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Iceland vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 104th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Suriname
Population
412970
644193
Population rank 172/197 165/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 108/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Iceland and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Suriname
Year GDP
Iceland Suriname
1960 $252,169,712 $99,650,000
1961 $257,703,245 $107,700,000
1962 $289,200,704 $116,150,000
1963 $345,175,036 $125,950,000
1964 $440,797,869 $134,400,000
1965 $531,569,564 $154,150,000
1966 $638,349,755 $190,350,000
1967 $630,567,116 $220,700,000
1968 $481,532,848 $241,350,000
1969 $420,945,148 $259,650,000
1970 $526,704,545 $274,900,000
1971 $670,251,136 $301,000,000
1972 $839,652,164 $311,950,000
1973 $1,154,440,253 $339,450,000
1974 $1,515,190,595 $409,850,000
1975 $1,406,875,081 $465,500,000
1976 $1,669,488,390 $505,500,000
1977 $2,208,509,076 $641,500,000
1978 $2,511,826,196 $735,500,000
1979 $2,853,435,054 $782,500,000
1980 $3,381,419,251 $795,000,000
1981 $3,492,997,010 $889,000,000
1982 $3,206,626,645 $915,000,000
1983 $2,765,950,336 $883,500,000
1984 $2,864,441,387 $864,000,000
1985 $2,984,052,357 $873,000,000
1986 $3,989,622,739 $891,000,000
1987 $5,520,318,405 $980,000,000
1988 $6,106,635,816 $1,161,000,000
1989 $5,672,569,449 $542,600,000
1990 $6,468,736,356 $388,400,000
1991 $6,909,730,288 $448,100,000
1992 $7,080,981,738 $404,600,000
1993 $6,218,581,532 $428,764,706
1994 $6,389,460,343 $605,492,537
1995 $7,123,633,418 $691,590,498
1996 $7,426,082,271 $861,372,806
1997 $7,569,672,925 $926,422,500
1998 $8,503,746,468 $1,110,850,000
1999 $8,982,047,589 $886,290,698
2000 $9,025,660,362 $947,671,970
2001 $8,234,846,805 $834,279,358
2002 $9,318,395,055 $1,093,574,468
2003 $11,429,333,038 $1,274,190,311
2004 $13,825,302,536 $1,484,092,538
2005 $16,852,963,067 $1,793,410,397
2006 $17,465,318,552 $2,626,380,435
2007 $21,652,505,597 $2,936,612,022
2008 $18,074,622,987 $3,532,969,035
2009 $13,154,414,219 $3,875,409,836
2010 $13,751,161,918 $4,368,370,998
2011 $15,221,622,926 $4,422,276,622
2012 $14,751,508,134 $4,980,000,000
2013 $16,125,060,515 $5,145,757,576
2014 $17,867,662,178 $5,240,606,061
2015 $17,517,210,519 $5,126,237,646
2016 $20,793,168,031 $3,317,421,648
2017 $24,728,285,177 $3,591,679,431
2018 $26,260,850,582 $3,996,198,867
2019 $24,681,343,649 $4,016,040,575
2020 $21,629,953,194 $2,911,807,496
2021 $25,770,339,317 $3,107,923,198
2022 $28,696,453,180 $3,791,603,200
2023 $31,452,223,862 $3,455,146,281
2024 $33,462,807,983 $4,714,267,822

Iceland and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Suriname
1960 $1,436 $378
1961 $1,439 $395
1962 $1,586 $409
1963 $1,859 $424
1964 $2,332 $435
1965 $2,764 $482
1966 $3,264 $575
1967 $3,173 $644
1968 $2,390 $681
1969 $2,070 $708
1970 $2,576 $724
1971 $3,252 $768
1972 $4,015 $785
1973 $5,437 $858
1974 $7,041 $1,041
1975 $6,454 $1,190
1976 $7,583 $1,302
1977 $9,957 $1,666
1978 $11,237 $1,928
1979 $12,641 $2,072
1980 $14,822 $2,118
1981 $15,137 $2,368
1982 $13,712 $2,430
1983 $11,672 $2,333
1984 $11,960 $2,261
1985 $12,361 $2,256
1986 $16,406 $2,271
1987 $22,453 $2,469
1988 $24,452 $2,886
1989 $22,434 $1,329
1990 $25,385 $942
1991 $26,803 $1,080
1992 $27,124 $969
1993 $23,580 $1,022
1994 $24,019 $1,434
1995 $26,634 $1,610
1996 $27,615 $1,963
1997 $27,919 $2,068
1998 $31,030 $2,429
1999 $32,382 $1,898
2000 $32,096 $1,988
2001 $28,897 $1,715
2002 $32,409 $2,202
2003 $39,477 $2,516
2004 $47,335 $2,888
2005 $56,795 $3,453
2006 $57,493 $5,003
2007 $69,496 $5,530
2008 $56,943 $6,576
2009 $41,301 $7,130
2010 $43,237 $7,944
2011 $47,715 $7,950
2012 $45,996 $8,851
2013 $49,805 $9,043
2014 $54,577 $9,108
2015 $52,952 $8,814
2016 $61,988 $5,644
2017 $72,010 $6,050
2018 $74,452 $6,666
2019 $68,452 $6,630
2020 $59,024 $4,755
2021 $69,178 $5,030
2022 $75,121 $6,084
2023 $79,960 $5,494
2024 $82,704 $7,431

