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Finland vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Finland has a population of 5.64M (ranked 116/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Finland's land area is 117,360 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 70th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Finland Suriname
Population
5643254
644193
Population rank 118/197 165/197
GDP
$300B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 48/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$53,189
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 22/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$64,091
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$247B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.4%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$43,897
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 12/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$37,252
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
117,360 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
44 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Finland and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Finland and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Finland

Suriname
Year GDP
Finland Suriname
1960 $5,279,481,824 $99,650,000
1961 $5,984,433,774 $107,700,000
1962 $6,407,796,043 $116,150,000
1963 $6,958,916,548 $125,950,000
1964 $7,848,987,793 $134,400,000
1965 $8,680,393,839 $154,150,000
1966 $9,306,142,172 $190,350,000
1967 $9,468,272,357 $220,700,000
1968 $8,916,565,041 $241,350,000
1969 $10,177,524,839 $259,650,000
1970 $11,358,529,162 $274,900,000
1971 $12,528,522,307 $301,000,000
1972 $14,744,499,570 $311,950,000
1973 $19,474,098,335 $339,450,000
1974 $24,851,036,710 $409,850,000
1975 $29,475,251,333 $465,500,000
1976 $31,852,352,670 $505,500,000
1977 $33,502,784,418 $641,500,000
1978 $36,259,392,058 $735,500,000
1979 $44,469,218,440 $782,500,000
1980 $53,649,984,061 $795,000,000
1981 $52,440,066,134 $889,000,000
1982 $52,784,013,815 $915,000,000
1983 $50,956,447,481 $883,500,000
1984 $52,870,993,273 $864,000,000
1985 $55,856,676,899 $873,000,000
1986 $73,511,611,541 $891,000,000
1987 $91,564,993,913 $980,000,000
1988 $109,039,090,263 $1,161,000,000
1989 $118,991,270,611 $542,600,000
1990 $141,446,120,355 $388,400,000
1991 $127,794,441,994 $448,100,000
1992 $112,537,828,511 $404,600,000
1993 $89,112,105,756 $428,764,706
1994 $103,182,697,780 $605,492,537
1995 $134,060,457,516 $691,590,498
1996 $131,991,975,149 $861,372,806
1997 $126,862,902,302 $926,422,500
1998 $133,990,876,725 $1,110,850,000
1999 $135,234,241,918 $886,290,698
2000 $125,967,821,111 $947,671,970
2001 $129,519,672,869 $834,279,358
2002 $140,360,963,812 $1,093,574,468
2003 $171,612,867,736 $1,274,190,311
2004 $197,458,297,640 $1,484,092,538
2005 $204,859,368,791 $1,793,410,397
2006 $217,044,068,234 $2,626,380,435
2007 $256,360,251,538 $2,936,612,022
2008 $285,698,662,071 $3,532,969,035
2009 $253,480,783,439 $3,875,409,836
2010 $249,429,613,683 $4,368,370,998
2011 $275,126,915,516 $4,422,276,622
2012 $257,443,384,493 $4,980,000,000
2013 $270,268,036,626 $5,145,757,576
2014 $273,478,528,955 $5,240,606,061
2015 $233,210,733,506 $5,126,237,646
2016 $238,777,818,793 $3,317,421,648
2017 $253,846,138,440 $3,591,679,431
2018 $273,869,255,596 $3,996,198,867
2019 $267,014,821,129 $4,016,040,575
2020 $270,000,311,606 $2,911,807,496
2021 $294,223,210,496 $3,107,923,198
2022 $280,253,099,309 $3,791,603,200
2023 $294,950,618,733 $3,455,146,281
2024 $299,835,625,551 $4,714,267,822

Finland and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Finland

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Finland Suriname
1960 $1,192 $378
1961 $1,341 $395
1962 $1,427 $409
1963 $1,538 $424
1964 $1,726 $435
1965 $1,902 $482
1966 $2,032 $575
1967 $2,056 $644
1968 $1,927 $681
1969 $2,201 $708
1970 $2,466 $724
1971 $2,716 $768
1972 $3,178 $785
1973 $4,174 $858
1974 $5,298 $1,041
1975 $6,256 $1,190
1976 $6,740 $1,302
1977 $7,070 $1,666
1978 $7,629 $1,928
1979 $9,333 $2,072
1980 $11,225 $2,118
1981 $10,925 $2,368
1982 $10,935 $2,430
1983 $10,494 $2,333
1984 $10,830 $2,261
1985 $11,394 $2,256
1986 $14,947 $2,271
1987 $18,565 $2,469
1988 $22,044 $2,886
1989 $23,969 $1,329
1990 $28,366 $942
1991 $25,489 $1,080
1992 $22,320 $969
1993 $17,589 $1,022
1994 $20,278 $1,434
1995 $26,246 $1,610
1996 $25,757 $1,963
1997 $24,682 $2,068
1998 $26,000 $2,429
1999 $26,180 $1,898
2000 $24,336 $1,988
2001 $24,965 $1,715
2002 $26,989 $2,202
2003 $32,920 $2,516
2004 $37,768 $2,888
2005 $39,050 $3,453
2006 $41,214 $5,003
2007 $48,473 $5,530
2008 $53,769 $6,576
2009 $47,478 $7,130
2010 $46,506 $7,944
2011 $51,060 $7,950
2012 $47,552 $8,851
2013 $49,691 $9,043
2014 $50,074 $9,108
2015 $42,560 $8,814
2016 $43,451 $5,644
2017 $46,085 $6,050
2018 $49,654 $6,666
2019 $48,358 $6,630
2020 $48,829 $4,755
2021 $53,099 $5,030
2022 $50,441 $6,084
2023 $52,822 $5,494
2024 $53,189 $7,431

