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Kenya vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 45th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Suriname
Population
58419239
644193
Population rank 26/197 165/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Kenya and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Suriname
Year GDP
Kenya Suriname
1960 $791,265,459 $99,650,000
1961 $792,959,473 $107,700,000
1962 $868,111,401 $116,150,000
1963 $926,589,349 $125,950,000
1964 $998,759,334 $134,400,000
1965 $997,919,321 $154,150,000
1966 $1,164,519,674 $190,350,000
1967 $1,232,559,507 $220,700,000
1968 $1,353,295,459 $241,350,000
1969 $1,458,379,417 $259,650,000
1970 $1,603,447,359 $274,900,000
1971 $1,778,391,289 $301,000,000
1972 $2,107,279,157 $311,950,000
1973 $2,509,001,324 $339,450,000
1974 $2,969,958,812 $409,850,000
1975 $3,259,345,083 $465,500,000
1976 $3,474,542,392 $505,500,000
1977 $4,494,378,764 $641,500,000
1978 $5,303,735,111 $735,500,000
1979 $6,234,391,113 $782,500,000
1980 $7,265,315,820 $795,000,000
1981 $6,854,491,706 $889,000,000
1982 $6,431,579,357 $915,000,000
1983 $5,979,198,314 $883,500,000
1984 $6,191,437,070 $864,000,000
1985 $6,135,034,214 $873,000,000
1986 $7,239,126,568 $891,000,000
1987 $7,970,820,369 $980,000,000
1988 $8,355,380,879 $1,161,000,000
1989 $8,283,114,514 $542,600,000
1990 $8,572,359,038 $388,400,000
1991 $8,151,488,783 $448,100,000
1992 $8,209,120,763 $404,600,000
1993 $5,751,786,643 $428,764,706
1994 $7,148,148,564 $605,492,537
1995 $9,046,320,255 $691,590,498
1996 $12,045,865,396 $861,372,806
1997 $13,115,764,358 $926,422,500
1998 $14,093,998,844 $1,110,850,000
1999 $12,896,010,459 $886,290,698
2000 $12,705,350,098 $947,671,970
2001 $12,986,007,426 $834,279,358
2002 $13,147,736,899 $1,093,574,468
2003 $14,904,517,650 $1,274,190,311
2004 $16,095,337,094 $1,484,092,538
2005 $18,737,895,513 $1,793,410,397
2006 $25,825,512,284 $2,626,380,435
2007 $31,958,195,182 $2,936,612,022
2008 $35,895,153,328 $3,532,969,035
2009 $42,347,217,913 $3,875,409,836
2010 $45,405,615,064 $4,368,370,998
2011 $46,869,473,151 $4,422,276,622
2012 $56,396,704,672 $4,980,000,000
2013 $61,671,440,408 $5,145,757,576
2014 $68,285,796,514 $5,240,606,061
2015 $70,120,446,897 $5,126,237,646
2016 $74,815,144,164 $3,317,421,648
2017 $82,036,510,877 $3,591,679,431
2018 $92,202,979,985 $3,996,198,867
2019 $100,378,436,207 $4,016,040,575
2020 $100,657,505,751 $2,911,807,496
2021 $109,703,658,905 $3,107,923,198
2022 $114,448,978,153 $3,791,603,200
2023 $108,038,588,971 $3,455,146,281
2024 $124,498,691,699 $4,714,267,822

Kenya and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Suriname
1960 $102.8 $378
1961 $99.3 $395
1962 $104.6 $409
1963 $107.4 $424
1964 $111.3 $435
1965 $106.9 $482
1966 $119.8 $575
1967 $121.9 $644
1968 $128.7 $681
1969 $133.3 $708
1970 $141 $724
1971 $150.9 $768
1972 $172.6 $785
1973 $198.6 $858
1974 $227.2 $1,041
1975 $241.2 $1,190
1976 $248.9 $1,302
1977 $311 $1,666
1978 $355 $1,928
1979 $403 $2,072
1980 $454 $2,118
1981 $413 $2,368
1982 $374 $2,430
1983 $335 $2,333
1984 $334 $2,261
1985 $320 $2,256
1986 $364 $2,271
1987 $387 $2,469
1988 $391 $2,886
1989 $374 $1,329
1990 $374 $942
1991 $345 $1,080
1992 $337 $969
1993 $229 $1,022
1994 $276.4 $1,434
1995 $340 $1,610
1996 $441 $1,963
1997 $467 $2,068
1998 $488 $2,429
1999 $434 $1,898
2000 $415 $1,988
2001 $411 $1,715
2002 $403 $2,202
2003 $443 $2,516
2004 $464 $2,888
2005 $523 $3,453
2006 $700 $5,003
2007 $840 $5,530
2008 $916 $6,576
2009 $1,048 $7,130
2010 $1,092 $7,944
2011 $1,096 $7,950
2012 $1,285 $8,851
2013 $1,371 $9,043
2014 $1,483 $9,108
2015 $1,489 $8,814
2016 $1,554 $5,644
2017 $1,667 $6,050
2018 $1,836 $6,666
2019 $1,960 $6,630
2020 $1,928 $4,755
2021 $2,061 $5,030
2022 $2,110 $6,084
2023 $1,952 $5,494
2024 $2,206 $7,431

