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Equatorial Guinea vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Equatorial Guinea has a population of 1.89M (ranked 148/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Equatorial Guinea's land area is 10,830 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 140th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Equatorial Guinea Suriname
Population
1975406
644193
Population rank 148/197 165/197
GDP
$12.8B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 148/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$6,745
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 106/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,567
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$4.62B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
35.1%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,442
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 112/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,393
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
10,830 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.08
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
22 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Equatorial Guinea and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Equatorial Guinea and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Equatorial Guinea

Suriname
Year GDP
Equatorial Guinea Suriname
1960 - $99,650,000
1961 - $107,700,000
1962 $37,253,333 $116,150,000
1963 $44,266,667 $125,950,000
1964 $51,915,000 $134,400,000
1965 $64,748,333 $154,150,000
1966 $69,110,000 $190,350,000
1967 $72,317,447 $220,700,000
1968 $67,514,286 $241,350,000
1969 $67,225,714 $259,650,000
1970 $66,331,429 $274,900,000
1971 $64,946,955 $301,000,000
1972 $65,429,198 $311,950,000
1973 $81,203,227 $339,450,000
1974 $94,159,863 $409,850,000
1975 $104,295,643 $465,500,000
1976 $103,653,050 $505,500,000
1977 $103,987,520 $641,500,000
1978 - $735,500,000
1979 - $782,500,000
1980 $50,642,881 $795,000,000
1981 $36,731,423 $889,000,000
1982 $44,294,648 $915,000,000
1983 $44,442,457 $883,500,000
1984 $50,320,914 $864,000,000
1985 $62,118,570 $873,000,000
1986 $76,407,396 $891,000,000
1987 $93,345,860 $980,000,000
1988 $100,534,657 $1,161,000,000
1989 $88,265,975 $542,600,000
1990 $112,119,411 $388,400,000
1991 $110,906,029 $448,100,000
1992 $134,707,184 $404,600,000
1993 $136,047,906 $428,764,706
1994 $100,807,003 $605,492,537
1995 $141,853,361 $691,590,498
1996 $232,463,023 $861,372,806
1997 $442,337,871 $926,422,500
1998 $370,687,634 $1,110,850,000
1999 $621,117,886 $886,290,698
2000 $1,045,998,496 $947,671,970
2001 $1,461,139,022 $834,279,358
2002 $1,806,742,742 $1,093,574,468
2003 $2,484,745,935 $1,274,190,311
2004 $4,410,764,339 $1,484,092,538
2005 $8,217,369,093 $1,793,410,397
2006 $10,086,528,699 $2,626,380,435
2007 $13,071,718,759 $2,936,612,022
2008 $19,749,893,536 $3,532,969,035
2009 $15,027,795,173 $3,875,409,836
2010 $16,314,443,436 $4,368,370,998
2011 $21,357,343,669 $4,422,276,622
2012 $22,388,344,144 $4,980,000,000
2013 $21,948,834,284 $5,145,757,576
2014 $21,765,453,082 $5,240,606,061
2015 $13,185,496,881 $5,126,237,646
2016 $11,240,808,848 $3,317,421,648
2017 $12,200,913,879 $3,591,679,431
2018 $13,097,012,134 $3,996,198,867
2019 $11,364,133,550 $4,016,040,575
2020 $9,893,816,008 $2,911,807,496
2021 $12,215,878,033 $3,107,923,198
2022 $13,687,643,436 $3,791,603,200
2023 $12,337,550,584 $3,455,146,281
2024 $12,765,777,677 $4,714,267,822

Equatorial Guinea and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 $132.9 $409
1963 $154.8 $424
1964 $177.8 $435
1965 $217.1 $482
1966 $226.7 $575
1967 $231.9 $644
1968 $211.7 $681
1969 $208.4 $708
1970 $206.8 $724
1971 $205.6 $768
1972 $211.4 $785
1973 $268.6 $858
1974 $319 $1,041
1975 $362 $1,190
1976 $369 $1,302
1977 $376 $1,666
1978 $376 $1,928
1979 $372 $2,072
1980 $175.5 $2,118
1981 $121.1 $2,368
1982 $137.5 $2,430
1983 $129.4 $2,333
1984 $137.9 $2,261
1985 $161.1 $2,256
1986 $188.8 $2,271
1987 $220.9 $2,469
1988 $228.7 $2,886
1989 $193.2 $1,329
1990 $236.4 $942
1991 $225.3 $1,080
1992 $263.7 $969
1993 $256.7 $1,022
1994 $183.2 $1,434
1995 $248.3 $1,610
1996 $392 $1,963
1997 $717 $2,068
1998 $578 $2,429
1999 $931 $1,898
2000 $1,487 $1,988
2001 $1,949 $1,715
2002 $2,264 $2,202
2003 $2,931 $2,516
2004 $4,901 $2,888
2005 $8,674 $3,453
2006 $10,185 $5,003
2007 $12,617 $5,530
2008 $18,211 $6,576
2009 $13,233 $7,130
2010 $13,720 $7,944
2011 $17,198 $7,950
2012 $17,309 $8,851
2013 $16,304 $9,043
2014 $15,549 $9,108
2015 $9,069 $8,814
2016 $7,453 $5,644
2017 $7,809 $6,050
2018 $8,102 $6,666
2019 $6,804 $6,630
2020 $5,764 $4,755
2021 $6,946 $5,030
2022 $7,589 $6,084
2023 $6,678 $5,494
2024 $6,745 $7,431

