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Ireland vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 119th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Ireland Suriname
Population
5474763
644193
Population rank 121/197 165/197
GDP
$577B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 26/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$107,316
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 4/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$131,175
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$237B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.7%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$44,121
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 11/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$44,579
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
26,599 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
39.7 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Ireland and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Ireland

Suriname
Year GDP
Ireland Suriname
1960 $1,998,550,222 $99,650,000
1961 $2,151,772,980 $107,700,000
1962 $2,329,372,972 $116,150,000
1963 $2,505,073,358 $125,950,000
1964 $2,851,091,646 $134,400,000
1965 $3,035,655,794 $154,150,000
1966 $3,198,820,904 $190,350,000
1967 $3,445,739,915 $220,700,000
1968 $3,378,701,147 $241,350,000
1969 $3,902,721,632 $259,650,000
1970 $4,395,995,086 $274,900,000
1971 $5,098,250,287 $301,000,000
1972 $6,318,060,582 $311,950,000
1973 $7,481,173,066 $339,450,000
1974 $7,896,860,615 $409,850,000
1975 $9,483,808,362 $465,500,000
1976 $9,453,756,015 $505,500,000
1977 $11,248,340,431 $641,500,000
1978 $14,647,996,074 $735,500,000
1979 $18,319,334,300 $782,500,000
1980 $21,747,855,640 $795,000,000
1981 $20,670,190,138 $889,000,000
1982 $21,474,754,080 $915,000,000
1983 $20,766,047,764 $883,500,000
1984 $20,106,648,455 $864,000,000
1985 $21,270,013,326 $873,000,000
1986 $28,714,571,852 $891,000,000
1987 $33,920,518,493 $980,000,000
1988 $37,772,897,421 $1,161,000,000
1989 $39,238,392,678 $542,600,000
1990 $49,305,632,408 $388,400,000
1991 $49,787,502,852 $448,100,000
1992 $55,918,538,121 $404,600,000
1993 $52,417,477,614 $428,764,706
1994 $57,097,656,066 $605,492,537
1995 $69,139,823,232 $691,590,498
1996 $75,790,785,030 $861,372,806
1997 $82,856,648,758 $926,422,500
1998 $90,199,410,116 $1,110,850,000
1999 $98,893,958,263 $886,290,698
2000 $100,207,610,430 $947,671,970
2001 $109,346,669,230 $834,279,358
2002 $128,596,035,288 $1,093,574,468
2003 $164,670,771,260 $1,274,190,311
2004 $194,372,115,041 $1,484,092,538
2005 $211,876,989,656 $1,793,410,397
2006 $232,180,617,162 $2,626,380,435
2007 $270,079,279,420 $2,936,612,022
2008 $275,447,471,451 $3,532,969,035
2009 $236,443,117,248 $3,875,409,836
2010 $221,985,621,538 $4,368,370,998
2011 $241,337,364,610 $4,422,276,622
2012 $227,270,922,957 $4,980,000,000
2013 $243,301,556,085 $5,145,757,576
2014 $266,787,238,499 $5,240,606,061
2015 $302,391,428,540 $5,126,237,646
2016 $305,733,136,181 $3,317,421,648
2017 $348,532,394,024 $3,591,679,431
2018 $395,461,216,460 $3,996,198,867
2019 $407,124,824,065 $4,016,040,575
2020 $436,555,518,400 $2,911,807,496
2021 $531,306,516,908 $3,107,923,198
2022 $548,570,250,342 $3,791,603,200
2023 $551,394,889,340 $3,455,146,281
2024 $577,389,475,010 $4,714,267,822

Ireland and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Ireland

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Ireland Suriname
1960 $707 $378
1961 $762 $395
1962 $821 $409
1963 $878 $424
1964 $995 $435
1965 $1,055 $482
1966 $1,107 $575
1967 $1,187 $644
1968 $1,159 $681
1969 $1,331 $708
1970 $1,487 $724
1971 $1,704 $768
1972 $2,080 $785
1973 $2,424 $858
1974 $2,517 $1,041
1975 $2,973 $1,190
1976 $2,920 $1,302
1977 $3,427 $1,666
1978 $4,400 $1,928
1979 $5,430 $2,072
1980 $6,372 $2,118
1981 $5,986 $2,368
1982 $6,161 $2,430
1983 $5,915 $2,333
1984 $5,692 $2,261
1985 $6,012 $2,256
1986 $8,112 $2,271
1987 $9,582 $2,469
1988 $10,716 $2,886
1989 $11,176 $1,329
1990 $14,031 $942
1991 $14,087 $1,080
1992 $15,714 $969
1993 $14,657 $1,022
1994 $15,903 $1,434
1995 $19,158 $1,610
1996 $20,836 $1,963
1997 $22,551 $2,068
1998 $24,295 $2,429
1999 $26,338 $1,898
2000 $26,335 $1,988
2001 $28,282 $1,715
2002 $32,705 $2,202
2003 $41,204 $2,516
2004 $47,754 $2,888
2005 $50,933 $3,453
2006 $54,329 $5,003
2007 $61,396 $5,530
2008 $61,353 $6,576
2009 $52,133 $7,130
2010 $48,679 $7,944
2011 $52,693 $7,950
2012 $49,412 $8,851
2013 $52,619 $9,043
2014 $57,278 $9,108
2015 $64,312 $8,814
2016 $64,193 $5,644
2017 $72,198 $6,050
2018 $80,739 $6,666
2019 $81,810 $6,630
2020 $86,623 $4,755
2021 $103,962 $5,030
2022 $105,235 $6,084
2023 $103,888 $5,494
2024 $107,316 $7,431

