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Dominican Republic vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Dominican Republic has a population of 11.4M (ranked 85/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). The Dominican Republic's land area is 18,609 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 127th vs. 90th).

By GDP, The Dominican Republic ranks 65/197 ($124B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, The Dominican Republic ranks 83/197 ($10,876), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Dominican Republic Suriname
Population
11591984
644193
Population rank 84/197 165/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 65/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$10,876
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 83/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$27,541
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$73.1B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
58.2%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,394
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 72/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,703
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
18,609 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
614 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.24
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
29 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Dominican Republic and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Dominican Republic and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Dominican Republic

Suriname
Year GDP
Dominican Republic Suriname
1960 $672,399,700 $99,650,000
1961 $654,100,200 $107,700,000
1962 $824,100,000 $116,150,000
1963 $940,799,900 $125,950,000
1964 $1,025,599,900 $134,400,000
1965 $888,100,000 $154,150,000
1966 $983,900,000 $190,350,000
1967 $1,034,800,000 $220,700,000
1968 $1,079,100,000 $241,350,000
1969 $1,230,500,000 $259,650,000
1970 $1,485,500,000 $274,900,000
1971 $1,666,500,000 $301,000,000
1972 $1,987,400,000 $311,950,000
1973 $2,344,800,000 $339,450,000
1974 $2,925,700,000 $409,850,000
1975 $3,599,200,000 $465,500,000
1976 $3,951,500,000 $505,500,000
1977 $4,587,100,000 $641,500,000
1978 $4,734,400,000 $735,500,000
1979 $5,498,800,000 $782,500,000
1980 $6,761,300,000 $795,000,000
1981 $7,561,300,000 $889,000,000
1982 $8,267,400,000 $915,000,000
1983 $9,220,600,000 $883,500,000
1984 $11,594,000,000 $864,000,000
1985 $5,044,579,979 $873,000,000
1986 $6,122,128,558 $891,000,000
1987 $5,827,050,753 $980,000,000
1988 $5,374,299,981 $1,161,000,000
1989 $6,686,593,060 $542,600,000
1990 $7,073,675,545 $388,400,000
1991 $9,824,483,340 $448,100,000
1992 $11,605,382,504 $404,600,000
1993 $13,081,042,400 $428,764,706
1994 $14,644,734,599 $605,492,537
1995 $16,637,370,839 $691,590,498
1996 $18,241,622,548 $861,372,806
1997 $20,017,450,041 $926,422,500
1998 $21,672,215,547 $1,110,850,000
1999 $22,136,579,397 $886,290,698
2000 $24,305,780,629 $947,671,970
2001 $25,601,823,688 $834,279,358
2002 $27,137,440,786 $1,093,574,468
2003 $21,403,167,848 $1,274,190,311
2004 $22,322,387,382 $1,484,092,538
2005 $35,777,560,684 $1,793,410,397
2006 $37,879,830,084 $2,626,380,435
2007 $43,965,458,509 $2,936,612,022
2008 $48,091,433,554 $3,532,969,035
2009 $48,223,781,477 $3,875,409,836
2010 $53,801,053,353 $4,368,370,998
2011 $57,948,261,616 $4,422,276,622
2012 $60,561,635,556 $4,980,000,000
2013 $62,555,417,415 $5,145,757,576
2014 $67,014,329,100 $5,240,606,061
2015 $70,966,782,572 $5,126,237,646
2016 $75,552,902,636 $3,317,421,648
2017 $79,070,274,743 $3,591,679,431
2018 $84,994,732,049 $3,996,198,867
2019 $89,146,130,745 $4,016,040,575
2020 $78,546,672,407 $2,911,807,496
2021 $94,850,719,517 $3,107,923,198
2022 $113,478,087,135 $3,791,603,200
2023 $120,456,239,154 $3,455,146,281
2024 $124,282,245,639 $4,714,267,822

Dominican Republic and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Dominican Republic

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Dominican Republic Suriname
1960 $205.7 $378
1961 $193.9 $395
1962 $236.8 $409
1963 $262.2 $424
1964 $277.3 $435
1965 $233.2 $482
1966 $250.9 $575
1967 $256.2 $644
1968 $259.6 $681
1969 $287.7 $708
1970 $338 $724
1971 $368 $768
1972 $427 $785
1973 $490 $858
1974 $595 $1,041
1975 $713 $1,190
1976 $763 $1,302
1977 $863 $1,666
1978 $868 $1,928
1979 $984 $2,072
1980 $1,180 $2,118
1981 $1,288 $2,368
1982 $1,376 $2,430
1983 $1,500 $2,333
1984 $1,844 $2,261
1985 $784 $2,256
1986 $932 $2,271
1987 $868 $2,469
1988 $784 $2,886
1989 $955 $1,329
1990 $989 $942
1991 $1,346 $1,080
1992 $1,558 $969
1993 $1,722 $1,022
1994 $1,892 $1,434
1995 $2,109 $1,610
1996 $2,271 $1,963
1997 $2,449 $2,068
1998 $2,608 $2,429
1999 $2,621 $1,898
2000 $2,831 $1,988
2001 $2,936 $1,715
2002 $3,066 $2,202
2003 $2,383 $2,516
2004 $2,452 $2,888
2005 $3,878 $3,453
2006 $4,055 $5,003
2007 $4,650 $5,530
2008 $5,024 $6,576
2009 $4,974 $7,130
2010 $5,479 $7,944
2011 $5,827 $7,950
2012 $6,014 $8,851
2013 $6,137 $9,043
2014 $6,496 $9,108
2015 $6,801 $8,814
2016 $7,160 $5,644
2017 $7,413 $6,050
2018 $7,883 $6,666
2019 $8,183 $6,630
2020 $7,135 $4,755
2021 $8,527 $5,030
2022 $10,104 $6,084
2023 $10,630 $5,494
2024 $10,876 $7,431