Iceland vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Suriname
1950 71 50.7
1951 71 51.1
1952 72.4 51.4
1953 72.3 52.1
1954 73.3 52.8
1955 73.3 53.5
1956 72.9 54.1
1957 73.4 54.7
1958 73.3 55.4
1959 72.6 55.9
1960 74 56.6
1961 73.4 57.3
1962 73.6 58
1963 72.9 58.5
1964 73.5 58.9
1965 73.8 59.1
1966 73.1 59.2
1967 73.7 59.2
1968 73.9 59.3
1969 73.7 59.4
1970 73.8 59.5
1971 73.5 59.6
1972 74.4 59.7
1973 74.3 59.8
1974 74.1 59.9
1975 75.3 60
1976 76.6 60.2
1977 76.1 60.3
1978 76.4 60.4
1979 76.5 60.5
1980 76.6 60.7
1981 76.2 60.8
1982 76.8 60.9
1983 76.4 61.1
1984 77.3 61.2
1985 77.4 61.4
1986 77.9 61.2
1987 77.1 61.3
1988 76.9 61.5
1989 77.9 62
1990 77.7 62.1
1991 77.8 62.2
1992 78.6 62.2
1993 78.8 62.4
1994 79 62.5
1995 77.5 62.8
1996 78.6 63.1
1997 78.7 63.4
1998 79.4 63.7
1999 79.2 64
2000 79.5 64.4
2001 80.4 64.8
2002 80.3 65.3
2003 80.8 65.8
2004 80.7 66.4
2005 81.2 67
2006 80.9 67.6
2007 81.1 68.3
2008 81.2 68.9
2009 81.4 69.3
2010 81.6 69.6
2011 82 69.8
2012 82.3 70
2013 81.7 70.1
2014 82.4 70.3
2015 82.2 70.6
2016 81.8 71
2017 82.2 71.2
2018 82.5 71.5
2019 82.8 71.8
2020 82.7 72.3
2021 82.8 68.9
2022 81.6 73.3
2023 82.7 73.6
2024 83 73.8
2025 83.2 73.9

Iceland and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Suriname
Year Population
Iceland Suriname
1960 175,574 263,918
1961 179,029 272,791
1962 182,378 283,912
1963 185,653 297,034
1964 188,983 309,041
1965 192,286 320,000
1966 195,570 331,135
1967 198,751 342,679
1968 201,488 354,616
1969 203,369 366,906
1970 204,438 379,442
1971 206,098 391,932
1972 209,137 397,413
1973 212,317 395,772
1974 215,209 393,676
1975 217,979 391,170
1976 220,154 388,289
1977 221,799 385,067
1978 223,537 381,502
1979 225,735 377,602
1980 228,138 375,377
1981 230,755 375,459
1982 233,860 376,555
1983 236,977 378,746
1984 239,511 382,193
1985 241,405 386,972
1986 243,180 392,330
1987 245,859 396,911
1988 249,740 402,227
1989 252,852 408,409
1990 254,826 412,493
1991 257,797 415,013
1992 261,057 417,589
1993 263,725 419,352
1994 266,021 422,375
1995 267,468 429,606
1996 268,916 438,830
1997 271,128 448,067
1998 274,047 457,406
1999 277,381 466,916
2000 281,205 476,643
2001 284,968 486,560
2002 287,523 496,551
2003 289,521 506,414
2004 292,074 513,923
2005 296,734 519,313
2006 303,782 524,997
2007 311,566 531,016
2008 317,414 537,245
2009 318,499 543,568
2010 318,041 549,923
2011 319,014 556,269
2012 320,716 562,633
2013 323,764 569,020
2014 327,386 575,373
2015 330,815 581,627
2016 335,439 587,757
2017 343,400 593,713
2018 352,721 599,513
2019 360,563 605,768
2020 366,463 612,317
2021 372,520 617,896
2022 382,003 623,164
2023 393,349 628,886
2024 404,610 634,431

