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Iran vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 17th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Suriname
Population
93020793
644193
Population rank 17/197 165/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 37/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Iran and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Iran and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Iran

Suriname
Year GDP
Iran Suriname
1960 $4,199,134,390 $99,650,000
1961 $4,426,949,095 $107,700,000
1962 $4,693,566,416 $116,150,000
1963 $4,928,628,018 $125,950,000
1964 $5,379,845,648 $134,400,000
1965 $6,197,319,929 $154,150,000
1966 $6,789,938,672 $190,350,000
1967 $7,555,383,690 $220,700,000
1968 $8,623,172,960 $241,350,000
1969 $9,743,089,607 $259,650,000
1970 $10,976,245,154 $274,900,000
1971 $13,731,802,833 $301,000,000
1972 $17,153,463,263 $311,950,000
1973 $27,081,698,250 $339,450,000
1974 $46,209,092,072 $409,850,000
1975 $51,776,222,350 $465,500,000
1976 $68,055,295,081 $505,500,000
1977 $80,600,122,702 $641,500,000
1978 $77,994,316,621 $735,500,000
1979 $90,391,877,326 $782,500,000
1980 $94,362,275,580 $795,000,000
1981 $100,499,312,750 $889,000,000
1982 $125,948,756,439 $915,000,000
1983 $156,365,156,618 $883,500,000
1984 $162,276,728,620 $864,000,000
1985 $180,183,629,600 $873,000,000
1986 $209,094,561,833 $891,000,000
1987 $134,009,995,923 $980,000,000
1988 $123,057,861,334 $1,161,000,000
1989 $120,496,362,916 $542,600,000
1990 $124,813,263,926 $388,400,000
1991 $131,637,664,958 $448,100,000
1992 $119,768,691,217 $404,600,000
1993 $63,743,623,231 $428,764,706
1994 $71,841,461,172 $605,492,537
1995 $96,419,225,745 $691,590,498
1996 $120,403,931,883 $861,372,806
1997 $113,919,163,421 $926,422,500
1998 $110,276,913,362 $1,110,850,000
1999 $113,848,450,089 $886,290,698
2000 $109,591,707,801 $947,671,970
2001 $126,878,750,296 $834,279,358
2002 $128,626,917,504 $1,093,574,468
2003 $151,911,222,120 $1,274,190,311
2004 $187,754,571,247 $1,484,092,538
2005 $224,970,371,329 $1,793,410,397
2006 $265,602,187,406 $2,626,380,435
2007 $349,736,591,836 $2,936,612,022
2008 $406,070,949,551 $3,532,969,035
2009 $414,059,094,950 $3,875,409,836
2010 $487,069,570,461 $4,368,370,998
2011 $629,082,257,472 $4,422,276,622
2012 $644,019,315,004 $4,980,000,000
2013 $500,399,839,840 $5,145,757,576
2014 $462,284,793,281 $5,240,606,061
2015 $409,191,686,497 $5,126,237,646
2016 $459,042,684,193 $3,317,421,648
2017 $489,168,731,811 $3,591,679,431
2018 $398,880,231,367 $3,996,198,867
2019 $333,519,146,339 $4,016,040,575
2020 $262,186,179,356 $2,911,807,496
2021 $383,436,202,447 $3,107,923,198
2022 $394,362,621,793 $3,791,603,200
2023 $404,625,655,076 $3,455,146,281
2024 $436,906,331,672 $4,714,267,822

Iran and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Iran Suriname
1960 $195.6 $378
1961 $200.1 $395
1962 $205.8 $409
1963 $209.6 $424
1964 $221.7 $435
1965 $247.5 $482
1966 $262.9 $575
1967 $283.7 $644
1968 $314 $681
1969 $345 $708
1970 $377 $724
1971 $457 $768
1972 $555 $785
1973 $851 $858
1974 $1,409 $1,041
1975 $1,532 $1,190
1976 $1,954 $1,302
1977 $2,243 $1,666
1978 $2,101 $1,928
1979 $2,352 $2,072
1980 $2,368 $2,118
1981 $2,393 $2,368
1982 $2,845 $2,430
1983 $3,397 $2,333
1984 $3,395 $2,261
1985 $3,634 $2,256
1986 $4,064 $2,271
1987 $2,513 $2,469
1988 $2,234 $2,886
1989 $2,125 $1,329
1990 $2,138 $942
1991 $2,194 $1,080
1992 $1,957 $969
1993 $1,038 $1,022
1994 $1,168 $1,434
1995 $1,550 $1,610
1996 $1,915 $1,963
1997 $1,790 $2,068
1998 $1,709 $2,429
1999 $1,740 $1,898
2000 $1,650 $1,988
2001 $1,881 $1,715
2002 $1,891 $2,202
2003 $2,209 $2,516
2004 $2,672 $2,888
2005 $3,132 $3,453
2006 $3,619 $5,003
2007 $4,688 $5,530
2008 $5,377 $6,576
2009 $5,416 $7,130
2010 $6,291 $7,944
2011 $8,026 $7,950
2012 $8,114 $8,851
2013 $6,223 $9,043
2014 $5,672 $9,108
2015 $4,953 $8,814
2016 $5,477 $5,644
2017 $5,753 $6,050
2018 $4,632 $6,666
2019 $3,831 $6,630
2020 $2,989 $4,755
2021 $4,335 $5,030
2022 $4,405 $6,084
2023 $4,466 $5,494
2024 $4,771 $7,431

