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Kuwait vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 153rd vs. 90th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Kuwait Suriname
Population
5128257
644193
Population rank 127/197 165/197
GDP
$160B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 59/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$32,214
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 38/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,636
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$4.86B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
7.35%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$978
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 143/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$28,320
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
6,880 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
723 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.52
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
35.8 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Kuwait and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Kuwait

Suriname
Year GDP
Kuwait Suriname
1960 - $99,650,000
1961 - $107,700,000
1962 $1,828,107,503 $116,150,000
1963 $1,900,895,857 $125,950,000
1964 $2,071,668,533 $134,400,000
1965 $2,097,199,161 $154,150,000
1966 $2,391,199,044 $190,350,000
1967 $2,441,599,023 $220,700,000
1968 $2,662,798,935 $241,350,000
1969 $2,769,198,892 $259,650,000
1970 $2,873,638,851 $274,900,000
1971 $3,880,392,195 $301,000,000
1972 $4,450,537,925 $311,950,000
1973 $5,408,804,607 $339,450,000
1974 $13,006,948,296 $409,850,000
1975 $12,022,811,621 $465,500,000
1976 $13,132,252,802 $505,500,000
1977 $14,137,406,741 $641,500,000
1978 $15,503,557,496 $735,500,000
1979 $24,749,063,922 $782,500,000
1980 $28,638,868,356 $795,000,000
1981 $25,058,020,338 $889,000,000
1982 $21,577,153,356 $915,000,000
1983 $20,871,081,080 $883,500,000
1984 $21,700,082,753 $864,000,000
1985 $21,445,970,614 $873,000,000
1986 $17,903,989,745 $891,000,000
1987 $22,368,704,134 $980,000,000
1988 $20,690,322,153 $1,161,000,000
1989 $24,313,855,653 $542,600,000
1990 $18,427,777,778 $388,400,000
1991 $11,009,993,703 $448,100,000
1992 $19,858,555,215 $404,600,000
1993 $23,941,391,391 $428,764,706
1994 $24,848,483,838 $605,492,537
1995 $27,186,980,647 $691,590,498
1996 $31,492,373,309 $861,372,806
1997 $30,350,190,704 $926,422,500
1998 $25,943,705,784 $1,110,850,000
1999 $30,122,365,849 $886,290,698
2000 $37,718,743,480 $947,671,970
2001 $34,889,559,870 $834,279,358
2002 $38,135,788,414 $1,093,574,468
2003 $47,874,582,232 $1,274,190,311
2004 $59,439,090,601 $1,484,092,538
2005 $80,798,630,137 $1,793,410,397
2006 $101,557,330,723 $2,626,380,435
2007 $114,634,043,362 $2,936,612,022
2008 $147,379,737,230 $3,532,969,035
2009 $105,968,691,905 $3,875,409,836
2010 $115,416,245,238 $4,368,370,998
2011 $154,039,231,299 $4,422,276,622
2012 $174,047,662,555 $4,980,000,000
2013 $174,168,116,687 $5,145,757,576
2014 $162,650,450,785 $5,240,606,061
2015 $114,585,555,831 $5,126,237,646
2016 $109,406,674,088 $3,317,421,648
2017 $120,687,539,676 $3,591,679,431
2018 $138,646,316,322 $3,996,198,867
2019 $140,856,394,870 $4,016,040,575
2020 $111,045,470,461 $2,911,807,496
2021 $148,350,671,614 $3,107,923,198
2022 $183,502,046,669 $3,791,603,200
2023 $165,384,407,267 $3,455,146,281
2024 $160,227,273,001 $4,714,267,822

Kuwait and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Kuwait

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Kuwait Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 $4,748 $409
1963 $4,445 $424
1964 $4,379 $435
1965 $4,024 $482
1966 $4,176 $575
1967 $3,887 $644
1968 $3,872 $681
1969 $3,695 $708
1970 $3,552 $724
1971 $4,486 $768
1972 $4,836 $785
1973 $5,532 $858
1974 $12,527 $1,041
1975 $10,882 $1,190
1976 $11,141 $1,302
1977 $11,238 $1,666
1978 $11,567 $1,928
1979 $17,386 $2,072
1980 $19,032 $2,118
1981 $15,825 $2,368
1982 $12,979 $2,430
1983 $11,965 $2,333
1984 $11,919 $2,261
1985 $11,322 $2,256
1986 $9,077 $2,271
1987 $10,896 $2,469
1988 $9,692 $2,886
1989 $10,965 $1,329
1990 $10,938 $942
1991 $8,147 $1,080
1992 $12,146 $969
1993 $14,318 $1,022
1994 $14,930 $1,434
1995 $16,168 $1,610
1996 $18,201 $1,963
1997 $16,977 $2,068
1998 $14,067 $2,429
1999 $15,854 $1,898
2000 $19,296 $1,988
2001 $17,374 $1,715
2002 $18,513 $2,202
2003 $22,691 $2,516
2004 $27,552 $2,888
2005 $36,123 $3,453
2006 $42,947 $5,003
2007 $45,709 $5,530
2008 $55,585 $6,576
2009 $37,907 $7,130
2010 $39,212 $7,944
2011 $49,170 $7,950
2012 $52,155 $8,851
2013 $49,651 $9,043
2014 $44,369 $9,108
2015 $29,882 $8,814
2016 $27,324 $5,644
2017 $29,048 $6,050
2018 $32,068 $6,666
2019 $31,708 $6,630
2020 $25,236 $4,755
2021 $34,019 $5,030
2022 $39,982 $6,084
2023 $34,076 $5,494
2024 $32,214 $7,431