Dominican Republic vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Dominican Republic

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Dominican Republic Suriname
1950 44.1 50.7
1951 44.8 51.1
1952 45.6 51.4
1953 46.3 52.1
1954 47.1 52.8
1955 47.9 53.5
1956 48.7 54.1
1957 49.5 54.7
1958 50.2 55.4
1959 51 55.9
1960 51.7 56.6
1961 52.4 57.3
1962 53.2 58
1963 53.8 58.5
1964 54.7 58.9
1965 52.8 59.1
1966 56 59.2
1967 56.6 59.2
1968 57.3 59.3
1969 57.9 59.4
1970 58.5 59.5
1971 59.1 59.6
1972 59.7 59.7
1973 60.2 59.8
1974 60.8 59.9
1975 61.3 60
1976 61.7 60.2
1977 62.2 60.3
1978 62.6 60.4
1979 62.4 60.5
1980 63.4 60.7
1981 63.8 60.8
1982 64.2 60.9
1983 64.6 61.1
1984 65.1 61.2
1985 65.6 61.4
1986 66.1 61.2
1987 66.5 61.3
1988 66.9 61.5
1989 67.3 62
1990 67.7 62.1
1991 68.2 62.2
1992 68.5 62.2
1993 68.9 62.4
1994 69.2 62.5
1995 69.4 62.8
1996 69.6 63.1
1997 69.8 63.4
1998 69.9 63.7
1999 70.2 64
2000 70.4 64.4
2001 70.6 64.8
2002 70.7 65.3
2003 70.9 65.8
2004 70.7 66.4
2005 71 67
2006 71.1 67.6
2007 71.1 68.3
2008 71.3 68.9
2009 71.6 69.3
2010 72 69.6
2011 72.5 69.8
2012 72.8 70
2013 73 70.1
2014 73.1 70.3
2015 73 70.6
2016 72.9 71
2017 73.4 71.2
2018 73.6 71.5
2019 73.1 71.8
2020 72.6 72.3
2021 71.8 68.9
2022 74.2 73.3
2023 73.7 73.6
2024 73.9 73.8
2025 74 73.9

Dominican Republic and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Dominican Republic

Suriname
Year Population
Dominican Republic Suriname
1960 3,268,336 263,918
1961 3,373,233 272,791
1962 3,479,936 283,912
1963 3,588,287 297,034
1964 3,698,559 309,041
1965 3,808,963 320,000
1966 3,921,847 331,135
1967 4,038,928 342,679
1968 4,157,189 354,616
1969 4,277,035 366,906
1970 4,399,290 379,442
1971 4,524,234 391,932
1972 4,651,883 397,413
1973 4,782,227 395,772
1974 4,914,197 393,676
1975 5,046,776 391,170
1976 5,180,404 388,289
1977 5,315,443 385,067
1978 5,451,882 381,502
1979 5,589,690 377,602
1980 5,729,037 375,377
1981 5,868,453 375,459
1982 6,007,114 376,555
1983 6,147,248 378,746
1984 6,289,040 382,193
1985 6,430,404 386,972
1986 6,571,208 392,330
1987 6,712,515 396,911
1988 6,855,734 402,227
1989 7,002,295 408,409
1990 7,151,166 412,493
1991 7,299,853 415,013
1992 7,447,474 417,589
1993 7,594,572 419,352
1994 7,741,694 422,375
1995 7,888,115 429,606
1996 8,032,894 438,830
1997 8,174,078 448,067
1998 8,310,362 457,406
1999 8,446,208 466,916
2000 8,584,190 476,643
2001 8,720,283 486,560
2002 8,852,235 496,551
2003 8,980,620 506,414
2004 9,104,892 513,923
2005 9,225,034 519,313
2006 9,341,183 524,997
2007 9,455,658 531,016
2008 9,573,130 537,245
2009 9,695,265 543,568
2010 9,820,175 549,923
2011 9,945,621 556,269
2012 10,070,411 562,633
2013 10,193,833 569,020
2014 10,315,528 575,373
2015 10,434,829 581,627
2016 10,551,430 587,757
2017 10,666,843 593,713
2018 10,782,053 599,513
2019 10,894,043 605,768
2020 11,008,300 612,317
2021 11,123,476 617,896
2022 11,230,734 623,164
2023 11,331,265 628,886
2024 11,427,557 634,431