Kenya vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Suriname
1950 36.9 50.7
1951 38 51.1
1952 38.6 51.4
1953 39.8 52.1
1954 41 52.8
1955 42.3 53.5
1956 43.5 54.1
1957 45.3 54.7
1958 46.5 55.4
1959 47.5 55.9
1960 48.5 56.6
1961 49.3 57.3
1962 50.1 58
1963 50.8 58.5
1964 51.3 58.9
1965 51.9 59.1
1966 52.4 59.2
1967 52.8 59.2
1968 53.3 59.3
1969 53.7 59.4
1970 54.1 59.5
1971 54.5 59.6
1972 55 59.7
1973 55.5 59.8
1974 56 59.9
1975 56.6 60
1976 57.2 60.2
1977 57.7 60.3
1978 58.2 60.4
1979 58.7 60.5
1980 59.2 60.7
1981 59.6 60.8
1982 59.9 60.9
1983 60.3 61.1
1984 60.6 61.2
1985 60.9 61.4
1986 60.8 61.2
1987 60.7 61.3
1988 60.3 61.5
1989 60 62
1990 58.3 62.1
1991 57.8 62.2
1992 57.1 62.2
1993 56.7 62.4
1994 56.1 62.5
1995 55.9 62.8
1996 55.6 63.1
1997 55.5 63.4
1998 55.6 63.7
1999 55.9 64
2000 56.1 64.4
2001 56.5 64.8
2002 56.8 65.3
2003 57.4 65.8
2004 57.9 66.4
2005 58.5 67
2006 59.1 67.6
2007 59.4 68.3
2008 60 68.9
2009 60.5 69.3
2010 60.9 69.6
2011 61.3 69.8
2012 61.5 70
2013 61.7 70.1
2014 62 70.3
2015 62.3 70.6
2016 62.5 71
2017 62.7 71.2
2018 62.8 71.5
2019 62.9 71.8
2020 61.6 72.3
2021 61.2 68.9
2022 63.5 73.3
2023 63.6 73.6
2024 63.8 73.8
2025 64 73.9

Kenya and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Suriname
Year Population
Kenya Suriname
1960 7,695,307 263,918
1961 7,987,770 272,791
1962 8,299,308 283,912
1963 8,627,971 297,034
1964 8,973,535 309,041
1965 9,338,078 320,000
1966 9,717,816 331,135
1967 10,111,057 342,679
1968 10,518,823 354,616
1969 10,939,695 366,906
1970 11,368,791 379,442
1971 11,788,904 391,932
1972 12,206,060 397,413
1973 12,634,835 395,772
1974 13,070,078 393,676
1975 13,511,671 391,170
1976 13,957,623 388,289
1977 14,428,819 385,067
1978 14,934,126 381,502
1979 15,460,666 377,602
1980 16,018,459 375,377
1981 16,601,507 375,459
1982 17,206,175 376,555
1983 17,846,374 378,746
1984 18,514,906 382,193
1985 19,201,768 386,972
1986 19,901,646 392,330
1987 20,616,096 396,911
1988 21,356,219 402,227
1989 22,118,434 408,409
1990 22,892,651 412,493
1991 23,646,514 415,013
1992 24,382,460 417,589
1993 25,117,188 419,352
1994 25,857,130 422,375
1995 26,601,751 429,606
1996 27,344,211 438,830
1997 28,101,768 448,067
1998 28,888,057 457,406
1999 29,733,408 466,916
2000 30,642,890 476,643
2001 31,619,170 486,560
2002 32,629,808 496,551
2003 33,652,223 506,414
2004 34,713,455 513,923
2005 35,796,484 519,313
2006 36,904,008 524,997
2007 38,036,349 531,016
2008 39,206,351 537,245
2009 40,408,891 543,568
2010 41,598,567 549,923
2011 42,758,461 556,269
2012 43,888,303 562,633
2013 44,986,791 569,020
2014 46,051,440 575,373
2015 47,088,526 581,627
2016 48,139,687 587,757
2017 49,197,766 593,713
2018 50,207,107 599,513
2019 51,202,827 605,768
2020 52,217,334 612,317
2021 53,219,166 617,896
2022 54,252,461 623,164
2023 55,339,003 628,886
2024 56,432,944 634,431