Iran vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Suriname
1950 38.2 50.7
1951 38.7 51.1
1952 39.2 51.4
1953 39.5 52.1
1954 40 52.8
1955 40.6 53.5
1956 41.1 54.1
1957 41.3 54.7
1958 42.2 55.4
1959 42.8 55.9
1960 43.3 56.6
1961 43.9 57.3
1962 43.8 58
1963 45.1 58.5
1964 45.7 58.9
1965 46.4 59.1
1966 47.1 59.2
1967 47.8 59.2
1968 47.9 59.3
1969 49.4 59.4
1970 50.2 59.5
1971 51.1 59.6
1972 51.7 59.7
1973 52.9 59.8
1974 53.9 59.9
1975 54.8 60
1976 55.8 60.2
1977 56.7 60.3
1978 56 60.4
1979 58.5 60.5
1980 58.4 60.7
1981 56.6 60.8
1982 57.6 60.9
1983 58.5 61.1
1984 60.9 61.2
1985 61.5 61.4
1986 62.1 61.2
1987 62.7 61.3
1988 63.3 61.5
1989 65.3 62
1990 64.1 62.1
1991 66.2 62.2
1992 66.7 62.2
1993 67 62.4
1994 67.5 62.5
1995 67.9 62.8
1996 68.3 63.1
1997 68.6 63.4
1998 69.2 63.7
1999 69.7 64
2000 70.2 64.4
2001 70.6 64.8
2002 71.1 65.3
2003 70.5 65.8
2004 72 66.4
2005 72.4 67
2006 72.9 67.6
2007 73.3 68.3
2008 73.7 68.9
2009 74 69.3
2010 74.4 69.6
2011 74.7 69.8
2012 75 70
2013 75.3 70.1
2014 75.6 70.3
2015 75.9 70.6
2016 76.2 71
2017 76.4 71.2
2018 76.6 71.5
2019 76.9 71.8
2020 74.1 72.3
2021 73.8 68.9
2022 76.8 73.3
2023 77.7 73.6
2024 77.9 73.8
2025 78.1 73.9

Iran and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Suriname
Year Population
Iran Suriname
1960 21,470,434 263,918
1961 22,125,726 272,791
1962 22,807,907 283,912
1963 23,519,005 297,034
1964 24,262,859 309,041
1965 25,036,978 320,000
1966 25,829,270 331,135
1967 26,628,432 342,679
1968 27,437,391 354,616
1969 28,273,482 366,906
1970 29,145,100 379,442
1971 30,029,071 391,932
1972 30,921,179 397,413
1973 31,839,838 395,772
1974 32,796,463 393,676
1975 33,802,973 391,170
1976 34,837,271 388,289
1977 35,933,181 385,067
1978 37,126,535 381,502
1979 38,424,952 377,602
1980 39,842,324 375,377
1981 41,989,312 375,459
1982 44,272,141 376,555
1983 46,029,535 378,746
1984 47,793,998 382,193
1985 49,582,289 386,972
1986 51,446,045 392,330
1987 53,323,493 396,911
1988 55,072,694 402,227
1989 56,704,914 408,409
1990 58,380,092 412,493
1991 59,986,931 415,013
1992 61,184,983 417,589
1993 61,403,543 419,352
1994 61,520,598 422,375
1995 62,205,567 429,606
1996 62,881,300 438,830
1997 63,639,638 448,067
1998 64,519,859 457,406
1999 65,445,391 466,916
2000 66,418,659 476,643
2001 67,452,005 486,560
2002 68,011,317 496,551
2003 68,769,340 506,414
2004 70,256,316 513,923
2005 71,828,455 519,313
2006 73,392,747 524,997
2007 74,602,648 531,016
2008 75,514,204 537,245
2009 76,457,825 543,568
2010 77,420,842 549,923
2011 78,383,598 556,269
2012 79,370,580 562,633
2013 80,414,686 569,020
2014 81,502,045 575,373
2015 82,619,362 581,627
2016 83,812,228 587,757
2017 85,026,754 593,713
2018 86,117,998 599,513
2019 87,051,648 605,768
2020 87,723,443 612,317
2021 88,455,488 617,896
2022 89,524,246 623,164
2023 90,608,707 628,886
2024 91,567,738 634,431