Finland vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Finland

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Finland Suriname
1950 64.2 50.7
1951 65.6 51.1
1952 66.5 51.4
1953 66.6 52.1
1954 67.5 52.8
1955 67.3 53.5
1956 68 54.1
1957 67.5 54.7
1958 68.6 55.4
1959 68.8 55.9
1960 69 56.6
1961 69 57.3
1962 68.7 58
1963 69.2 58.5
1964 69.4 58.9
1965 69.1 59.1
1966 69.6 59.2
1967 69.8 59.2
1968 69.8 59.3
1969 69.6 59.4
1970 70.3 59.5
1971 70.1 59.6
1972 70.9 59.7
1973 71.4 59.8
1974 71.3 59.9
1975 71.8 60
1976 72 60.2
1977 72.5 60.3
1978 73.1 60.4
1979 73.4 60.5
1980 73.6 60.7
1981 74 60.8
1982 74.5 60.9
1983 74.4 61.1
1984 74.7 61.2
1985 74.4 61.4
1986 74.8 61.2
1987 74.8 61.3
1988 74.8 61.5
1989 75 62
1990 75 62.1
1991 75.4 62.2
1992 75.6 62.2
1993 75.9 62.4
1994 76.6 62.5
1995 76.6 62.8
1996 76.9 63.1
1997 77.1 63.4
1998 77.3 63.7
1999 77.5 64
2000 77.7 64.4
2001 78.1 64.8
2002 78.3 65.3
2003 78.5 65.8
2004 78.8 66.4
2005 79 67
2006 79.4 67.6
2007 79.4 68.3
2008 79.7 68.9
2009 79.8 69.3
2010 80 69.6
2011 80.4 69.8
2012 80.5 70
2013 80.9 70.1
2014 81.1 70.3
2015 81.4 70.6
2016 81.3 71
2017 81.5 71.2
2018 81.6 71.5
2019 81.9 71.8
2020 81.8 72.3
2021 81.8 68.9
2022 81.2 73.3
2023 81.9 73.6
2024 82.1 73.8
2025 82.2 73.9

Finland and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Finland

Suriname
Year Population
Finland Suriname
1960 4,429,634 263,918
1961 4,461,005 272,791
1962 4,491,443 283,912
1963 4,523,309 297,034
1964 4,548,543 309,041
1965 4,563,732 320,000
1966 4,580,869 331,135
1967 4,605,744 342,679
1968 4,626,469 354,616
1969 4,623,785 366,906
1970 4,606,307 379,442
1971 4,612,124 391,932
1972 4,639,657 397,413
1973 4,666,081 395,772
1974 4,690,574 393,676
1975 4,711,440 391,170
1976 4,725,664 388,289
1977 4,738,902 385,067
1978 4,752,528 381,502
1979 4,764,690 377,602
1980 4,779,535 375,377
1981 4,799,964 375,459
1982 4,826,933 376,555
1983 4,855,787 378,746
1984 4,881,803 382,193
1985 4,902,206 386,972
1986 4,918,154 392,330
1987 4,932,123 396,911
1988 4,946,481 402,227
1989 4,964,371 408,409
1990 4,986,431 412,493
1991 5,013,740 415,013
1992 5,041,992 417,589
1993 5,066,447 419,352
1994 5,088,333 422,375
1995 5,107,790 429,606
1996 5,124,573 438,830
1997 5,139,835 448,067
1998 5,153,498 457,406
1999 5,165,474 466,916
2000 5,176,209 476,643
2001 5,188,008 486,560
2002 5,200,598 496,551
2003 5,213,014 506,414
2004 5,228,172 513,923
2005 5,246,096 519,313
2006 5,266,268 524,997
2007 5,288,720 531,016
2008 5,313,399 537,245
2009 5,338,871 543,568
2010 5,363,352 549,923
2011 5,388,272 556,269
2012 5,413,971 562,633
2013 5,438,972 569,020
2014 5,461,512 575,373
2015 5,479,531 581,627
2016 5,495,303 587,757
2017 5,508,214 593,713
2018 5,515,525 599,513
2019 5,521,606 605,768
2020 5,529,543 612,317
2021 5,541,017 617,896
2022 5,556,106 623,164
2023 5,583,911 628,886
2024 5,637,214 634,431

