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East Timor vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 155th vs. 90th).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Suriname
Population
1433311
644193
Population rank 152/197 165/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 180/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

East Timor and Suriname: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Suriname economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Suriname
Year GDP
East Timor 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 - $641,500,000
1978 - $735,500,000
1979 - $782,500,000
1980 - $795,000,000
1981 - $889,000,000
1982 - $915,000,000
1983 - $883,500,000
1984 - $864,000,000
1985 - $873,000,000
1986 - $891,000,000
1987 - $980,000,000
1988 - $1,161,000,000
1989 - $542,600,000
1990 $128,210,142 $388,400,000
1991 $147,713,000 $448,100,000
1992 $187,891,500 $404,600,000
1993 $216,914,400 $428,764,706
1994 $239,040,500 $605,492,537
1995 $262,819,900 $691,590,498
1996 $306,956,900 $861,372,806
1997 $319,972,700 $926,422,500
1998 $325,729,800 $1,110,850,000
1999 $225,357,600 $886,290,698
2000 $366,924,300 $947,671,970
2001 $477,443,500 $834,279,358
2002 $469,455,500 $1,093,574,468
2003 $490,439,100 $1,274,190,311
2004 $440,772,000 $1,484,092,538
2005 $462,268,000 $1,793,410,397
2006 $453,792,400 $2,626,380,435
2007 $542,795,400 $2,936,612,022
2008 $648,523,600 $3,532,969,035
2009 $726,937,800 $3,875,409,836
2010 $881,909,300 $4,368,370,998
2011 $1,042,534,600 $4,422,276,622
2012 $1,160,555,000 $4,980,000,000
2013 $1,395,727,400 $5,145,757,576
2014 $1,447,535,200 $5,240,606,061
2015 $1,590,282,400 $5,126,237,646
2016 $1,640,464,600 $3,317,421,648
2017 $1,584,878,400 $3,591,679,431
2018 $1,555,988,614 $3,996,198,867
2019 $2,032,550,389 $4,016,040,575
2020 $2,162,619,241 $2,911,807,496
2021 $3,624,889,673 $3,107,923,198
2022 $3,208,593,982 $3,791,603,200
2023 $2,079,916,909 $3,455,146,281
2024 $1,881,265,333 $4,714,267,822

East Timor and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
East Timor 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 - $1,666
1978 - $1,928
1979 - $2,072
1980 - $2,118
1981 - $2,368
1982 - $2,430
1983 - $2,333
1984 - $2,261
1985 - $2,256
1986 - $2,271
1987 - $2,469
1988 - $2,886
1989 - $1,329
1990 $168.6 $942
1991 $189.8 $1,080
1992 $235.1 $969
1993 $264.1 $1,022
1994 $283.1 $1,434
1995 $303 $1,610
1996 $344 $1,963
1997 $349 $2,068
1998 $346 $2,429
1999 $270 $1,898
2000 $492 $1,988
2001 $588 $1,715
2002 $534 $2,202
2003 $535 $2,516
2004 $474 $2,888
2005 $487 $3,453
2006 $465 $5,003
2007 $540 $5,530
2008 $628 $6,576
2009 $687 $7,130
2010 $813 $7,944
2011 $939 $7,950
2012 $1,023 $8,851
2013 $1,205 $9,043
2014 $1,225 $9,108
2015 $1,320 $8,814
2016 $1,336 $5,644
2017 $1,266 $6,050
2018 $1,219 $6,666
2019 $1,562 $6,630
2020 $1,631 $4,755
2021 $2,685 $5,030
2022 $2,343 $6,084
2023 $1,503 $5,494
2024 $1,343 $7,431

East Timor vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Suriname
1950 29.2 50.7
1951 29.5 51.1
1952 29.8 51.4
1953 30.1 52.1
1954 30.4 52.8
1955 30.7 53.5
1956 31 54.1
1957 31.3 54.7
1958 31.7 55.4
1959 32 55.9
1960 32.4 56.6
1961 32.8 57.3
1962 33.2 58
1963 33.7 58.5
1964 34.1 58.9
1965 34.7 59.1
1966 35.2 59.2
1967 35.7 59.2
1968 36.2 59.3
1969 36.8 59.4
1970 37.4 59.5
1971 37.9 59.6
1972 38.4 59.7
1973 39 59.8
1974 36.5 59.9
1975 24.3 60
1976 25.9 60.2
1977 24.9 60.3
1978 22.9 60.4
1979 24.2 60.5
1980 30.2 60.7
1981 31.2 60.8
1982 32.2 60.9
1983 32.7 61.1
1984 34.5 61.2
1985 34.3 61.4
1986 34.8 61.2
1987 36 61.3
1988 36 61.5
1989 44.8 62
1990 45.2 62.1
1991 45.1 62.2
1992 46.2 62.2
1993 47 62.4
1994 47.9 62.5
1995 47.5 62.8
1996 48.3 63.1
1997 49 63.4
1998 48.6 63.7
1999 45.2 64
2000 58.1 64.4
2001 58.8 64.8
2002 59.5 65.3
2003 60.1 65.8
2004 60.7 66.4
2005 61.3 67
2006 61.9 67.6
2007 62.4 68.3
2008 62.9 68.9
2009 63.3 69.3
2010 63.7 69.6
2011 64 69.8
2012 64.4 70
2013 64.7 70.1
2014 65 70.3
2015 65.3 70.6
2016 65.6 71
2017 65.9 71.2
2018 66.2 71.5
2019 66.5 71.8
2020 66.9 72.3
2021 66.2 68.9
2022 67.4 73.3
2023 67.7 73.6
2024 67.9 73.8
2025 68.1 73.9