Ireland vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ireland

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Ireland Suriname
1950 65.6 50.7
1951 64.8 51.1
1952 67.2 51.4
1953 67.9 52.1
1954 68 52.8
1955 68 53.5
1956 69 54.1
1957 69 54.7
1958 69.3 55.4
1959 69.4 55.9
1960 70.2 56.6
1961 69.6 57.3
1962 69.9 58
1963 70.2 58.5
1964 70.4 58.9
1965 70.6 59.1
1966 70.2 59.2
1967 71.2 59.2
1968 70.9 59.3
1969 70.8 59.4
1970 70.8 59.5
1971 71.6 59.6
1972 71 59.7
1973 71.2 59.8
1974 71.1 59.9
1975 71.7 60
1976 71.8 60.2
1977 71.9 60.3
1978 71.9 60.4
1979 72.2 60.5
1980 72.5 60.7
1981 72.9 60.8
1982 73.2 60.9
1983 73.2 61.1
1984 73.6 61.2
1985 73.6 61.4
1986 73.6 61.2
1987 74.4 61.3
1988 74.4 61.5
1989 74.5 62
1990 74.8 62.1
1991 75 62.2
1992 75.4 62.2
1993 75.3 62.4
1994 75.8 62.5
1995 75.5 62.8
1996 75.8 63.1
1997 76 63.4
1998 76.2 63.7
1999 76.1 64
2000 76.5 64.4
2001 77.1 64.8
2002 77.6 65.3
2003 78.1 65.8
2004 78.5 66.4
2005 78.9 67
2006 79.2 67.6
2007 79.6 68.3
2008 79.8 68.9
2009 80.1 69.3
2010 80.6 69.6
2011 80.7 69.8
2012 80.9 70
2013 81.1 70.1
2014 81.4 70.3
2015 81.5 70.6
2016 81.7 71
2017 82.1 71.2
2018 82.1 71.5
2019 82.4 71.8
2020 82.4 72.3
2021 81.9 68.9
2022 82.1 73.3
2023 82.4 73.6
2024 82.6 73.8
2025 82.7 73.9

Ireland and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Ireland

Suriname
Year Population
Ireland Suriname
1960 2,828,600 263,918
1961 2,824,400 272,791
1962 2,836,050 283,912
1963 2,852,650 297,034
1964 2,866,550 309,041
1965 2,877,300 320,000
1966 2,888,800 331,135
1967 2,902,450 342,679
1968 2,915,550 354,616
1969 2,932,650 366,906
1970 2,957,250 379,442
1971 2,992,050 391,932
1972 3,036,850 397,413
1973 3,085,950 395,772
1974 3,137,500 393,676
1975 3,189,550 391,170
1976 3,238,050 388,289
1977 3,282,200 385,067
1978 3,329,100 381,502
1979 3,373,750 377,602
1980 3,412,800 375,377
1981 3,453,000 375,459
1982 3,485,800 376,555
1983 3,510,600 378,746
1984 3,532,423 382,193
1985 3,538,082 386,972
1986 3,539,690 392,330
1987 3,540,057 396,911
1988 3,524,949 402,227
1989 3,511,009 408,409
1990 3,513,974 412,493
1991 3,534,235 415,013
1992 3,558,430 417,589
1993 3,576,261 419,352
1994 3,590,386 422,375
1995 3,608,841 429,606
1996 3,637,510 438,830
1997 3,674,171 448,067
1998 3,712,696 457,406
1999 3,754,786 466,916
2000 3,805,174 476,643
2001 3,866,243 486,560
2002 3,931,947 496,551
2003 3,996,521 506,414
2004 4,070,262 513,923
2005 4,159,914 519,313
2006 4,273,591 524,997
2007 4,398,942 531,016
2008 4,489,544 537,245
2009 4,535,375 543,568
2010 4,560,155 549,923
2011 4,580,084 556,269
2012 4,599,533 562,633
2013 4,623,816 569,020
2014 4,657,740 575,373
2015 4,701,957 581,627
2016 4,762,722 587,757
2017 4,827,445 593,713
2018 4,898,022 599,513
2019 4,976,456 605,768
2020 5,039,747 612,317
2021 5,110,585 617,896
2022 5,212,836 623,164
2023 5,307,600 628,886
2024 5,380,257 634,431

