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Ethiopia vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ethiopia has a population of 132M (ranked 10/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Ethiopia's land area is 435,716 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 25th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Ethiopia Suriname
Population
138227398
644193
Population rank 10/197 165/197
GDP
$127B
2022
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 62/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$1,011
2022
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 176/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,278
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$59.5B
2022
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
41.8%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$474
2022
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 168/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,273
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
435,716 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
303 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.99
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
19.9 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Ethiopia and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Ethiopia and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Ethiopia

Suriname
Year GDP
Ethiopia Suriname
1960 $1,610,511,694 $99,650,000
1961 $1,680,859,514 $107,700,000
1962 $1,747,566,307 $116,150,000
1963 $1,825,058,828 $125,950,000
1964 $1,984,129,186 $134,400,000
1965 $2,159,998,591 $154,150,000
1966 $2,324,466,416 $190,350,000
1967 $2,461,762,003 $220,700,000
1968 $2,619,948,865 $241,350,000
1969 $2,768,987,372 $259,650,000
1970 $3,045,354,455 $274,900,000
1971 $3,224,280,835 $301,000,000
1972 $3,520,252,938 $311,950,000
1973 $4,070,570,550 $339,450,000
1974 $4,577,209,966 $409,850,000
1975 $4,577,047,854 $465,500,000
1976 $4,943,806,093 $505,500,000
1977 $5,651,840,585 $641,500,000
1978 $6,014,961,435 $735,500,000
1979 $6,586,048,398 $782,500,000
1980 $7,012,585,454 $795,000,000
1981 $7,507,663,567 $889,000,000
1982 $7,899,988,841 $915,000,000
1983 $8,781,664,427 $883,500,000
1984 $8,298,309,581 $864,000,000
1985 $9,717,392,687 $873,000,000
1986 $10,094,328,898 $891,000,000
1987 $10,790,001,558 $980,000,000
1988 $11,181,119,718 $1,161,000,000
1989 $11,762,932,007 $542,600,000
1990 $12,478,943,895 $388,400,000
1991 $13,799,799,324 $448,100,000
1992 $10,754,799,037 $404,600,000
1993 $9,051,043,870 $428,764,706
1994 $7,100,806,754 $605,492,537
1995 $7,855,205,207 $691,590,498
1996 $8,761,215,548 $861,372,806
1997 $8,803,539,988 $926,422,500
1998 $8,013,274,132 $1,110,850,000
1999 $7,892,973,532 $886,290,698
2000 $8,242,349,618 $947,671,970
2001 $8,231,326,016 $834,279,358
2002 $7,850,809,498 $1,093,574,468
2003 $8,623,691,300 $1,274,190,311
2004 $10,131,187,261 $1,484,092,538
2005 $12,401,139,454 $1,793,410,397
2006 $15,280,861,835 $2,626,380,435
2007 $19,707,616,773 $2,936,612,022
2008 $27,066,912,635 $3,532,969,035
2009 $32,437,389,116 $3,875,409,836
2010 $29,933,790,334 $4,368,370,998
2011 $31,952,763,089 $4,422,276,622
2012 $43,310,721,414 $4,980,000,000
2013 $47,648,276,605 $5,145,757,576
2014 $55,612,228,234 $5,240,606,061
2015 $64,589,328,551 $5,126,237,646
2016 $74,296,766,562 $3,317,421,648
2017 $81,770,885,148 $3,591,679,431
2018 $84,269,180,857 $3,996,198,867
2019 $95,912,620,248 $4,016,040,575
2020 $107,657,732,424 $2,911,807,496
2021 $111,261,888,669 $3,107,923,198
2022 $126,772,707,851 $3,791,603,200
2023 - $3,455,146,281
2024 - $4,714,267,822

Ethiopia and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Ethiopia

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Ethiopia Suriname
1960 $75.3 $378
1961 $76.7 $395
1962 $77.8 $409
1963 $79.2 $424
1964 $83.8 $435
1965 $88.9 $482
1966 $93.2 $575
1967 $96.1 $644
1968 $99.5 $681
1969 $102.3 $708
1970 $109.4 $724
1971 $112.7 $768
1972 $119.8 $785
1973 $134.9 $858
1974 $147.9 $1,041
1975 $144.3 $1,190
1976 $152 $1,302
1977 $170.4 $1,666
1978 $178.3 $1,928
1979 $192.4 $2,072
1980 $203.7 $2,118
1981 $212.7 $2,368
1982 $215.3 $2,430
1983 $232.7 $2,333
1984 $214.2 $2,261
1985 $243.9 $2,256
1986 $246 $2,271
1987 $254.1 $2,469
1988 $253.2 $2,886
1989 $256.4 $1,329
1990 $262.1 $942
1991 $277.6 $1,080
1992 $207.4 $969
1993 $168.5 $1,022
1994 $127.7 $1,434
1995 $136.5 $1,610
1996 $147.3 $1,963
1997 $143.4 $2,068
1998 $126.5 $2,429
1999 $120.7 $1,898
2000 $122.3 $1,988
2001 $118.5 $1,715
2002 $109.6 $2,202
2003 $116.8 $2,516
2004 $133.2 $2,888
2005 $158.2 $3,453
2006 $189.3 $5,003
2007 $237.1 $5,530
2008 $316 $6,576
2009 $369 $7,130
2010 $331 $7,944
2011 $343 $7,950
2012 $452 $8,851
2013 $484 $9,043
2014 $550 $9,108
2015 $622 $8,814
2016 $696 $5,644
2017 $746 $6,050
2018 $748 $6,666
2019 $829 $6,630
2020 $905 $4,755
2021 $911 $5,030
2022 $1,011 $6,084
2023 - $5,494
2024 - $7,431