East Timor and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Suriname
Year Population
East Timor Suriname
1960 468,118 263,918
1961 475,291 272,791
1962 482,774 283,912
1963 490,564 297,034
1964 498,659 309,041
1965 507,034 320,000
1966 515,696 331,135
1967 524,648 342,679
1968 533,875 354,616
1969 543,356 366,906
1970 553,069 379,442
1971 562,966 391,932
1972 572,962 397,413
1973 582,855 395,772
1974 590,827 393,676
1975 598,158 391,170
1976 607,620 388,289
1977 618,315 385,067
1978 628,775 381,502
1979 638,719 377,602
1980 649,871 375,377
1981 660,493 375,459
1982 669,149 376,555
1983 677,707 378,746
1984 686,777 382,193
1985 696,665 386,972
1986 707,185 392,330
1987 718,476 396,911
1988 730,745 402,227
1989 744,856 408,409
1990 760,345 412,493
1991 778,278 415,013
1992 799,318 417,589
1993 821,437 419,352
1994 844,493 422,375
1995 868,146 429,606
1996 892,282 438,830
1997 917,184 448,067
1998 942,530 457,406
1999 834,697 466,916
2000 745,088 476,643
2001 812,249 486,560
2002 879,159 496,551
2003 916,878 506,414
2004 929,074 513,923
2005 948,311 519,313
2006 976,597 524,997
2007 1,004,889 531,016
2008 1,032,429 537,245
2009 1,058,782 543,568
2010 1,084,679 549,923
2011 1,110,207 556,269
2012 1,134,885 562,633
2013 1,158,695 569,020
2014 1,181,903 575,373
2015 1,205,131 581,627
2016 1,228,312 587,757
2017 1,251,703 593,713
2018 1,275,959 599,513
2019 1,300,945 605,768
2020 1,326,053 612,317
2021 1,350,139 617,896
2022 1,369,295 623,164
2023 1,384,286 628,886
2024 1,400,638 634,431

Fertility rates in East Timor and Suriname

Fertility rate
East Timor

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Suriname
1960 6.32 6.59
1961 6.27 6.58
1962 6.22 6.57
1963 6.16 6.51
1964 6.08 6.43
1965 6.01 6.32
1966 5.93 6.2
1967 5.86 6.04
1968 5.79 5.86
1969 5.72 5.7
1970 5.66 5.53
1971 5.58 5.36
1972 5.49 5.18
1973 5.39 5.01
1974 5.29 4.81
1975 5.19 4.63
1976 5.12 4.45
1977 5.09 4.26
1978 5.09 4.08
1979 5.14 3.93
1980 5.22 3.79
1981 5.53 3.75
1982 5.56 3.82
1983 5.59 3.87
1984 5.61 3.8
1985 5.65 3.71
1986 5.67 3.61
1987 5.68 3.53
1988 5.72 3.46
1989 5.76 3.39
1990 5.81 3.23
1991 5.84 3.09
1992 5.87 3.01
1993 5.88 2.94
1994 5.91 2.9
1995 5.94 2.9
1996 5.94 2.92
1997 5.96 2.95
1998 5.96 2.99
1999 5.97 3.02
2000 5.93 3.05
2001 5.92 3.06
2002 5.9 2.96
2003 5.85 2.84
2004 5.74 2.74
2005 5.61 2.71
2006 5.47 2.73
2007 5.33 2.74
2008 5.17 2.73
2009 4.99 2.71
2010 4.82 2.69
2011 4.61 2.67
2012 4.4 2.67
2013 4.21 2.65
2014 4 2.62
2015 3.78 2.57
2016 3.58 2.5
2017 3.4 2.43
2018 3.24 2.38
2019 3.12 2.35
2020 3.01 2.31
2021 2.89 2.3
2022 2.8 2.27
2023 2.71 2.25

East Timor and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Suriname
Year Median age, years
East Timor Suriname
1960 19.3 18.1
1961 19.4 18.2
1962 19.5 17.8
1963 19.6 17.3
1964 19.8 16.8
1965 19.9 16.4
1966 20 16.1
1967 20.2 15.8
1968 20.3 15.6
1969 20.4 15.6
1970 20.5 15.6
1971 20.4 15.7
1972 20.4 16
1973 20.4 16.3
1974 20.3 16.7
1975 20.4 17
1976 20.6 17.4
1977 20.7 17.6
1978 20.9 17.9
1979 21.1 18.1
1980 21.1 18.4
1981 20.9 18.7
1982 20.5 18.9
1983 20.3 19.2
1984 20 19.5
1985 19.8 19.7
1986 19.7 20
1987 19.5 20.2
1988 19.3 20.4
1989 19.1 20.6
1990 19 20.8
1991 19 21
1992 19 21.2
1993 19 21.5
1994 18.9 21.7
1995 18.9 22
1996 18.8 22.4
1997 18.8 22.8
1998 18.7 23.2
1999 18.7 23.6
2000 18.6 24
2001 18.6 24.4
2002 18.6 24.7
2003 18.6 25
2004 18.7 25.3
2005 18.7 25.5
2006 18.7 25.6
2007 18.7 25.8
2008 18.7 26.1
2009 18.8 26.3
2010 18.9 26.5
2011 19 26.7
2012 19.2 26.9
2013 19.3 27.1
2014 19.5 27.3
2015 19.7 27.5
2016 20 27.7
2017 20.3 27.9
2018 20.6 28.1
2019 20.9 28.3
2020 21.2 28.6
2021 21.4 28.7
2022 21.7 28.9
2023 22.1 29.2
2024 22.4 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
0.78%
2020

Energy

East Timor Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
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
0.37%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

East Timor Suriname
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
95%
2021
English speaking
9%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
34%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

East Timor Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Suriname
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
2,674 mi
2003

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