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Kiribati vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 173rd vs. 90th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Suriname
Population
138067
644193
Population rank 180/197 165/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Kiribati and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Suriname
Year GDP
Kiribati 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 - $190,350,000
1967 - $220,700,000
1968 - $241,350,000
1969 - $259,650,000
1970 $11,560,877 $274,900,000
1971 $12,356,134 $301,000,000
1972 $15,314,346 $311,950,000
1973 $25,645,040 $339,450,000
1974 $69,256,489 $409,850,000
1975 $44,547,454 $465,500,000
1976 $33,246,817 $505,500,000
1977 $31,335,459 $641,500,000
1978 $36,563,965 $735,500,000
1979 $34,466,197 $782,500,000
1980 $33,157,723 $795,000,000
1981 $35,267,489 $889,000,000
1982 $32,742,713 $915,000,000
1983 $31,000,546 $883,500,000
1984 $34,394,167 $864,000,000
1985 $26,126,615 $873,000,000
1986 $25,993,009 $891,000,000
1987 $29,554,413 $980,000,000
1988 $38,278,810 $1,161,000,000
1989 $37,645,319 $542,600,000
1990 $36,534,295 $388,400,000
1991 $41,247,792 $448,100,000
1992 $61,491,369 $404,600,000
1993 $58,953,596 $428,764,706
1994 $67,055,334 $605,492,537
1995 $68,596,395 $691,590,498
1996 $81,456,854 $861,372,806
1997 $80,205,807 $926,422,500
1998 $74,905,706 $1,110,850,000
1999 $77,323,978 $886,290,698
2000 $74,910,527 $947,671,970
2001 $64,935,850 $834,279,358
2002 $74,743,869 $1,093,574,468
2003 $96,105,619 $1,274,190,311
2004 $104,085,892 $1,484,092,538
2005 $113,895,437 $1,793,410,397
2006 $112,338,353 $2,626,380,435
2007 $138,054,946 $2,936,612,022
2008 $147,017,895 $3,532,969,035
2009 $140,177,384 $3,875,409,836
2010 $165,458,433 $4,368,370,998
2011 $195,970,140 $4,422,276,622
2012 $207,001,546 $4,980,000,000
2013 $201,730,861 $5,145,757,576
2014 $200,287,282 $5,240,606,061
2015 $191,559,399 $5,126,237,646
2016 $206,467,819 $3,317,421,648
2017 $222,875,736 $3,591,679,431
2018 $233,514,717 $3,996,198,867
2019 $216,985,388 $4,016,040,575
2020 $220,897,999 $2,911,807,496
2021 $285,259,894 $3,107,923,198
2022 $270,040,457 $3,791,603,200
2023 $288,610,732 $3,455,146,281
2024 $307,862,547 $4,714,267,822

Kiribati and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 - $409
1963 - $424
1964 - $435
1965 - $482
1966 - $575
1967 - $644
1968 - $681
1969 - $708
1970 $201 $724
1971 $210.7 $768
1972 $256.2 $785
1973 $422 $858
1974 $1,131 $1,041
1975 $730 $1,190
1976 $548 $1,302
1977 $520 $1,666
1978 $611 $1,928
1979 $573 $2,072
1980 $542 $2,118
1981 $568 $2,368
1982 $519 $2,430
1983 $483 $2,333
1984 $527 $2,261
1985 $393 $2,256
1986 $382 $2,271
1987 $424 $2,469
1988 $536 $2,886
1989 $515 $1,329
1990 $488 $942
1991 $540 $1,080
1992 $792 $969
1993 $748 $1,022
1994 $838 $1,434
1995 $844 $1,610
1996 $986 $1,963
1997 $953 $2,068
1998 $874 $2,429
1999 $887 $1,898
2000 $845 $1,988
2001 $719 $1,715
2002 $810 $2,202
2003 $1,021 $2,516
2004 $1,083 $2,888
2005 $1,162 $3,453
2006 $1,123 $5,003
2007 $1,353 $5,530
2008 $1,411 $6,576
2009 $1,317 $7,130
2010 $1,522 $7,944
2011 $1,771 $7,950
2012 $1,844 $8,851
2013 $1,772 $9,043
2014 $1,737 $9,108
2015 $1,640 $8,814
2016 $1,743 $5,644
2017 $1,853 $6,050
2018 $1,913 $6,666
2019 $1,751 $6,630
2020 $1,752 $4,755
2021 $2,222 $5,030
2022 $2,070 $6,084
2023 $2,178 $5,494
2024 $2,289 $7,431