Ethiopia vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ethiopia

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Ethiopia Suriname
1950 35.5 50.7
1951 35.9 51.1
1952 36.2 51.4
1953 36.6 52.1
1954 37 52.8
1955 37.3 53.5
1956 37.8 54.1
1957 32.2 54.7
1958 32.6 55.4
1959 39.2 55.9
1960 39.6 56.6
1961 40.2 57.3
1962 40.5 58
1963 41 58.5
1964 41.3 58.9
1965 41.4 59.1
1966 39.3 59.2
1967 41.9 59.2
1968 42.1 59.3
1969 42.1 59.4
1970 42.1 59.5
1971 42.2 59.6
1972 41 59.7
1973 41.1 59.8
1974 39.1 59.9
1975 38.9 60
1976 41.3 60.2
1977 41.4 60.3
1978 41.5 60.4
1979 42.4 60.5
1980 42.8 60.7
1981 43.1 60.8
1982 43.4 60.9
1983 36.3 61.1
1984 36.7 61.2
1985 37.7 61.4
1986 38.4 61.2
1987 45.9 61.3
1988 45.7 61.5
1989 45.6 62
1990 45.1 62.1
1991 46.7 62.2
1992 47.3 62.2
1993 47.7 62.4
1994 47.9 62.5
1995 48.2 62.8
1996 48.7 63.1
1997 49.2 63.4
1998 49.8 63.7
1999 49.5 64
2000 50.9 64.4
2001 51.4 64.8
2002 52.1 65.3
2003 52.9 65.8
2004 53.7 66.4
2005 54.4 67
2006 55.4 67.6
2007 56.6 68.3
2008 57.7 68.9
2009 58.7 69.3
2010 59.7 69.6
2011 60.6 69.8
2012 61.4 70
2013 62.2 70.1
2014 62.9 70.3
2015 63.6 70.6
2016 64.2 71
2017 64.8 71.2
2018 65.3 71.5
2019 65.7 71.8
2020 66 72.3
2021 65.3 68.9
2022 66.9 73.3
2023 67.3 73.6
2024 67.6 73.8
2025 67.9 73.9

Ethiopia and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Ethiopia

Suriname
Year Population
Ethiopia Suriname
1960 21,376,693 263,918
1961 21,906,102 272,791
1962 22,465,126 283,912
1963 23,051,637 297,034
1964 23,666,548 309,041
1965 24,310,612 320,000
1966 24,952,689 331,135
1967 25,620,276 342,679
1968 26,337,930 354,616
1969 27,072,571 366,906
1970 27,829,128 379,442
1971 28,600,106 391,932
1972 29,374,608 397,413
1973 30,166,785 395,772
1974 30,957,273 393,676
1975 31,723,252 391,170
1976 32,534,418 388,289
1977 33,167,272 385,067
1978 33,734,592 381,502
1979 34,238,652 377,602
1980 34,428,514 375,377
1981 35,304,012 375,459
1982 36,701,290 376,555
1983 37,740,817 378,746
1984 38,735,722 382,193
1985 39,842,136 386,972
1986 41,037,656 392,330
1987 42,460,039 396,911
1988 44,150,825 402,227
1989 45,879,690 408,409
1990 47,609,755 412,493
1991 49,717,198 415,013
1992 51,853,747 417,589
1993 53,708,891 419,352
1994 55,611,508 422,375
1995 57,537,335 429,606
1996 59,467,635 438,830
1997 61,404,539 448,067
1998 63,363,524 457,406
1999 65,374,561 466,916
2000 67,411,494 476,643
2001 69,487,762 486,560
2002 71,635,517 496,551
2003 73,832,663 506,414
2004 76,077,206 513,923
2005 78,367,470 519,313
2006 80,703,490 524,997
2007 83,103,217 531,016
2008 85,543,668 537,245
2009 88,007,636 543,568
2010 90,538,514 549,923
2011 93,149,970 556,269
2012 95,798,767 562,633
2013 98,438,751 569,020
2014 101,115,610 575,373
2015 103,867,135 581,627
2016 106,718,162 587,757
2017 109,666,481 593,713
2018 112,664,152 599,513
2019 115,737,383 605,768
2020 118,917,671 612,317
2021 122,138,588 617,896
2022 125,384,287 623,164
2023 128,691,692 628,886
2024 132,059,767 634,431

