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Gambia vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 161st vs. 90th).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Suriname
Population
2871879
644193
Population rank 138/197 165/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Gambia and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Suriname
Year GDP
Gambia 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 $44,212,081 $190,350,000
1967 $46,695,007 $220,700,000
1968 $41,160,066 $241,350,000
1969 $45,168,072 $259,650,000
1970 $52,296,084 $274,900,000
1971 $55,728,663 $301,000,000
1972 $59,160,569 $311,950,000
1973 $75,187,749 $339,450,000
1974 $95,796,022 $409,850,000
1975 $115,179,719 $465,500,000
1976 $112,190,829 $505,500,000
1977 $138,093,099 $641,500,000
1978 $171,833,086 $735,500,000
1979 $207,112,628 $782,500,000
1980 $241,083,090 $795,000,000
1981 $218,767,743 $889,000,000
1982 $216,050,552 $915,000,000
1983 $213,448,585 $883,500,000
1984 $177,340,880 $864,000,000
1985 $225,726,359 $873,000,000
1986 $185,646,987 $891,000,000
1987 $220,626,484 $980,000,000
1988 $266,672,212 $1,161,000,000
1989 $284,120,329 $542,600,000
1990 $317,083,695 $388,400,000
1991 $690,311,081 $448,100,000
1992 $714,254,256 $404,600,000
1993 $755,040,974 $428,764,706
1994 $746,493,952 $605,492,537
1995 $785,999,865 $691,590,498
1996 $848,239,446 $861,372,806
1997 $803,633,342 $926,422,500
1998 $840,285,265 $1,110,850,000
1999 $814,724,032 $886,290,698
2000 $782,913,872 $947,671,970
2001 $687,410,645 $834,279,358
2002 $578,235,309 $1,093,574,468
2003 $487,038,685 $1,274,190,311
2004 $961,900,651 $1,484,092,538
2005 $1,027,701,068 $1,793,410,397
2006 $1,054,112,488 $2,626,380,435
2007 $1,279,703,047 $2,936,612,022
2008 $1,561,766,956 $3,532,969,035
2009 $1,450,142,509 $3,875,409,836
2010 $1,543,294,927 $4,368,370,998
2011 $1,409,693,597 $4,422,276,622
2012 $1,415,004,738 $4,980,000,000
2013 $1,375,609,453 $5,145,757,576
2014 $1,229,461,721 $5,240,606,061
2015 $1,378,176,609 $5,126,237,646
2016 $1,484,578,886 $3,317,421,648
2017 $1,504,909,463 $3,591,679,431
2018 $1,670,671,328 $3,996,198,867
2019 $1,813,609,692 $4,016,040,575
2020 $1,812,170,891 $2,911,807,496
2021 $2,014,158,842 $3,107,923,198
2022 $2,204,734,527 $3,791,603,200
2023 $2,396,111,021 $3,455,146,281
2024 $2,507,519,958 $4,714,267,822

Gambia and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 - $409
1963 - $424
1964 - $435
1965 - $482
1966 $94.4 $575
1967 $97 $644
1968 $83.1 $681
1969 $88.7 $708
1970 $99.8 $724
1971 $103.3 $768
1972 $106.5 $785
1973 $131.4 $858
1974 $162.6 $1,041
1975 $189.8 $1,190
1976 $179.3 $1,302
1977 $213.8 $1,666
1978 $257.6 $1,928
1979 $300 $2,072
1980 $338 $2,118
1981 $296 $2,368
1982 $282.1 $2,430
1983 $268.6 $2,333
1984 $214.8 $2,261
1985 $262.8 $2,256
1986 $207.7 $2,271
1987 $237 $2,469
1988 $274.9 $2,886
1989 $280.9 $1,329
1990 $301 $942
1991 $628 $1,080
1992 $623 $969
1993 $635 $1,022
1994 $608 $1,434
1995 $622 $1,610
1996 $652 $1,963
1997 $600 $2,068
1998 $610 $2,429
1999 $575 $1,898
2000 $538 $1,988
2001 $460 $1,715
2002 $377 $2,202
2003 $309 $2,516
2004 $593 $2,888
2005 $616 $3,453
2006 $615 $5,003
2007 $725 $5,530
2008 $859 $6,576
2009 $775 $7,130
2010 $801 $7,944
2011 $711 $7,950
2012 $693 $8,851
2013 $654 $9,043
2014 $568 $9,108
2015 $620 $8,814
2016 $650 $5,644
2017 $643 $6,050
2018 $696 $6,666
2019 $738 $6,630
2020 $720 $4,755
2021 $782 $5,030
2022 $836 $6,084
2023 $888 $5,494
2024 $909 $7,431