Kuwait vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kuwait

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Kuwait Suriname
1950 49.7 50.7
1951 50.6 51.1
1952 51.4 51.4
1953 52.3 52.1
1954 53.1 52.8
1955 54 53.5
1956 54.9 54.1
1957 55.9 54.7
1958 56.9 55.4
1959 57.9 55.9
1960 58.9 56.6
1961 60 57.3
1962 61 58
1963 62 58.5
1964 63 58.9
1965 63.9 59.1
1966 64.9 59.2
1967 65.8 59.2
1968 66.6 59.3
1969 67.3 59.4
1970 68 59.5
1971 68.5 59.6
1972 68.9 59.7
1973 69.2 59.8
1974 69.4 59.9
1975 69.7 60
1976 69.9 60.2
1977 70.2 60.3
1978 70.5 60.4
1979 70.8 60.5
1980 71.1 60.7
1981 71.5 60.8
1982 71.9 60.9
1983 72.4 61.1
1984 72.9 61.2
1985 73.3 61.4
1986 73.8 61.2
1987 74.2 61.3
1988 74.6 61.5
1989 75 62
1990 72.9 62.1
1991 73.3 62.2
1992 75.7 62.2
1993 75.8 62.4
1994 75.7 62.5
1995 75.7 62.8
1996 75.6 63.1
1997 75.6 63.4
1998 75.6 63.7
1999 75.7 64
2000 75.9 64.4
2001 76 64.8
2002 76.2 65.3
2003 76.3 65.8
2004 76.4 66.4
2005 76.5 67
2006 76.6 67.6
2007 76.7 68.3
2008 76.9 68.9
2009 77.2 69.3
2010 77.5 69.6
2011 77.9 69.8
2012 78.2 70
2013 78.6 70.1
2014 78.9 70.3
2015 79.2 70.6
2016 79.5 71
2017 79.7 71.2
2018 79.9 71.5
2019 80 71.8
2020 78.2 72.3
2021 77.6 68.9
2022 78.8 73.3
2023 80.4 73.6
2024 80.6 73.8
2025 80.8 73.9

Kuwait and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Kuwait

Suriname
Year Population
Kuwait Suriname
1960 311,060 263,918
1961 345,945 272,791
1962 384,995 283,912
1963 427,694 297,034
1964 473,115 309,041
1965 521,174 320,000
1966 572,590 331,135
1967 628,089 342,679
1968 687,716 354,616
1969 749,452 366,906
1970 809,114 379,442
1971 865,076 391,932
1972 920,352 397,413
1973 977,654 395,772
1974 1,038,346 393,676
1975 1,104,863 391,170
1976 1,178,711 388,289
1977 1,258,023 385,067
1978 1,340,319 381,502
1979 1,423,514 377,602
1980 1,504,782 375,377
1981 1,583,426 375,459
1982 1,662,480 376,555
1983 1,744,295 378,746
1984 1,820,688 382,193
1985 1,894,242 386,972
1986 1,972,520 392,330
1987 2,052,994 396,911
1988 2,134,707 402,227
1989 2,217,468 408,409
1990 1,684,819 412,493
1991 1,351,399 415,013
1992 1,634,961 417,589
1993 1,672,151 419,352
1994 1,664,361 422,375
1995 1,681,513 429,606
1996 1,730,246 438,830
1997 1,787,683 448,067
1998 1,844,302 457,406
1999 1,900,030 466,916
2000 1,954,709 476,643
2001 2,008,121 486,560
2002 2,059,974 496,551
2003 2,109,881 506,414
2004 2,157,320 513,923
2005 2,236,788 519,313
2006 2,364,733 524,997
2007 2,507,887 531,016
2008 2,651,421 537,245
2009 2,795,484 543,568
2010 2,943,372 549,923
2011 3,132,814 556,269
2012 3,337,109 562,633
2013 3,507,844 569,020
2014 3,665,876 575,373
2015 3,834,574 581,627
2016 4,004,096 587,757
2017 4,154,812 593,713
2018 4,323,515 599,513
2019 4,442,316 605,768
2020 4,400,267 612,317
2021 4,360,865 617,896
2022 4,589,643 623,164
2023 4,853,420 628,886
2024 4,973,861 634,431