Fertility rates in Iran and Suriname

Fertility rate
Iran

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Iran Suriname
1960 7.52 6.59
1961 7.46 6.58
1962 7.4 6.57
1963 7.32 6.51
1964 7.24 6.43
1965 7.22 6.32
1966 7.21 6.2
1967 7.19 6.04
1968 7.12 5.86
1969 7.01 5.7
1970 6.8 5.53
1971 6.55 5.36
1972 6.26 5.18
1973 6.06 5.01
1974 5.97 4.81
1975 5.95 4.63
1976 6.07 4.45
1977 6.18 4.26
1978 6.34 4.08
1979 6.55 3.93
1980 6.63 3.79
1981 6.62 3.75
1982 6.59 3.82
1983 6.53 3.87
1984 6.43 3.8
1985 6.24 3.71
1986 6.01 3.61
1987 5.72 3.53
1988 5.43 3.46
1989 5.17 3.39
1990 4.93 3.23
1991 4.57 3.09
1992 4.1 3.01
1993 3.67 2.94
1994 3.24 2.9
1995 2.85 2.9
1996 2.54 2.92
1997 2.32 2.95
1998 2.19 2.99
1999 2.09 3.02
2000 2 3.05
2001 1.92 3.06
2002 1.84 2.96
2003 1.8 2.84
2004 1.78 2.74
2005 1.76 2.71
2006 1.76 2.73
2007 1.75 2.74
2008 1.74 2.73
2009 1.74 2.71
2010 1.75 2.69
2011 1.79 2.67
2012 1.85 2.67
2013 1.91 2.65
2014 1.98 2.62
2015 2.02 2.57
2016 2.05 2.5
2017 2.02 2.43
2018 1.92 2.38
2019 1.77 2.35
2020 1.7 2.31
2021 1.71 2.3
2022 1.7 2.27
2023 1.7 2.25

Iran and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Iran Suriname
1960 19.1 18.1
1961 18.7 18.2
1962 18.4 17.8
1963 18.1 17.3
1964 17.9 16.8
1965 17.8 16.4
1966 17.7 16.1
1967 17.7 15.8
1968 17.6 15.6
1969 17.6 15.6
1970 17.6 15.6
1971 17.7 15.7
1972 17.8 16
1973 17.9 16.3
1974 18 16.7
1975 18.1 17
1976 18.2 17.4
1977 18.3 17.6
1978 18.3 17.9
1979 18.3 18.1
1980 18.2 18.4
1981 18.4 18.7
1982 18.6 18.9
1983 18.5 19.2
1984 18.4 19.5
1985 18.3 19.7
1986 18.2 20
1987 18.2 20.2
1988 18.2 20.4
1989 18.1 20.6
1990 18.2 20.8
1991 18.3 21
1992 18.4 21.2
1993 18.3 21.5
1994 18.4 21.7
1995 18.7 22
1996 19.1 22.4
1997 19.5 22.8
1998 20 23.2
1999 20.7 23.6
2000 21.4 24
2001 22 24.4
2002 22.6 24.7
2003 23.1 25
2004 23.7 25.3
2005 24.3 25.5
2006 24.8 25.6
2007 25.5 25.8
2008 26.1 26.1
2009 26.6 26.3
2010 27.2 26.5
2011 27.7 26.7
2012 28.2 26.9
2013 28.7 27.1
2014 29.2 27.3
2015 29.7 27.5
2016 30.2 27.7
2017 30.7 27.9
2018 31.2 28.1
2019 31.7 28.3
2020 32.3 28.6
2021 32.8 28.7
2022 33.3 28.9
2023 33.8 29.2
2024 34.3 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
2.2%
2022
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iran Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
61%
2023
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Iran Suriname
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
78
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
55
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
95%
2021
English speaking
12%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Iran Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
1.48
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Iran Suriname
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
2,674 mi
2003

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