Fertility rates in Ireland and Suriname

Fertility rate
Ireland

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Ireland Suriname
1960 3.78 6.59
1961 3.78 6.58
1962 3.92 6.57
1963 4.01 6.51
1964 4.07 6.43
1965 4.04 6.32
1966 3.94 6.2
1967 3.84 6.04
1968 3.77 5.86
1969 3.83 5.7
1970 3.85 5.53
1971 3.93 5.36
1972 3.84 5.18
1973 3.71 5.01
1974 3.59 4.81
1975 3.37 4.63
1976 3.29 4.45
1977 3.24 4.26
1978 3.21 4.08
1979 3.21 3.93
1980 3.21 3.79
1981 3.05 3.75
1982 2.94 3.82
1983 2.74 3.87
1984 2.58 3.8
1985 2.48 3.71
1986 2.44 3.61
1987 2.32 3.53
1988 2.17 3.46
1989 2.08 3.39
1990 2.11 3.23
1991 2.08 3.09
1992 1.99 3.01
1993 1.9 2.94
1994 1.85 2.9
1995 1.84 2.9
1996 1.88 2.92
1997 1.93 2.95
1998 1.94 2.99
1999 1.9 3.02
2000 1.89 3.05
2001 1.94 3.06
2002 1.97 2.96
2003 1.96 2.84
2004 1.93 2.74
2005 1.86 2.71
2006 1.91 2.73
2007 2.01 2.74
2008 2.06 2.73
2009 2.06 2.71
2010 2.05 2.69
2011 2.03 2.67
2012 1.98 2.67
2013 1.93 2.65
2014 1.89 2.62
2015 1.85 2.57
2016 1.81 2.5
2017 1.77 2.43
2018 1.75 2.38
2019 1.71 2.35
2020 1.63 2.31
2021 1.78 2.3
2022 1.54 2.27
2023 1.5 2.25

Ireland and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Ireland

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Ireland Suriname
1960 30.1 18.1
1961 29.8 18.2
1962 29.5 17.8
1963 29.2 17.3
1964 28.9 16.8
1965 28.6 16.4
1966 28.2 16.1
1967 28 15.8
1968 27.8 15.6
1969 27.6 15.6
1970 27.4 15.6
1971 27.1 15.7
1972 26.9 16
1973 26.7 16.3
1974 26.5 16.7
1975 26.5 17
1976 26.4 17.4
1977 26.5 17.6
1978 26.5 17.9
1979 26.5 18.1
1980 26.5 18.4
1981 26.6 18.7
1982 26.7 18.9
1983 26.9 19.2
1984 27.1 19.5
1985 27.3 19.7
1986 27.6 20
1987 27.9 20.2
1988 28.4 20.4
1989 28.8 20.6
1990 29.2 20.8
1991 29.6 21
1992 29.9 21.2
1993 30.2 21.5
1994 30.6 21.7
1995 30.9 22
1996 31.3 22.4
1997 31.6 22.8
1998 31.9 23.2
1999 32.2 23.6
2000 32.5 24
2001 32.7 24.4
2002 33 24.7
2003 33.2 25
2004 33.4 25.3
2005 33.4 25.5
2006 33.4 25.6
2007 33.4 25.8
2008 33.5 26.1
2009 33.9 26.3
2010 34.3 26.5
2011 34.8 26.7
2012 35.2 26.9
2013 35.6 27.1
2014 36 27.3
2015 36.4 27.5
2016 36.8 27.7
2017 37.1 27.9
2018 37.4 28.1
2019 37.8 28.3
2020 38.2 28.6
2021 38.6 28.7
2022 38.9 28.9
2023 39.4 29.2
2024 39.7 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ireland Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$419B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.9%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.9%
2021
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.69%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.27%
2024
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
30.8%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
83.1
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2023
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.2%
2022
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
43
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$110B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.7B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,951,000
2019
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
0.68%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ireland Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,470 kg
2023
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$50.6
2023
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.5 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.12 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
82.4%
2023
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.7%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.94%
2023
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
85.8%
2023
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,149 kWh
2023
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
37.2%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.88%
2023
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Ireland Suriname
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+39,059
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
64.8%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
93.2
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
87
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.65
2023
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.1
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
95%
2021
English speaking
98.4%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
96.5%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Ireland Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,448
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$688
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.06
2021
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
31.6 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.8
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
29.3%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.6%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Ireland Suriname
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
4,944 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16,174 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,066 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
62,031 mi
2018
2,674 mi
2003

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