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Dominica vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Dominica has a population of 66.2K (ranked 188/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Dominica's land area is 289.6 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 175th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Dominica Suriname
Population
65870
644193
Population rank 188/197 165/197
GDP
$689M
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 190/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$10,405
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 84/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,301
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$719M
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.4%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,858
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 53/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,142
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
289.6 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.48
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
37 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Dominica and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Dominica and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Dominica

Suriname
Year GDP
Dominica Suriname
1960 - $99,650,000
1961 - $107,700,000
1962 - $116,150,000
1963 - $125,950,000
1964 - $134,400,000
1965 - $154,150,000
1966 - $190,350,000
1967 - $220,700,000
1968 - $241,350,000
1969 - $259,650,000
1970 - $274,900,000
1971 - $301,000,000
1972 - $311,950,000
1973 - $339,450,000
1974 - $409,850,000
1975 - $465,500,000
1976 - $505,500,000
1977 $45,872,947 $641,500,000
1978 $57,130,216 $735,500,000
1979 $55,017,759 $782,500,000
1980 $72,804,653 $795,000,000
1981 $82,107,391 $889,000,000
1982 $89,527,577 $915,000,000
1983 $98,665,191 $883,500,000
1984 $109,157,071 $864,000,000
1985 $119,491,933 $873,000,000
1986 $135,161,959 $891,000,000
1987 $151,868,754 $980,000,000
1988 $171,106,184 $1,161,000,000
1989 $185,137,243 $542,600,000
1990 $201,429,630 $388,400,000
1991 $219,762,963 $448,100,000
1992 $234,059,259 $404,600,000
1993 $245,525,926 $428,764,706
1994 $264,374,074 $605,492,537
1995 $274,522,222 $691,590,498
1996 $292,285,185 $861,372,806
1997 $302,988,889 $926,422,500
1998 $322,411,111 $1,110,850,000
1999 $331,759,259 $886,290,698
2000 $333,470,370 $947,671,970
2001 $377,462,963 $834,279,358
2002 $375,200,000 $1,093,574,468
2003 $373,318,519 $1,274,190,311
2004 $396,711,111 $1,484,092,538
2005 $391,455,556 $1,793,410,397
2006 $416,674,074 $2,626,380,435
2007 $444,685,185 $2,936,612,022
2008 $480,003,704 $3,532,969,035
2009 $515,618,519 $3,875,409,836
2010 $519,859,259 $4,368,370,998
2011 $532,081,481 $4,422,276,622
2012 $520,355,556 $4,980,000,000
2013 $545,325,926 $5,145,757,576
2014 $572,255,556 $5,240,606,061
2015 $583,177,778 $5,126,237,646
2016 $612,711,111 $3,317,421,648
2017 $563,355,556 $3,591,679,431
2018 $628,244,444 $3,996,198,867
2019 $644,259,259 $4,016,040,575
2020 $528,944,444 $2,911,807,496
2021 $562,911,111 $3,107,923,198
2022 $623,062,963 $3,791,603,200
2023 $659,311,111 $3,455,146,281
2024 $688,881,481 $4,714,267,822

Dominica and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominica

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Dominica Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 - $409
1963 - $424
1964 - $435
1965 - $482
1966 - $575
1967 - $644
1968 - $681
1969 - $708
1970 - $724
1971 - $768
1972 - $785
1973 - $858
1974 - $1,041
1975 - $1,190
1976 - $1,302
1977 $634 $1,666
1978 $786 $1,928
1979 $754 $2,072
1980 $996 $2,118
1981 $1,125 $2,368
1982 $1,232 $2,430
1983 $1,363 $2,333
1984 $1,515 $2,261
1985 $1,666 $2,256
1986 $1,893 $2,271
1987 $2,138 $2,469
1988 $2,423 $2,886
1989 $2,639 $1,329
1990 $2,893 $942
1991 $3,171 $1,080
1992 $3,376 $969
1993 $3,536 $1,022
1994 $3,805 $1,434
1995 $3,952 $1,610
1996 $4,211 $1,963
1997 $4,372 $2,068
1998 $4,664 $2,429
1999 $4,817 $1,898
2000 $4,867 $1,988
2001 $5,528 $1,715
2002 $5,488 $2,202
2003 $5,447 $2,516
2004 $5,779 $2,888
2005 $5,695 $3,453
2006 $6,056 $5,003
2007 $6,459 $5,530
2008 $6,971 $6,576
2009 $7,487 $7,130
2010 $7,550 $7,944
2011 $7,705 $7,950
2012 $7,529 $8,851
2013 $7,822 $9,043
2014 $8,132 $9,108
2015 $8,283 $8,814
2016 $8,803 $5,644
2017 $8,225 $6,050
2018 $9,215 $6,666
2019 $9,491 $6,630
2020 $7,828 $4,755
2021 $8,376 $5,030
2022 $9,324 $6,084
2023 $9,913 $5,494
2024 $10,405 $7,431