Gambia vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Suriname
1950 31.2 50.7
1951 31.5 51.1
1952 31.7 51.4
1953 31.9 52.1
1954 32.2 52.8
1955 32.4 53.5
1956 32.8 54.1
1957 33.1 54.7
1958 33.6 55.4
1959 34.1 55.9
1960 34.6 56.6
1961 35.1 57.3
1962 35.6 58
1963 36.1 58.5
1964 36.6 58.9
1965 37.1 59.1
1966 37.6 59.2
1967 38.1 59.2
1968 38.5 59.3
1969 39 59.4
1970 39.5 59.5
1971 40 59.6
1972 40.5 59.7
1973 41.1 59.8
1974 41.7 59.9
1975 42.2 60
1976 42.9 60.2
1977 43.4 60.3
1978 43.6 60.4
1979 44.5 60.5
1980 45 60.7
1981 44.5 60.8
1982 46.3 60.9
1983 46.9 61.1
1984 47.5 61.2
1985 48.2 61.4
1986 48.8 61.2
1987 49.4 61.3
1988 50.1 61.5
1989 50.7 62
1990 51.3 62.1
1991 51.9 62.2
1992 52.5 62.2
1993 53.2 62.4
1994 53.8 62.5
1995 54.3 62.8
1996 54.8 63.1
1997 55.2 63.4
1998 56 63.7
1999 56.5 64
2000 56.9 64.4
2001 57.3 64.8
2002 57.7 65.3
2003 58.2 65.8
2004 58.7 66.4
2005 59.1 67
2006 59.7 67.6
2007 60 68.3
2008 60.5 68.9
2009 60.7 69.3
2010 61.2 69.6
2011 61.6 69.8
2012 61.9 70
2013 62.3 70.1
2014 62.6 70.3
2015 63 70.6
2016 63.4 71
2017 63.7 71.2
2018 64 71.5
2019 64.4 71.8
2020 64.4 72.3
2021 63.8 68.9
2022 64.9 73.3
2023 65.9 73.6
2024 66.1 73.8
2025 66.3 73.9

Gambia and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Suriname
Year Population
Gambia Suriname
1960 398,060 263,918
1961 408,930 272,791
1962 420,163 283,912
1963 431,757 297,034
1964 443,687 309,041
1965 455,952 320,000
1966 468,516 331,135
1967 481,588 342,679
1968 495,269 354,616
1969 509,440 366,906
1970 524,105 379,442
1971 539,388 391,932
1972 555,370 397,413
1973 571,991 395,772
1974 589,085 393,676
1975 606,821 391,170
1976 625,667 388,289
1977 645,770 385,067
1978 667,103 381,502
1979 689,781 377,602
1980 713,913 375,377
1981 739,125 375,459
1982 765,753 376,555
1983 794,525 378,746
1984 825,631 382,193
1985 858,874 386,972
1986 894,019 392,330
1987 931,091 396,911
1988 970,160 402,227
1989 1,011,357 408,409
1990 1,054,696 412,493
1991 1,099,959 415,013
1992 1,145,582 417,589
1993 1,188,365 419,352
1994 1,227,226 422,375
1995 1,264,313 429,606
1996 1,301,410 438,830
1997 1,338,889 448,067
1998 1,376,987 457,406
1999 1,415,779 466,916
2000 1,455,084 476,643
2001 1,495,011 486,560
2002 1,535,691 496,551
2003 1,577,611 506,414
2004 1,621,312 513,923
2005 1,667,037 519,313
2006 1,715,275 524,997
2007 1,765,774 531,016
2008 1,817,852 537,245
2009 1,871,422 543,568
2010 1,926,630 549,923
2011 1,983,784 556,269
2012 2,043,094 562,633
2013 2,103,820 569,020
2014 2,164,528 575,373
2015 2,224,529 581,627
2016 2,283,769 587,757
2017 2,342,189 593,713
2018 2,399,632 599,513
2019 2,456,844 605,768
2020 2,515,733 612,317
2021 2,576,010 617,896
2022 2,636,470 623,164
2023 2,697,845 628,886
2024 2,759,988 634,431