Fertility rates in Kenya and Suriname

Fertility rate
Kenya

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Suriname
1960 7.65 6.59
1961 7.72 6.58
1962 7.77 6.57
1963 7.82 6.51
1964 7.87 6.43
1965 7.92 6.32
1966 7.96 6.2
1967 7.95 6.04
1968 7.95 5.86
1969 7.95 5.7
1970 7.94 5.53
1971 7.92 5.36
1972 7.89 5.18
1973 7.86 5.01
1974 7.82 4.81
1975 7.8 4.63
1976 7.77 4.45
1977 7.73 4.26
1978 7.67 4.08
1979 7.6 3.93
1980 7.53 3.79
1981 7.45 3.75
1982 7.35 3.82
1983 7.22 3.87
1984 7.08 3.8
1985 6.96 3.71
1986 6.84 3.61
1987 6.69 3.53
1988 6.52 3.46
1989 6.33 3.39
1990 6.14 3.23
1991 5.94 3.09
1992 5.74 3.01
1993 5.57 2.94
1994 5.44 2.9
1995 5.37 2.9
1996 5.31 2.92
1997 5.27 2.95
1998 5.24 2.99
1999 5.18 3.02
2000 5.14 3.05
2001 5.09 3.06
2002 5.03 2.96
2003 4.94 2.84
2004 4.86 2.74
2005 4.8 2.71
2006 4.75 2.73
2007 4.72 2.74
2008 4.66 2.73
2009 4.57 2.71
2010 4.45 2.69
2011 4.28 2.67
2012 4.12 2.67
2013 3.96 2.65
2014 3.84 2.62
2015 3.77 2.57
2016 3.69 2.5
2017 3.61 2.43
2018 3.54 2.38
2019 3.43 2.35
2020 3.36 2.31
2021 3.31 2.3
2022 3.26 2.27
2023 3.21 2.25

Kenya and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Kenya Suriname
1960 15.7 18.1
1961 15.5 18.2
1962 15.3 17.8
1963 15.2 17.3
1964 15.1 16.8
1965 14.9 16.4
1966 14.8 16.1
1967 14.6 15.8
1968 14.5 15.6
1969 14.5 15.6
1970 14.4 15.6
1971 14.4 15.7
1972 14.3 16
1973 14.3 16.3
1974 14.3 16.7
1975 14.3 17
1976 14.3 17.4
1977 14.3 17.6
1978 14.3 17.9
1979 14.4 18.1
1980 14.5 18.4
1981 14.5 18.7
1982 14.6 18.9
1983 14.7 19.2
1984 14.8 19.5
1985 14.9 19.7
1986 15 20
1987 15 20.2
1988 15.1 20.4
1989 15.2 20.6
1990 15.3 20.8
1991 15.5 21
1992 15.6 21.2
1993 15.7 21.5
1994 15.9 21.7
1995 16 22
1996 16.1 22.4
1997 16.2 22.8
1998 16.4 23.2
1999 16.5 23.6
2000 16.7 24
2001 16.8 24.4
2002 17 24.7
2003 17.1 25
2004 17.3 25.3
2005 17.4 25.5
2006 17.5 25.6
2007 17.6 25.8
2008 17.7 26.1
2009 17.8 26.3
2010 17.9 26.5
2011 18.1 26.7
2012 18.2 26.9
2013 18.4 27.1
2014 18.5 27.3
2015 18.7 27.5
2016 18.9 27.7
2017 19.1 27.9
2018 19.3 28.1
2019 19.6 28.3
2020 19.8 28.6
2021 20 28.7
2022 20.3 28.9
2023 20.6 29.2
2024 20.8 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
2.2%
2022
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Kenya Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
18.7%
2023
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
22.4%
2023
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
190.1 kWh
2023
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.1%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Kenya Suriname
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
95%
2021
English speaking
78.7%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
35%
2024
78.4%
2023

Health

Kenya Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Suriname
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
2,674 mi
2003

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