Dominica vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominica

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominica Suriname
1950 44.5 50.7
1951 46.3 51.1
1952 48.2 51.4
1953 50 52.1
1954 51.7 52.8
1955 53.4 53.5
1956 55 54.1
1957 56.5 54.7
1958 57.9 55.4
1959 59.1 55.9
1960 60.1 56.6
1961 61 57.3
1962 61.9 58
1963 62.6 58.5
1964 63.3 58.9
1965 63.9 59.1
1966 64.5 59.2
1967 64.9 59.2
1968 65.3 59.3
1969 65.7 59.4
1970 66.2 59.5
1971 66.8 59.6
1972 67.5 59.7
1973 68.1 59.8
1974 68.6 59.9
1975 69.1 60
1976 69.4 60.2
1977 69.7 60.3
1978 70.1 60.4
1979 69.2 60.5
1980 71 60.7
1981 71.5 60.8
1982 71.7 60.9
1983 72 61.1
1984 71.9 61.2
1985 71.9 61.4
1986 71.7 61.2
1987 71.4 61.3
1988 71 61.5
1989 70.7 62
1990 70.5 62.1
1991 70.4 62.2
1992 70.5 62.2
1993 70.6 62.4
1994 70.8 62.5
1995 70.8 62.8
1996 71 63.1
1997 71.2 63.4
1998 71.4 63.7
1999 71.5 64
2000 71.7 64.4
2001 71.9 64.8
2002 71.9 65.3
2003 71.9 65.8
2004 72 66.4
2005 72 67
2006 72 67.6
2007 71.9 68.3
2008 71.9 68.9
2009 71.8 69.3
2010 71.7 69.6
2011 71.5 69.8
2012 71.4 70
2013 71.2 70.1
2014 71.2 70.3
2015 70 70.6
2016 71.2 71
2017 68.6 71.2
2018 71.4 71.5
2019 71.3 71.8
2020 71.3 72.3
2021 69.8 68.9
2022 71.1 73.3
2023 71.1 73.6
2024 71.3 73.8
2025 71.5 73.9

Dominica and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominica

Suriname
Year Population
Dominica Suriname
1960 59,372 263,918
1961 60,209 272,791
1962 60,948 283,912
1963 61,739 297,034
1964 62,587 309,041
1965 63,505 320,000
1966 64,507 331,135
1967 65,585 342,679
1968 66,732 354,616
1969 67,934 366,906
1970 68,908 379,442
1971 69,532 391,932
1972 70,060 397,413
1973 70,585 395,772
1974 71,091 393,676
1975 71,570 391,170
1976 72,017 388,289
1977 72,406 385,067
1978 72,724 381,502
1979 72,959 377,602
1980 73,083 375,377
1981 72,986 375,459
1982 72,688 376,555
1983 72,365 378,746
1984 72,056 382,193
1985 71,744 386,972
1986 71,406 392,330
1987 71,023 396,911
1988 70,608 402,227
1989 70,153 408,409
1990 69,627 412,493
1991 69,296 415,013
1992 69,325 417,589
1993 69,433 419,352
1994 69,477 422,375
1995 69,469 429,606
1996 69,410 438,830
1997 69,299 448,067
1998 69,124 457,406
1999 68,870 466,916
2000 68,511 476,643
2001 68,288 486,560
2002 68,367 496,551
2003 68,531 506,414
2004 68,649 513,923
2005 68,734 519,313
2006 68,806 524,997
2007 68,847 531,016
2008 68,854 537,245
2009 68,864 543,568
2010 68,859 549,923
2011 69,053 556,269
2012 69,118 562,633
2013 69,715 569,020
2014 70,373 575,373
2015 70,410 581,627
2016 69,606 587,757
2017 68,496 593,713
2018 68,174 599,513
2019 67,880 605,768
2020 67,573 612,317
2021 67,202 617,896
2022 66,826 623,164
2023 66,510 628,886
2024 66,205 634,431

