,568
2010	4,462,290	549,923
2011	4,609,724	556,269
2012	4,740,450	562,633
2013	4,857,099	569,020
2014	4,975,880	575,373
2015	5,097,581	581,627
2016	5,222,536	587,757
2017	5,351,011	593,713
2018	5,483,118	599,513
2019	5,616,661	605,768
2020	5,752,791	612,317
2021	5,892,183	617,896
2022	6,035,104	623,164
2023	6,182,885	628,886
2024	6,332,961	634,431

Fertility rates in Congo and Suriname

Fertility rate

Congo

Suriname

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Congo	Suriname
1960	6.09	6.59
1961	6.09	6.58
1962	6.1	6.57
1963	6.15	6.51
1964	6.18	6.43
1965	6.23	6.32
1966	6.27	6.2
1967	6.29	6.04
1968	6.33	5.86
1969	6.35	5.7
1970	6.38	5.53
1971	6.42	5.36
1972	6.44	5.18
1973	6.42	5.01
1974	6.39	4.81
1975	6.36	4.63
1976	6.32	4.45
1977	6.27	4.26
1978	6.21	4.08
1979	6.14	3.93
1980	6.07	3.79
1981	5.98	3.75
1982	5.85	3.82
1983	5.76	3.87
1984	5.66	3.8
1985	5.59	3.71
1986	5.51	3.61
1987	5.46	3.53
1988	5.39	3.46
1989	5.33	3.39
1990	5.27	3.23
1991	5.22	3.09
1992	5.18	3.01
1993	5.13	2.94
1994	5.1	2.9
1995	5.07	2.9
1996	5.03	2.92
1997	5	2.95
1998	4.91	2.99
1999	4.81	3.02
2000	4.72	3.05
2001	4.67	3.06
2002	4.7	2.96
2003	4.7	2.84
2004	4.69	2.74
2005	4.67	2.71
2006	4.65	2.73
2007	4.65	2.74
2008	4.73	2.73
2009	4.81	2.71
2010	4.85	2.69
2011	4.83	2.67
2012	4.79	2.67
2013	4.73	2.65
2014	4.67	2.62
2015	4.61	2.57
2016	4.55	2.5
2017	4.5	2.43
2018	4.44	2.38
2019	4.38	2.35
2020	4.33	2.31
2021	4.28	2.3
2022	4.22	2.27
2023	4.16	2.25

Congo and Suriname demographics compared

Median age

Congo

Suriname

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Congo	Suriname
1960	18.8	18.1
1961	18.7	18.2
1962	18.6	17.8
1963	18.4	17.3
1964	18.3	16.8
1965	18.2	16.4
1966	18.1	16.1
1967	17.9	15.8
1968	17.8	15.6
1969	17.7	15.6
1970	17.6	15.6
1971	17.5	15.7
1972	17.4	16
1973	17.4	16.3
1974	17.3	16.7
1975	17.2	17
1976	17.1	17.4
1977	17	17.6
1978	17	17.9
1979	17	18.1
1980	17	18.4
1981	17	18.7
1982	17.1	18.9
1983	17.2	19.2
1984	17.2	19.5
1985	17.3	19.7
1986	17.4	20
1987	17.4	20.2
1988	17.5	20.4
1989	17.6	20.6
1990	17.7	20.8
1991	17.7	21
1992	17.8	21.2
1993	17.9	21.5
1994	18	21.7
1995	18.1	22
1996	18.1	22.4
1997	18.1	22.8
1998	18.1	23.2
1999	18.2	23.6
2000	18.5	24
2001	18.8	24.4
2002	18.8	24.7
2003	18.9	25
2004	19	25.3
2005	19.2	25.5
2006	19.3	25.6
2007	19.5	25.8
2008	19.5	26.1
2009	19.7	26.3
2010	19.8	26.5
2011	19.7	26.7
2012	19.6	26.9
2013	19.5	27.1
2014	19.4	27.3
2015	19.3	27.5
2016	19.2	27.7
2017	19.2	27.9
2018	19.1	28.1
2019	19.1	28.3
2020	19.2	28.6
2021	19.2	28.7
2022	19.3	28.9
2023	19.4	29.2
2024	19.5	29.4

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