Equatorial Guinea vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Equatorial Guinea

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Equatorial Guinea Suriname
1950 40.1 50.7
1951 40.4 51.1
1952 40.6 51.4
1953 40.9 52.1
1954 41.1 52.8
1955 41.4 53.5
1956 41.7 54.1
1957 41.9 54.7
1958 42.2 55.4
1959 42.5 55.9
1960 42.7 56.6
1961 43 57.3
1962 43.3 58
1963 43.5 58.5
1964 43.8 58.9
1965 44.1 59.1
1966 44.3 59.2
1967 44.6 59.2
1968 44.9 59.3
1969 31 59.4
1970 31.1 59.5
1971 37.2 59.6
1972 44.4 59.7
1973 44.7 59.8
1974 41.5 59.9
1975 37.3 60
1976 30.5 60.2
1977 42 60.3
1978 42.3 60.4
1979 43 60.5
1980 48.8 60.7
1981 49.1 60.8
1982 49.7 60.9
1983 50 61.1
1984 50.2 61.2
1985 50.6 61.4
1986 50.8 61.2
1987 51 61.3
1988 51.2 61.5
1989 51.3 62
1990 51.4 62.1
1991 51.5 62.2
1992 51.6 62.2
1993 51.7 62.4
1994 51.8 62.5
1995 51.9 62.8
1996 52.1 63.1
1997 52.4 63.4
1998 52.6 63.7
1999 53 64
2000 53.4 64.4
2001 53.8 64.8
2002 54.3 65.3
2003 54.8 65.8
2004 55.3 66.4
2005 55.8 67
2006 56.4 67.6
2007 56.9 68.3
2008 57.4 68.9
2009 57.9 69.3
2010 58.3 69.6
2011 58.8 69.8
2012 59.3 70
2013 59.8 70.1
2014 60.2 70.3
2015 60.6 70.6
2016 61.1 71
2017 61.5 71.2
2018 61.9 71.5
2019 62.3 71.8
2020 62.1 72.3
2021 62.4 68.9
2022 63.4 73.3
2023 63.7 73.6
2024 63.9 73.8
2025 64.1 73.9

Equatorial Guinea and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Equatorial Guinea

Suriname
Year Population
Equatorial Guinea Suriname
1960 269,807 263,918
1961 274,896 272,791
1962 280,286 283,912
1963 285,965 297,034
1964 291,942 309,041
1965 298,238 320,000
1966 304,859 331,135
1967 311,805 342,679
1968 318,849 354,616
1969 322,517 366,906
1970 320,803 379,442
1971 315,940 391,932
1972 309,468 397,413
1973 302,281 395,772
1974 294,953 393,676
1975 287,901 391,170
1976 281,031 388,289
1977 276,779 385,067
1978 276,531 381,502
1979 279,846 377,602
1980 288,644 375,377
1981 303,252 375,459
1982 322,216 376,555
1983 343,421 378,746
1984 364,899 382,193
1985 385,547 386,972
1986 404,728 392,330
1987 422,522 396,911
1988 439,651 402,227
1989 456,808 408,409
1990 474,274 412,493
1991 492,217 415,013
1992 510,770 417,589
1993 530,023 419,352
1994 550,138 422,375
1995 571,264 429,606
1996 593,492 438,830
1997 616,893 448,067
1998 641,474 457,406
1999 667,214 466,916
2000 703,279 476,643
2001 749,836 486,560
2002 797,957 496,551
2003 847,862 506,414
2004 899,917 513,923
2005 947,367 519,313
2006 990,343 524,997
2007 1,036,044 531,016
2008 1,084,530 537,245
2009 1,135,673 543,568
2010 1,189,085 549,923
2011 1,241,835 556,269
2012 1,293,483 562,633
2013 1,346,218 569,020
2014 1,399,828 575,373
2015 1,453,923 581,627
2016 1,508,186 587,757
2017 1,562,396 593,713
2018 1,616,422 599,513
2019 1,670,177 605,768
2020 1,716,468 612,317
2021 1,758,786 617,896
2022 1,803,545 623,164
2023 1,847,549 628,886
2024 1,892,516 634,431