Fertility rates in Dominica and Suriname

Fertility rate
Dominica

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Dominica Suriname
1960 6.18 6.59
1961 6.16 6.58
1962 6.12 6.57
1963 6.08 6.51
1964 6.03 6.43
1965 5.95 6.32
1966 5.86 6.2
1967 5.74 6.04
1968 5.59 5.86
1969 5.41 5.7
1970 5.22 5.53
1971 4.99 5.36
1972 4.67 5.18
1973 4.28 5.01
1974 3.84 4.81
1975 3.46 4.63
1976 3.19 4.45
1977 3.02 4.26
1978 2.96 4.08
1979 2.96 3.93
1980 3.04 3.79
1981 3.11 3.75
1982 3.17 3.82
1983 3.18 3.87
1984 3.15 3.8
1985 3.12 3.71
1986 3.08 3.61
1987 3.06 3.53
1988 3.06 3.46
1989 3.06 3.39
1990 3.09 3.23
1991 3.15 3.09
1992 3.18 3.01
1993 3.2 2.94
1994 2.96 2.9
1995 2.71 2.9
1996 2.55 2.92
1997 2.41 2.95
1998 2.32 2.99
1999 2.46 3.02
2000 2.35 3.05
2001 2.4 3.06
2002 2.16 2.96
2003 2.08 2.84
2004 2.02 2.74
2005 2 2.71
2006 2.07 2.73
2007 2.02 2.74
2008 1.97 2.73
2009 1.92 2.71
2010 1.89 2.69
2011 1.86 2.67
2012 1.83 2.67
2013 1.78 2.65
2014 1.71 2.62
2015 1.65 2.57
2016 1.58 2.5
2017 1.54 2.43
2018 1.52 2.38
2019 1.5 2.35
2020 1.5 2.31
2021 1.48 2.3
2022 1.48 2.27
2023 1.48 2.25

Dominica and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Dominica

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Dominica Suriname
1960 18 18.1
1961 17.8 18.2
1962 17.6 17.8
1963 17.4 17.3
1964 17.2 16.8
1965 16.9 16.4
1966 16.6 16.1
1967 16.3 15.8
1968 16 15.6
1969 15.7 15.6
1970 15.7 15.6
1971 15.9 15.7
1972 16.3 16
1973 16.6 16.3
1974 16.9 16.7
1975 17.2 17
1976 17.5 17.4
1977 17.8 17.6
1978 18.1 17.9
1979 18.4 18.1
1980 18.7 18.4
1981 19.1 18.7
1982 19.6 18.9
1983 20 19.2
1984 20.6 19.5
1985 21.1 19.7
1986 21.6 20
1987 22 20.2
1988 22.3 20.4
1989 22.6 20.6
1990 22.9 20.8
1991 23.2 21
1992 23.6 21.2
1993 24 21.5
1994 24.5 21.7
1995 25 22
1996 25.6 22.4
1997 26.1 22.8
1998 26.6 23.2
1999 27.1 23.6
2000 27.6 24
2001 28 24.4
2002 28.4 24.7
2003 28.8 25
2004 29.2 25.3
2005 29.6 25.5
2006 30 25.6
2007 30.3 25.8
2008 30.6 26.1
2009 31 26.3
2010 31.5 26.5
2011 31.6 26.7
2012 31.8 26.9
2013 31.4 27.1
2014 31.2 27.3
2015 31.6 27.5
2016 32.8 27.7
2017 34.1 27.9
2018 34.5 28.1
2019 35 28.3
2020 35.5 28.6
2021 35.9 28.7
2022 36.3 28.9
2023 36.6 29.2
2024 37 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Dominica Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$676M
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.6%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.39%
2024
2.87%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
11%
2001
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
56.9%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
13.9%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
55.3
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$156M
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$38.6M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
140,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
75.1%
2018
0.78%
2020

Energy

Dominica Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
625 kg
2007
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2007
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.08 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.2 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.9%
2022
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
20.3%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
19.5%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Dominica Suriname
% of world population
0.0008%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-200
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.91 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.8
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
60
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
30
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
26.1
2022
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.9
2016
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
136
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2003
95%
2021
English speaking
94%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
83.8%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Dominica Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$574
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$157.8
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
71.5 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.44%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.12
2018
1.48
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
36
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
35.5
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
32.2%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12.9%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
63
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.02 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Dominica Suriname
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
4,374 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
96.5 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
184.8 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
940 mi
2018
2,674 mi
2003

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