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Suriname

Fertility rate
Kuwait

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Kuwait Suriname
1960 7.22 6.59
1961 7.25 6.58
1962 7.25 6.57
1963 7.28 6.51
1964 7.29 6.43
1965 7.31 6.32
1966 7.34 6.2
1967 7.33 6.04
1968 7.28 5.86
1969 7.18 5.7
1970 7.03 5.53
1971 6.84 5.36
1972 6.64 5.18
1973 6.43 5.01
1974 6.23 4.81
1975 6.06 4.63
1976 5.9 4.45
1977 5.71 4.26
1978 5.52 4.08
1979 5.33 3.93
1980 5.18 3.79
1981 5.02 3.75
1982 4.85 3.82
1983 4.66 3.87
1984 4.45 3.8
1985 4.22 3.71
1986 4 3.61
1987 3.83 3.53
1988 3.7 3.46
1989 3.59 3.39
1990 3.49 3.23
1991 3.4 3.09
1992 3.35 3.01
1993 3.31 2.94
1994 3.27 2.9
1995 3.25 2.9
1996 3.22 2.92
1997 3.14 2.95
1998 3.04 2.99
1999 2.95 3.02
2000 2.89 3.05
2001 2.84 3.06
2002 2.8 2.96
2003 2.77 2.84
2004 2.76 2.74
2005 2.73 2.71
2006 2.59 2.73
2007 2.41 2.74
2008 2.27 2.73
2009 2.15 2.71
2010 2.04 2.69
2011 1.96 2.67
2012 1.99 2.67
2013 1.97 2.65
2014 2.06 2.62
2015 2.03 2.57
2016 2.06 2.5
2017 2.16 2.43
2018 2.12 2.38
2019 2.08 2.35
2020 2.03 2.31
2021 2.15 2.3
2022 1.55 2.27
2023 1.52 2.25

Kuwait and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Kuwait

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Kuwait Suriname
1960 22 18.1
1961 21.8 18.2
1962 21.5 17.8
1963 21 17.3
1964 20.7 16.8
1965 20.4 16.4
1966 20 16.1
1967 19.6 15.8
1968 19.2 15.6
1969 18.8 15.6
1970 18.5 15.6
1971 18.3 15.7
1972 18.3 16
1973 18.3 16.3
1974 18.4 16.7
1975 18.4 17
1976 18.7 17.4
1977 19.2 17.6
1978 19.6 17.9
1979 20.1 18.1
1980 20.5 18.4
1981 20.9 18.7
1982 21.3 18.9
1983 21.7 19.2
1984 22.1 19.5
1985 22.4 19.7
1986 22.7 20
1987 22.8 20.2
1988 23 20.4
1989 23.2 20.6
1990 23.4 20.8
1991 23.6 21
1992 23.8 21.2
1993 24.2 21.5
1994 25.1 21.7
1995 25.5 22
1996 25.5 22.4
1997 25.5 22.8
1998 25.5 23.2
1999 25.6 23.6
2000 25.9 24
2001 26.3 24.4
2002 26.8 24.7
2003 27.3 25
2004 27.9 25.3
2005 28.3 25.5
2006 28.5 25.6
2007 28.6 25.8
2008 28.8 26.1
2009 29.2 26.3
2010 29.6 26.5
2011 30.5 26.7
2012 31.5 26.9
2013 32.3 27.1
2014 33 27.3
2015 33.8 27.5
2016 34.7 27.7
2017 35.6 27.9
2018 36.4 28.1
2019 37.1 28.3
2020 37.7 28.6
2021 35.8 28.7
2022 34.4 28.9
2023 35.5 29.2
2024 35.8 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kuwait Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$200B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
52.3%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.44%
2024
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.9%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+23.6%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.16%
2016
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
57.1%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
59.9
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2022
Listed domestic companies
138
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$141B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$50.7B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$20.4M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,161,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
1.11%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
74.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Kuwait Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
9,130 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$6.03
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
111.6 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
23 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-283.1%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
16,571 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.27%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Kuwait Suriname
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+61,624
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
72.1
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
54
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.25
2020
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
111
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.5%
2020
95%
2021
English speaking
20%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Kuwait Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,700
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$196.3
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
80.8 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.29
2020
1.48
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.8
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
44.4%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.6%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Kuwait Suriname
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
1,383 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
579 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.1 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,572 mi
2018
2,674 mi
2003

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