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Malta vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 187th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Suriname
Population
583596
644193
Population rank 167/197 165/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Malta and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Malta and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Malta

Suriname
Year GDP
Malta 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 $250,728,796 $274,900,000
1971 $264,578,485 $301,000,000
1972 $295,106,628 $311,950,000
1973 $345,616,106 $339,450,000
1974 $376,081,124 $409,850,000
1975 $474,618,321 $465,500,000
1976 $527,936,989 $505,500,000
1977 $625,563,171 $641,500,000
1978 $793,673,402 $735,500,000
1979 $1,001,288,847 $782,500,000
1980 $1,250,198,601 $795,000,000
1981 $1,243,509,394 $889,000,000
1982 $1,234,474,404 $915,000,000
1983 $1,165,729,707 $883,500,000
1984 $1,101,807,023 $864,000,000
1985 $1,117,797,439 $873,000,000
1986 $1,435,038,441 $891,000,000
1987 $1,751,293,461 $980,000,000
1988 $2,019,503,068 $1,161,000,000
1989 $2,118,655,677 $542,600,000
1990 $2,547,328,748 $388,400,000
1991 $2,750,216,747 $448,100,000
1992 $3,021,942,759 $404,600,000
1993 $2,709,193,538 $428,764,706
1994 $2,998,505,428 $605,492,537
1995 $3,709,360,097 $691,590,498
1996 $3,822,489,746 $861,372,806
1997 $3,787,070,704 $926,422,500
1998 $4,010,092,091 $1,110,850,000
1999 $4,111,891,845 $886,290,698
2000 $4,036,809,865 $947,671,970
2001 $4,070,867,153 $834,279,358
2002 $4,455,127,398 $1,093,574,468
2003 $5,418,315,225 $1,274,190,311
2004 $6,104,141,501 $1,484,092,538
2005 $6,393,234,965 $1,793,410,397
2006 $6,749,838,862 $2,626,380,435
2007 $7,908,412,374 $2,936,612,022
2008 $9,135,419,490 $3,532,969,035
2009 $8,734,745,632 $3,875,409,836
2010 $9,097,044,182 $4,368,370,998
2011 $9,789,361,705 $4,422,276,622
2012 $9,609,532,106 $4,980,000,000
2013 $10,796,782,634 $5,145,757,576
2014 $11,888,032,862 $5,240,606,061
2015 $11,340,795,033 $5,126,237,646
2016 $12,025,782,885 $3,317,421,648
2017 $14,161,366,733 $3,591,679,431
2018 $16,153,779,511 $3,996,198,867
2019 $16,337,793,531 $4,016,040,575
2020 $16,409,900,599 $2,911,807,496
2021 $19,723,563,355 $3,107,923,198
2022 $19,239,187,084 $3,791,603,200
2023 $22,210,718,401 $3,455,146,281
2024 $24,322,006,608 $4,714,267,822

Malta and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Malta Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 - $409
1963 - $424
1964 - $435
1965 - $482
1966 - $575
1967 - $644
1968 - $681
1969 - $708
1970 $828 $724
1971 $874 $768
1972 $976 $785
1973 $1,144 $858
1974 $1,245 $1,041
1975 $1,560 $1,190
1976 $1,727 $1,302
1977 $2,038 $1,666
1978 $2,559 $1,928
1979 $3,196 $2,072
1980 $3,948 $2,118
1981 $3,898 $2,368
1982 $3,788 $2,430
1983 $3,527 $2,333
1984 $3,333 $2,261
1985 $3,322 $2,256
1986 $4,195 $2,271
1987 $5,084 $2,469
1988 $5,814 $2,886
1989 $6,041 $1,329
1990 $7,192 $942
1991 $7,559 $1,080
1992 $8,220 $969
1993 $7,296 $1,022
1994 $8,000 $1,434
1995 $9,828 $1,610
1996 $10,062 $1,963
1997 $9,893 $2,068
1998 $10,408 $2,429
1999 $10,609 $1,898
2000 $10,348 $1,988
2001 $10,358 $1,715
2002 $11,251 $2,202
2003 $13,594 $2,516
2004 $15,212 $2,888
2005 $15,831 $3,453
2006 $16,654 $5,003
2007 $19,444 $5,530
2008 $22,315 $6,576
2009 $21,176 $7,130
2010 $21,947 $7,944
2011 $23,517 $7,950
2012 $22,878 $8,851
2013 $25,416 $9,043
2014 $27,425 $9,108
2015 $25,530 $8,814
2016 $26,459 $5,644
2017 $30,317 $6,050
2018 $33,382 $6,666
2019 $32,422 $6,630
2020 $31,834 $4,755
2021 $38,065 $5,030
2022 $36,224 $6,084
2023 $40,182 $5,494
2024 $42,347 $7,431