Fertility rates in Iceland and Suriname

Fertility rate
Iceland

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Suriname
1960 4.29 6.59
1961 3.88 6.58
1962 3.98 6.57
1963 3.99 6.51
1964 3.88 6.43
1965 3.73 6.32
1966 3.59 6.2
1967 3.28 6.04
1968 3.06 5.86
1969 2.99 5.7
1970 2.81 5.53
1971 2.92 5.36
1972 3.09 5.18
1973 2.94 5.01
1974 2.66 4.81
1975 2.65 4.63
1976 2.52 4.45
1977 2.31 4.26
1978 2.35 4.08
1979 2.49 3.93
1980 2.48 3.79
1981 2.33 3.75
1982 2.27 3.82
1983 2.24 3.87
1984 2.08 3.8
1985 1.93 3.71
1986 1.92 3.61
1987 2.06 3.53
1988 2.26 3.46
1989 2.19 3.39
1990 2.3 3.23
1991 2.18 3.09
1992 2.21 3.01
1993 2.22 2.94
1994 2.14 2.9
1995 2.08 2.9
1996 2.12 2.92
1997 2.04 2.95
1998 2.05 2.99
1999 1.99 3.02
2000 2.08 3.05
2001 1.95 3.06
2002 1.93 2.96
2003 1.99 2.84
2004 2.04 2.74
2005 2.05 2.71
2006 2.08 2.73
2007 2.09 2.74
2008 2.15 2.73
2009 2.23 2.71
2010 2.2 2.69
2011 2.02 2.67
2012 2.04 2.67
2013 1.93 2.65
2014 1.93 2.62
2015 1.8 2.57
2016 1.74 2.5
2017 1.71 2.43
2018 1.71 2.38
2019 1.74 2.35
2020 1.72 2.31
2021 1.82 2.3
2022 1.59 2.27
2023 1.59 2.25

Iceland and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Iceland Suriname
1960 25.4 18.1
1961 25.2 18.2
1962 24.9 17.8
1963 24.7 17.3
1964 24.4 16.8
1965 24.2 16.4
1966 24.1 16.1
1967 24.1 15.8
1968 24.2 15.6
1969 24.3 15.6
1970 24.5 15.6
1971 24.7 15.7
1972 24.8 16
1973 24.9 16.3
1974 25.1 16.7
1975 25.4 17
1976 25.7 17.4
1977 26 17.6
1978 26.4 17.9
1979 26.7 18.1
1980 26.9 18.4
1981 27.2 18.7
1982 27.5 18.9
1983 27.7 19.2
1984 28 19.5
1985 28.4 19.7
1986 28.8 20
1987 29.1 20.2
1988 29.3 20.4
1989 29.6 20.6
1990 30 20.8
1991 30.2 21
1992 30.5 21.2
1993 30.8 21.5
1994 31.1 21.7
1995 31.5 22
1996 31.8 22.4
1997 32.1 22.8
1998 32.4 23.2
1999 32.6 23.6
2000 32.8 24
2001 33 24.4
2002 33.4 24.7
2003 33.7 25
2004 34 25.3
2005 34.2 25.5
2006 34.5 25.6
2007 34.6 25.8
2008 34.5 26.1
2009 34.6 26.3
2010 34.9 26.5
2011 35.1 26.7
2012 35.4 26.9
2013 35.5 27.1
2014 35.7 27.3
2015 36 27.5
2016 36.2 27.7
2017 36.3 27.9
2018 36.4 28.1
2019 36.5 28.3
2020 36.6 28.6
2021 36.7 28.7
2022 36.7 28.9
2023 36.9 29.2
2024 37.1 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
2.87%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
2.2%
2022
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iceland Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
88.8%
2023
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2009
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
49,956 kWh
2023
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2016
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Iceland Suriname
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
95%
2021
English speaking
98%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Iceland Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Suriname
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
2,674 mi
2003

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