Fertility rates in Equatorial Guinea and Suriname

Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Equatorial Guinea Suriname
1960 5.65 6.59
1961 5.66 6.58
1962 5.67 6.57
1963 5.69 6.51
1964 5.71 6.43
1965 5.73 6.32
1966 5.76 6.2
1967 5.78 6.04
1968 5.79 5.86
1969 5.8 5.7
1970 5.81 5.53
1971 5.81 5.36
1972 5.81 5.18
1973 5.8 5.01
1974 5.8 4.81
1975 5.79 4.63
1976 5.79 4.45
1977 5.8 4.26
1978 5.8 4.08
1979 5.82 3.93
1980 5.84 3.79
1981 5.86 3.75
1982 5.88 3.82
1983 5.9 3.87
1984 5.93 3.8
1985 5.95 3.71
1986 5.96 3.61
1987 5.97 3.53
1988 5.98 3.46
1989 5.99 3.39
1990 5.99 3.23
1991 5.99 3.09
1992 5.98 3.01
1993 5.98 2.94
1994 5.98 2.9
1995 5.97 2.9
1996 5.96 2.92
1997 5.94 2.95
1998 5.91 2.99
1999 5.88 3.02
2000 5.83 3.05
2001 5.79 3.06
2002 5.73 2.96
2003 5.68 2.84
2004 5.62 2.74
2005 5.56 2.71
2006 5.5 2.73
2007 5.43 2.74
2008 5.36 2.73
2009 5.29 2.71
2010 5.21 2.69
2011 5.13 2.67
2012 5.04 2.67
2013 4.95 2.65
2014 4.86 2.62
2015 4.77 2.57
2016 4.69 2.5
2017 4.6 2.43
2018 4.51 2.38
2019 4.43 2.35
2020 4.35 2.31
2021 4.27 2.3
2022 4.17 2.27
2023 4.08 2.25

Equatorial Guinea and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Equatorial Guinea

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Equatorial Guinea Suriname
1960 21.9 18.1
1961 21.7 18.2
1962 21.6 17.8
1963 21.4 17.3
1964 21.3 16.8
1965 21.1 16.4
1966 21 16.1
1967 20.8 15.8
1968 20.7 15.6
1969 20.5 15.6
1970 20.4 15.6
1971 20.2 15.7
1972 20.2 16
1973 20.1 16.3
1974 20 16.7
1975 19.9 17
1976 19.8 17.4
1977 19.6 17.6
1978 19.5 17.9
1979 19.4 18.1
1980 19.3 18.4
1981 19.2 18.7
1982 19.1 18.9
1983 19.3 19.2
1984 19.7 19.5
1985 19.9 19.7
1986 20 20
1987 20 20.2
1988 19.9 20.4
1989 19.8 20.6
1990 19.7 20.8
1991 19.5 21
1992 19.4 21.2
1993 19.2 21.5
1994 19.1 21.7
1995 19 22
1996 19 22.4
1997 18.9 22.8
1998 18.9 23.2
1999 18.9 23.6
2000 19 24
2001 19.1 24.4
2002 19.3 24.7
2003 19.4 25
2004 19.7 25.3
2005 19.9 25.5
2006 20.1 25.6
2007 20.4 25.8
2008 20.7 26.1
2009 20.9 26.3
2010 21.2 26.5
2011 21.3 26.7
2012 21.5 26.9
2013 21.6 27.1
2014 21.7 27.3
2015 21.9 27.5
2016 21.9 27.7
2017 22 27.9
2018 22.1 28.1
2019 22.2 28.3
2020 22.1 28.6
2021 22.1 28.7
2022 22.1 28.9
2023 22.1 29.2
2024 22 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Equatorial Guinea Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$8.96B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.19%
1998
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.59%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.78%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.6%
2014
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
45.8%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
47.7
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.1%
2022
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2022
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$1.54B
2023
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
2.22%
1996
0.78%
2020

Energy

Equatorial Guinea Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,284 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.1
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.78 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.04 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
4.2%
2022
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.75%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-423%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
745 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
8.8%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
31.3%
2022
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Equatorial Guinea Suriname
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,891
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
74.9%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.6
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
13
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.31
2015
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
27.2
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
66
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.4%
2010
95%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
60.4%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Equatorial Guinea Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$190.1
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$133.8
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
64.1 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.83%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
1.48
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
174
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
70.6
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.2%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
63
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.56 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Equatorial Guinea Suriname
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
5,723 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
404 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,357 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,790 mi
2017
2,674 mi
2003

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