Fertility rates in Gambia and Suriname

Fertility rate
Gambia

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Suriname
1960 6.25 6.59
1961 6.23 6.58
1962 6.21 6.57
1963 6.2 6.51
1964 6.2 6.43
1965 6.19 6.32
1966 6.18 6.2
1967 6.21 6.04
1968 6.22 5.86
1969 6.25 5.7
1970 6.26 5.53
1971 6.33 5.36
1972 6.37 5.18
1973 6.41 5.01
1974 6.42 4.81
1975 6.43 4.63
1976 6.43 4.45
1977 6.43 4.26
1978 6.42 4.08
1979 6.41 3.93
1980 6.41 3.79
1981 6.4 3.75
1982 6.4 3.82
1983 6.39 3.87
1984 6.39 3.8
1985 6.36 3.71
1986 6.34 3.61
1987 6.3 3.53
1988 6.26 3.46
1989 6.25 3.39
1990 6.25 3.23
1991 6.19 3.09
1992 6.11 3.01
1993 6.03 2.94
1994 6.04 2.9
1995 5.99 2.9
1996 5.93 2.92
1997 5.85 2.95
1998 5.82 2.99
1999 5.77 3.02
2000 5.72 3.05
2001 5.67 3.06
2002 5.66 2.96
2003 5.66 2.84
2004 5.68 2.74
2005 5.71 2.71
2006 5.74 2.73
2007 5.69 2.74
2008 5.63 2.73
2009 5.57 2.71
2010 5.56 2.69
2011 5.54 2.67
2012 5.52 2.67
2013 5.39 2.65
2014 5.2 2.62
2015 5 2.57
2016 4.81 2.5
2017 4.61 2.43
2018 4.42 2.38
2019 4.33 2.35
2020 4.25 2.31
2021 4.17 2.3
2022 4.08 2.27
2023 4.01 2.25

Gambia and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Gambia Suriname
1960 19.4 18.1
1961 19.4 18.2
1962 19.5 17.8
1963 19.6 17.3
1964 19.6 16.8
1965 19.7 16.4
1966 19.7 16.1
1967 19.8 15.8
1968 19.7 15.6
1969 19.6 15.6
1970 19.5 15.6
1971 19.4 15.7
1972 19.3 16
1973 19.2 16.3
1974 19.1 16.7
1975 18.9 17
1976 18.8 17.4
1977 18.6 17.6
1978 18.5 17.9
1979 18.4 18.1
1980 18.2 18.4
1981 18.1 18.7
1982 17.9 18.9
1983 17.8 19.2
1984 17.6 19.5
1985 17.5 19.7
1986 17.4 20
1987 17.4 20.2
1988 17.3 20.4
1989 17.2 20.6
1990 17.2 20.8
1991 17.1 21
1992 17.1 21.2
1993 17 21.5
1994 16.9 21.7
1995 16.8 22
1996 16.7 22.4
1997 16.6 22.8
1998 16.5 23.2
1999 16.5 23.6
2000 16.5 24
2001 16.6 24.4
2002 16.6 24.7
2003 16.7 25
2004 16.8 25.3
2005 16.9 25.5
2006 17 25.6
2007 17.1 25.8
2008 17.2 26.1
2009 17.3 26.3
2010 17.4 26.5
2011 17.5 26.7
2012 17.6 26.9
2013 17.7 27.1
2014 17.8 27.3
2015 17.9 27.5
2016 18.1 27.7
2017 18.2 27.9
2018 18.4 28.1
2019 18.5 28.3
2020 18.7 28.6
2021 18.9 28.7
2022 19.1 28.9
2023 19.2 29.2
2024 19.4 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gambia Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
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
1.6%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Gambia Suriname
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
65.1%
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
5.31 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
95%
2021
English speaking
2.34%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Gambia Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Suriname
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
2,674 mi
2003

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