Fertility rates in Dominican Republic and Suriname

Fertility rate
Dominican Republic

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Dominican Republic Suriname
1960 7.56 6.59
1961 7.49 6.58
1962 7.4 6.57
1963 7.3 6.51
1964 7.19 6.43
1965 7.05 6.32
1966 6.95 6.2
1967 6.76 6.04
1968 6.55 5.86
1969 6.37 5.7
1970 6.18 5.53
1971 6.01 5.36
1972 5.84 5.18
1973 5.67 5.01
1974 5.44 4.81
1975 5.24 4.63
1976 5.05 4.45
1977 4.84 4.26
1978 4.64 4.08
1979 4.47 3.93
1980 4.3 3.79
1981 4.15 3.75
1982 4.01 3.82
1983 3.95 3.87
1984 3.82 3.8
1985 3.69 3.71
1986 3.6 3.61
1987 3.53 3.53
1988 3.5 3.46
1989 3.48 3.39
1990 3.41 3.23
1991 3.35 3.09
1992 3.29 3.01
1993 3.23 2.94
1994 3.16 2.9
1995 3.1 2.9
1996 3.04 2.92
1997 2.92 2.95
1998 2.84 2.99
1999 2.85 3.02
2000 2.87 3.05
2001 2.83 3.06
2002 2.76 2.96
2003 2.7 2.84
2004 2.64 2.74
2005 2.57 2.71
2006 2.51 2.73
2007 2.51 2.74
2008 2.55 2.73
2009 2.57 2.71
2010 2.56 2.69
2011 2.53 2.67
2012 2.5 2.67
2013 2.47 2.65
2014 2.45 2.62
2015 2.43 2.57
2016 2.41 2.5
2017 2.4 2.43
2018 2.4 2.38
2019 2.37 2.35
2020 2.33 2.31
2021 2.29 2.3
2022 2.27 2.27
2023 2.24 2.25

Dominican Republic and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Dominican Republic

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Dominican Republic Suriname
1960 15.7 18.1
1961 15.6 18.2
1962 15.5 17.8
1963 15.4 17.3
1964 15.3 16.8
1965 15.3 16.4
1966 15.3 16.1
1967 15.4 15.8
1968 15.5 15.6
1969 15.6 15.6
1970 15.8 15.6
1971 16 15.7
1972 16.2 16
1973 16.4 16.3
1974 16.5 16.7
1975 16.8 17
1976 17 17.4
1977 17.2 17.6
1978 17.4 17.9
1979 17.6 18.1
1980 17.8 18.4
1981 18 18.7
1982 18.3 18.9
1983 18.5 19.2
1984 18.7 19.5
1985 18.9 19.7
1986 19.1 20
1987 19.3 20.2
1988 19.5 20.4
1989 19.7 20.6
1990 19.9 20.8
1991 20.1 21
1992 20.3 21.2
1993 20.5 21.5
1994 20.7 21.7
1995 20.9 22
1996 21.1 22.4
1997 21.4 22.8
1998 21.6 23.2
1999 21.9 23.6
2000 22.1 24
2001 22.4 24.4
2002 22.6 24.7
2003 22.9 25
2004 23.1 25.3
2005 23.4 25.5
2006 23.7 25.6
2007 24 25.8
2008 24.2 26.1
2009 24.5 26.3
2010 24.7 26.5
2011 25 26.7
2012 25.3 26.9
2013 25.6 27.1
2014 25.9 27.3
2015 26.2 27.5
2016 26.5 27.7
2017 26.8 27.9
2018 27.1 28.1
2019 27.4 28.3
2020 27.7 28.6
2021 28 28.7
2022 28.3 28.9
2023 28.7 29.2
2024 29 29.4

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Finance

Dominican Republic Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$117B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.76%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.16%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.31%
2024
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
59.8%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
28.7%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
64.3
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.5%
2024
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2024
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$13.5B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,748,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
37.7%
2018
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
64.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Dominican Republic Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
950 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.9
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
31.4 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.77 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.4%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
14.8%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.51%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
94.4%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,717 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
18.5%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.06%
2022
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Dominican Republic Suriname
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-34,806
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
85%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
42.5
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
36
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
33
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.4
2022
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
64.6
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
85
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
94%
2024
95%
2021
English speaking
0.15%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
91%
2024
78.4%
2023

Health

Dominican Republic Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$462
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$127.5
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.33%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.24
2022
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
124
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
31.4
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
30.3%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.6%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.5 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Dominican Republic Suriname
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
1,628 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,301 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,372 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,244 mi
2002
2,674 mi
2003

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