Malta vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Suriname
1950 63.5 50.7
1951 63.9 51.1
1952 64.1 51.4
1953 64.3 52.1
1954 65.1 52.8
1955 66.3 53.5
1956 66.8 54.1
1957 67.5 54.7
1958 67.8 55.4
1959 68.4 55.9
1960 68.4 56.6
1961 68.4 57.3
1962 69.2 58
1963 69.2 58.5
1964 69.3 58.9
1965 69.5 59.1
1966 69.7 59.2
1967 69.8 59.2
1968 69.9 59.3
1969 70.1 59.4
1970 70.4 59.5
1971 70.1 59.6
1972 70.7 59.7
1973 71.3 59.8
1974 71.9 59.9
1975 72.1 60
1976 72.2 60.2
1977 72.3 60.3
1978 72.3 60.4
1979 72.5 60.5
1980 72.3 60.7
1981 72.4 60.8
1982 72.8 60.9
1983 73.1 61.1
1984 73.3 61.2
1985 73.9 61.4
1986 74.5 61.2
1987 75.3 61.3
1988 75.9 61.5
1989 76.2 62
1990 76.2 62.1
1991 76.5 62.2
1992 76.7 62.2
1993 76.8 62.4
1994 76.9 62.5
1995 77 62.8
1996 76.3 63.1
1997 77.3 63.4
1998 77.8 63.7
1999 77.8 64
2000 77.9 64.4
2001 78.9 64.8
2002 78.5 65.3
2003 78.7 65.8
2004 79.2 66.4
2005 79.5 67
2006 79.6 67.6
2007 79.7 68.3
2008 79.7 68.9
2009 80.4 69.3
2010 81.4 69.6
2011 80.8 69.8
2012 81.1 70
2013 81.8 70.1
2014 82.3 70.3
2015 82.6 70.6
2016 82.7 71
2017 83.1 71.2
2018 82.9 71.5
2019 82.8 71.8
2020 82.3 72.3
2021 82.3 68.9
2022 82.2 73.3
2023 83.3 73.6
2024 83.5 73.8
2025 83.6 73.9

Malta and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Suriname
Year Population
Malta Suriname
1960 326,550 263,918
1961 325,250 272,791
1962 323,900 283,912
1963 322,550 297,034
1964 321,250 309,041
1965 318,800 320,000
1966 315,200 331,135
1967 311,550 342,679
1968 307,900 354,616
1969 304,300 366,906
1970 302,650 379,442
1971 302,700 391,932
1972 302,450 397,413
1973 302,200 395,772
1974 301,996 393,676
1975 304,222 391,170
1976 305,774 388,289
1977 306,970 385,067
1978 310,182 381,502
1979 313,342 377,602
1980 316,645 375,377
1981 318,982 375,459
1982 325,898 376,555
1983 330,524 378,746
1984 330,593 382,193
1985 336,452 386,972
1986 342,121 392,330
1987 344,485 396,911
1988 347,325 402,227
1989 350,722 408,409
1990 354,170 412,493
1991 363,845 415,013
1992 367,618 417,589
1993 371,308 419,352
1994 374,797 422,375
1995 377,419 429,606
1996 379,905 438,830
1997 382,791 448,067
1998 385,287 457,406
1999 387,578 466,916
2000 390,087 476,643
2001 393,028 486,560
2002 395,969 496,551
2003 398,582 506,414
2004 401,268 513,923
2005 403,834 519,313
2006 405,308 524,997
2007 406,724 531,016
2008 409,379 537,245
2009 412,477 543,568
2010 414,508 549,923
2011 416,268 556,269
2012 420,028 562,633
2013 424,810 569,020
2014 433,481 575,373
2015 444,220 581,627
2016 454,505 587,757
2017 467,106 593,713
2018 483,903 599,513
2019 503,912 605,768
2020 515,490 612,317
2021 518,150 617,896
2022 531,113 623,164
2023 552,747 628,886
2024 574,346 634,431