Fertility rates in Finland and Suriname

Fertility rate
Finland

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Finland Suriname
1960 2.72 6.59
1961 2.72 6.58
1962 2.68 6.57
1963 2.68 6.51
1964 2.59 6.43
1965 2.48 6.32
1966 2.41 6.2
1967 2.32 6.04
1968 2.14 5.86
1969 1.93 5.7
1970 1.83 5.53
1971 1.68 5.36
1972 1.58 5.18
1973 1.49 5.01
1974 1.61 4.81
1975 1.68 4.63
1976 1.7 4.45
1977 1.68 4.26
1978 1.64 4.08
1979 1.64 3.93
1980 1.63 3.79
1981 1.64 3.75
1982 1.71 3.82
1983 1.74 3.87
1984 1.69 3.8
1985 1.64 3.71
1986 1.6 3.61
1987 1.59 3.53
1988 1.69 3.46
1989 1.71 3.39
1990 1.78 3.23
1991 1.79 3.09
1992 1.85 3.01
1993 1.81 2.94
1994 1.85 2.9
1995 1.81 2.9
1996 1.78 2.92
1997 1.75 2.95
1998 1.7 2.99
1999 1.73 3.02
2000 1.73 3.05
2001 1.73 3.06
2002 1.72 2.96
2003 1.76 2.84
2004 1.8 2.74
2005 1.8 2.71
2006 1.84 2.73
2007 1.83 2.74
2008 1.85 2.73
2009 1.86 2.71
2010 1.87 2.69
2011 1.83 2.67
2012 1.8 2.67
2013 1.75 2.65
2014 1.71 2.62
2015 1.65 2.57
2016 1.57 2.5
2017 1.49 2.43
2018 1.41 2.38
2019 1.35 2.35
2020 1.37 2.31
2021 1.46 2.3
2022 1.32 2.27
2023 1.26 2.25

Finland and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Finland

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Finland Suriname
1960 28.4 18.1
1961 28.4 18.2
1962 28.5 17.8
1963 28.5 17.3
1964 28.6 16.8
1965 28.7 16.4
1966 28.8 16.1
1967 28.9 15.8
1968 29 15.6
1969 29.3 15.6
1970 29.6 15.6
1971 29.9 15.7
1972 30.1 16
1973 30.2 16.3
1974 30.4 16.7
1975 30.7 17
1976 31.2 17.4
1977 31.7 17.6
1978 32.1 17.9
1979 32.4 18.1
1980 32.8 18.4
1981 33.2 18.7
1982 33.5 18.9
1983 33.9 19.2
1984 34.3 19.5
1985 34.7 19.7
1986 35.1 20
1987 35.4 20.2
1988 35.8 20.4
1989 36.1 20.6
1990 36.4 20.8
1991 36.7 21
1992 37 21.2
1993 37.2 21.5
1994 37.5 21.7
1995 37.8 22
1996 38.1 22.4
1997 38.4 22.8
1998 38.7 23.2
1999 39 23.6
2000 39.4 24
2001 39.7 24.4
2002 40 24.7
2003 40.3 25
2004 40.6 25.3
2005 40.9 25.5
2006 41.2 25.6
2007 41.4 25.8
2008 41.6 26.1
2009 41.8 26.3
2010 41.9 26.5
2011 42.1 26.7
2012 42.2 26.9
2013 42.3 27.1
2014 42.4 27.3
2015 42.5 27.5
2016 42.6 27.7
2017 42.7 27.9
2018 42.8 28.1
2019 43 28.3
2020 43.2 28.6
2021 43.3 28.7
2022 43.5 28.9
2023 43.8 29.2
2024 44 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Finland Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$292B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.5%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.38%
2022
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.42%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.51%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.34%
2024
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
62.9%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
77
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.5%
2023
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.2%
2022
Number of billionaires
7
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
134
2004
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.3B
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$18B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$749M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
896,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
1.79%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
99.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Finland Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2023
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2023
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.3 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.78 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
32.7%
2023
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.2%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
35.4%
2023
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
30.3%
2023
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
14,391 kWh
2023
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
52.9%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.6%
2023
61%
2023
Nuclear share
42.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Finland Suriname
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,894
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
85.9%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
90.9
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
88
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.98
2023
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
95%
2021
English speaking
70.2%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
93.5%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Finland Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,902
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$789
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2021
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.08 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Finland Suriname
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
20,819 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,734 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
86,522 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
282,103 mi
2019
2,674 mi
2003

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