Fertility rates in Ethiopia and Suriname

Fertility rate
Ethiopia

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Ethiopia Suriname
1960 6.51 6.59
1961 6.53 6.58
1962 6.56 6.57
1963 6.59 6.51
1964 6.61 6.43
1965 6.63 6.32
1966 6.66 6.2
1967 6.68 6.04
1968 6.7 5.86
1969 6.72 5.7
1970 6.78 5.53
1971 6.84 5.36
1972 6.9 5.18
1973 6.96 5.01
1974 7.02 4.81
1975 7.08 4.63
1976 7.13 4.45
1977 7.19 4.26
1978 7.23 4.08
1979 7.25 3.93
1980 7.29 3.79
1981 7.31 3.75
1982 7.34 3.82
1983 7.35 3.87
1984 7.36 3.8
1985 7.34 3.71
1986 7.32 3.61
1987 7.29 3.53
1988 7.26 3.46
1989 7.23 3.39
1990 7.2 3.23
1991 7.16 3.09
1992 7.13 3.01
1993 7.09 2.94
1994 7.05 2.9
1995 7 2.9
1996 6.93 2.92
1997 6.87 2.95
1998 6.79 2.99
1999 6.72 3.02
2000 6.65 3.05
2001 6.58 3.06
2002 6.5 2.96
2003 6.4 2.84
2004 6.3 2.74
2005 6.19 2.71
2006 6.05 2.73
2007 5.89 2.74
2008 5.7 2.73
2009 5.49 2.71
2010 5.28 2.69
2011 5.08 2.67
2012 4.89 2.67
2013 4.71 2.65
2014 4.61 2.62
2015 4.53 2.57
2016 4.47 2.5
2017 4.4 2.43
2018 4.37 2.38
2019 4.35 2.35
2020 4.27 2.31
2021 4.18 2.3
2022 4.08 2.27
2023 3.99 2.25

Ethiopia and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Ethiopia

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Ethiopia Suriname
1960 18.6 18.1
1961 18.6 18.2
1962 18.6 17.8
1963 18.6 17.3
1964 18.6 16.8
1965 18.6 16.4
1966 18.5 16.1
1967 18.5 15.8
1968 18.4 15.6
1969 18.3 15.6
1970 18.1 15.6
1971 17.9 15.7
1972 17.7 16
1973 17.6 16.3
1974 17.5 16.7
1975 17.3 17
1976 17.2 17.4
1977 17.1 17.6
1978 17 17.9
1979 16.9 18.1
1980 16.8 18.4
1981 16.8 18.7
1982 16.7 18.9
1983 16.7 19.2
1984 16.8 19.5
1985 16.9 19.7
1986 16.9 20
1987 16.9 20.2
1988 16.9 20.4
1989 16.9 20.6
1990 16.9 20.8
1991 16.9 21
1992 16.9 21.2
1993 16.8 21.5
1994 16.7 21.7
1995 16.6 22
1996 16.5 22.4
1997 16.4 22.8
1998 16.3 23.2
1999 16.2 23.6
2000 16.2 24
2001 16.1 24.4
2002 16.1 24.7
2003 16.1 25
2004 16.2 25.3
2005 16.2 25.5
2006 16.3 25.6
2007 16.4 25.8
2008 16.5 26.1
2009 16.7 26.3
2010 16.9 26.5
2011 17.1 26.7
2012 17.4 26.9
2013 17.6 27.1
2014 17.9 27.3
2015 18.1 27.5
2016 18.3 27.7
2017 18.6 27.9
2018 18.8 28.1
2019 19 28.3
2020 19.2 28.6
2021 19.4 28.7
2022 19.6 28.9
2023 19.7 29.2
2024 19.9 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ethiopia Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$126B
2022
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
11.6%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2024
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.79%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
138,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.7%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2021
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
37.6%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
48.1
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2021
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2021
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$3.78B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$490M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
518,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
29.6%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
48.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ethiopia Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
378 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.53
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
16.7 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
9.69%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
90.6%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.15%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
10.8%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
92.4 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
95.4%
2020
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
96.7%
2022
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
55.4%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Ethiopia Suriname
% of world population
1.62%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+30,069
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
23.7%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.54 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23.4
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
37
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
56
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.63
2012
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.2
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
60.5%
2022
95%
2021
English speaking
0.22%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
16.7%
2021
78.4%
2023

Health

Ethiopia Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$27.1
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.1
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
67.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
25.3%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.11
2022
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
195
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
46.5
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
2.9%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.4%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
31
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
5.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.06 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Ethiopia Suriname
% of world land
0.76%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
3,299 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
148,483 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
65,056 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
74,671 mi
2018
2,674 mi
2003

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