Kiribati vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Suriname
1950 45.7 50.7
1951 45.8 51.1
1952 45.9 51.4
1953 46 52.1
1954 46.1 52.8
1955 46.3 53.5
1956 46.5 54.1
1957 46.8 54.7
1958 47.1 55.4
1959 47.5 55.9
1960 48 56.6
1961 48.5 57.3
1962 49 58
1963 49.7 58.5
1964 50.4 58.9
1965 51 59.1
1966 51.7 59.2
1967 52.5 59.2
1968 53.1 59.3
1969 53.8 59.4
1970 54.4 59.5
1971 54.9 59.6
1972 55.3 59.7
1973 55.8 59.8
1974 56.1 59.9
1975 56.4 60
1976 56.6 60.2
1977 56.1 60.3
1978 56.9 60.4
1979 57.1 60.5
1980 57.3 60.7
1981 57.5 60.8
1982 57.8 60.9
1983 58.1 61.1
1984 58.4 61.2
1985 58.7 61.4
1986 59.1 61.2
1987 59.6 61.3
1988 60.1 61.5
1989 60.5 62
1990 61 62.1
1991 61.5 62.2
1992 62 62.2
1993 62.4 62.4
1994 62.8 62.5
1995 63.1 62.8
1996 63.5 63.1
1997 63.8 63.4
1998 64.1 63.7
1999 64.4 64
2000 64.7 64.4
2001 64.9 64.8
2002 65.1 65.3
2003 65.3 65.8
2004 65.4 66.4
2005 65.5 67
2006 65.6 67.6
2007 65.7 68.3
2008 65.7 68.9
2009 65.8 69.3
2010 65.9 69.6
2011 65.9 69.8
2012 65.9 70
2013 65.9 70.1
2014 65.9 70.3
2015 65.8 70.6
2016 65.8 71
2017 65.8 71.2
2018 65.8 71.5
2019 65.9 71.8
2020 65.2 72.3
2021 64.1 68.9
2022 66.3 73.3
2023 66.5 73.6
2024 66.6 73.8
2025 66.7 73.9

Kiribati and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Suriname
Year Population
Kiribati Suriname
1960 47,157 263,918
1961 48,323 272,791
1962 49,538 283,912
1963 50,791 297,034
1964 52,088 309,041
1965 53,439 320,000
1966 54,425 331,135
1967 54,996 342,679
1968 55,529 354,616
1969 56,360 366,906
1970 57,510 379,442
1971 58,652 391,932
1972 59,778 397,413
1973 60,824 395,772
1974 61,219 393,676
1975 60,987 391,170
1976 60,661 388,289
1977 60,267 385,067
1978 59,864 381,502
1979 60,172 377,602
1980 61,148 375,377
1981 62,121 375,459
1982 63,134 376,555
1983 64,169 378,746
1984 65,228 382,193
1985 66,496 386,972
1986 68,059 392,330
1987 69,733 396,911
1988 71,427 402,227
1989 73,147 408,409
1990 74,855 412,493
1991 76,367 415,013
1992 77,641 417,589
1993 78,841 419,352
1994 80,021 422,375
1995 81,234 429,606
1996 82,623 438,830
1997 84,147 448,067
1998 85,657 457,406
1999 87,126 466,916
2000 88,613 476,643
2001 90,335 486,560
2002 92,264 496,551
2003 94,175 506,414
2004 96,085 513,923
2005 98,035 519,313
2006 100,017 524,997
2007 102,068 531,016
2008 104,222 537,245
2009 106,467 543,568
2010 108,704 549,923
2011 110,647 556,269
2012 112,284 562,633
2013 113,838 569,020
2014 115,326 575,373
2015 116,815 581,627
2016 118,478 587,757
2017 120,275 593,713
2018 122,084 599,513
2019 123,921 605,768
2020 126,099 612,317
2021 128,377 617,896
2022 130,469 623,164
2023 132,530 628,886
2024 134,518 634,431