Fertility rates in Malta and Suriname

Fertility rate
Malta

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Malta Suriname
1960 3.62 6.59
1961 3.27 6.58
1962 3.24 6.57
1963 2.9 6.51
1964 2.79 6.43
1965 2.52 6.32
1966 2.33 6.2
1967 2.24 6.04
1968 2.12 5.86
1969 2.02 5.7
1970 2.03 5.53
1971 2.06 5.36
1972 2.01 5.18
1973 1.65 5.01
1974 1.64 4.81
1975 2.27 4.63
1976 2.21 4.45
1977 2.14 4.26
1978 2.05 4.08
1979 2.1 3.93
1980 1.99 3.79
1981 1.87 3.75
1982 1.9 3.82
1983 1.92 3.87
1984 1.95 3.8
1985 1.95 3.71
1986 1.93 3.61
1987 1.97 3.53
1988 2.06 3.46
1989 2.1 3.39
1990 2.02 3.23
1991 1.99 3.09
1992 2.07 3.01
1993 1.96 2.94
1994 1.84 2.9
1995 1.77 2.9
1996 1.99 2.92
1997 1.93 2.95
1998 1.84 2.99
1999 1.73 3.02
2000 1.68 3.05
2001 1.48 3.06
2002 1.45 2.96
2003 1.48 2.84
2004 1.4 2.74
2005 1.38 2.71
2006 1.36 2.73
2007 1.35 2.74
2008 1.43 2.73
2009 1.42 2.71
2010 1.36 2.69
2011 1.45 2.67
2012 1.42 2.67
2013 1.36 2.65
2014 1.38 2.62
2015 1.37 2.57
2016 1.37 2.5
2017 1.26 2.43
2018 1.23 2.38
2019 1.14 2.35
2020 1.13 2.31
2021 1.13 2.3
2022 1.08 2.27
2023 1.06 2.25

Malta and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Malta Suriname
1960 23.6 18.1
1961 23.8 18.2
1962 24 17.8
1963 24.2 17.3
1964 24.4 16.8
1965 24.5 16.4
1966 24.6 16.1
1967 24.8 15.8
1968 25 15.6
1969 25.5 15.6
1970 25.9 15.6
1971 26.3 15.7
1972 26.8 16
1973 27.2 16.3
1974 27.6 16.7
1975 28 17
1976 28.4 17.4
1977 28.7 17.6
1978 29.2 17.9
1979 29.6 18.1
1980 30 18.4
1981 30.3 18.7
1982 30.6 18.9
1983 30.9 19.2
1984 31.2 19.5
1985 31.4 19.7
1986 31.7 20
1987 32 20.2
1988 32.4 20.4
1989 32.7 20.6
1990 33 20.8
1991 33.3 21
1992 33.7 21.2
1993 34 21.5
1994 34.3 21.7
1995 34.7 22
1996 35.1 22.4
1997 35.5 22.8
1998 35.8 23.2
1999 36.1 23.6
2000 36.4 24
2001 36.7 24.4
2002 37 24.7
2003 37.4 25
2004 37.7 25.3
2005 38.1 25.5
2006 38.4 25.6
2007 38.7 25.8
2008 39 26.1
2009 39.3 26.3
2010 39.6 26.5
2011 39.9 26.7
2012 40.2 26.9
2013 40.4 27.1
2014 40.6 27.3
2015 40.6 27.5
2016 40.6 27.7
2017 40.5 27.9
2018 40.2 28.1
2019 39.9 28.3
2020 39.9 28.6
2021 40.2 28.7
2022 40.8 28.9
2023 41.4 29.2
2024 41.8 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
2.2%
2022
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Malta Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Malta Suriname
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
95%
2021
English speaking
88.3%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Malta Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Suriname
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
2,674 mi
2003

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