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Suriname

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Suriname
1960 6.44 6.59
1961 6.48 6.58
1962 6.42 6.57
1963 6.35 6.51
1964 6.29 6.43
1965 6.26 6.32
1966 6.23 6.2
1967 6.11 6.04
1968 5.98 5.86
1969 5.85 5.7
1970 5.71 5.53
1971 5.55 5.36
1972 5.37 5.18
1973 5.2 5.01
1974 5.09 4.81
1975 5.02 4.63
1976 4.96 4.45
1977 4.96 4.26
1978 4.97 4.08
1979 4.97 3.93
1980 4.96 3.79
1981 4.96 3.75
1982 4.95 3.82
1983 4.91 3.87
1984 4.91 3.8
1985 4.91 3.71
1986 4.87 3.61
1987 4.81 3.53
1988 4.73 3.46
1989 4.69 3.39
1990 4.67 3.23
1991 4.64 3.09
1992 4.57 3.01
1993 4.49 2.94
1994 4.44 2.9
1995 4.42 2.9
1996 4.43 2.92
1997 4.37 2.95
1998 4.29 2.99
1999 4.18 3.02
2000 4.07 3.05
2001 3.96 3.06
2002 3.81 2.96
2003 3.7 2.84
2004 3.73 2.74
2005 3.76 2.71
2006 3.82 2.73
2007 3.87 2.74
2008 3.9 2.73
2009 3.91 2.71
2010 3.9 2.69
2011 3.88 2.67
2012 3.77 2.67
2013 3.64 2.65
2014 3.52 2.62
2015 3.44 2.57
2016 3.38 2.5
2017 3.34 2.43
2018 3.32 2.38
2019 3.29 2.35
2020 3.25 2.31
2021 3.22 2.3
2022 3.18 2.27
2023 3.15 2.25

Kiribati and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Suriname
1960 18.8 18.1
1961 18.5 18.2
1962 18.3 17.8
1963 18.2 17.3
1964 18.1 16.8
1965 18 16.4
1966 17.9 16.1
1967 17.7 15.8
1968 17.6 15.6
1969 17.5 15.6
1970 17.5 15.6
1971 17.6 15.7
1972 17.6 16
1973 17.7 16.3
1974 17.8 16.7
1975 18 17
1976 18.1 17.4
1977 18.2 17.6
1978 18.3 17.9
1979 18.4 18.1
1980 18.7 18.4
1981 18.9 18.7
1982 19 18.9
1983 19.2 19.2
1984 19.4 19.5
1985 19.6 19.7
1986 19.8 20
1987 19.9 20.2
1988 20.1 20.4
1989 20.2 20.6
1990 20.2 20.8
1991 20.2 21
1992 20.1 21.2
1993 20 21.5
1994 19.8 21.7
1995 19.7 22
1996 19.6 22.4
1997 19.6 22.8
1998 19.6 23.2
1999 19.6 23.6
2000 19.7 24
2001 19.8 24.4
2002 19.9 24.7
2003 20.1 25
2004 20.3 25.3
2005 20.5 25.5
2006 20.7 25.6
2007 20.9 25.8
2008 21 26.1
2009 21.2 26.3
2010 21.3 26.5
2011 21.5 26.7
2012 21.7 26.9
2013 21.9 27.1
2014 22.1 27.3
2015 22.3 27.5
2016 22.5 27.7
2017 22.7 27.9
2018 22.9 28.1
2019 23 28.3
2020 23.2 28.6
2021 23.3 28.7
2022 23.5 28.9
2023 23.6 29.2
2024 23.8 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
2.87%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
0.78%
2020

Energy

Kiribati Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
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
16.4%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Kiribati Suriname
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
40
2024
Higher education index n/a
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
95%
2021
English speaking
24.2%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Kiribati Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Suriname
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
2,674 mi
2003

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