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Mozambique vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mozambique has a population of 34.6M (ranked 46/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Mozambique's land area is 303,623 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 34th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Mozambique Suriname
Population
36441519
644193
Population rank 43/197 165/197
GDP
$22.4B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 123/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 190/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,700
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$21.7B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
101.1%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$625
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 158/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,107
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
303,623 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.76
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
17.5 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Mozambique and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Mozambique and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Mozambique

Suriname
Year GDP
Mozambique 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 - $274,900,000
1971 - $301,000,000
1972 - $311,950,000
1973 - $339,450,000
1974 - $409,850,000
1975 - $465,500,000
1976 - $505,500,000
1977 - $641,500,000
1978 - $735,500,000
1979 - $782,500,000
1980 - $795,000,000
1981 - $889,000,000
1982 - $915,000,000
1983 - $883,500,000
1984 - $864,000,000
1985 - $873,000,000
1986 - $891,000,000
1987 - $980,000,000
1988 - $1,161,000,000
1989 - $542,600,000
1990 - $388,400,000
1991 $3,854,856,435 $448,100,000
1992 $2,798,696,511 $404,600,000
1993 $2,883,161,897 $428,764,706
1994 $2,958,108,170 $605,492,537
1995 $3,061,646,174 $691,590,498
1996 $4,030,146,135 $861,372,806
1997 $4,873,663,775 $926,422,500
1998 $5,551,118,149 $1,110,850,000
1999 $6,285,219,691 $886,290,698
2000 $5,930,685,215 $947,671,970
2001 $5,650,154,067 $834,279,358
2002 $5,950,769,427 $1,093,574,468
2003 $6,583,526,861 $1,274,190,311
2004 $7,937,255,565 $1,484,092,538
2005 $8,868,504,900 $1,793,410,397
2006 $9,509,835,537 $2,626,380,435
2007 $10,811,456,006 $2,936,612,022
2008 $12,920,340,965 $3,532,969,035
2009 $12,263,894,790 $3,875,409,836
2010 $11,411,894,724 $4,368,370,998
2011 $14,619,279,989 $4,422,276,622
2012 $16,688,114,144 $4,980,000,000
2013 $17,198,073,057 $5,145,757,576
2014 $17,978,246,586 $5,240,606,061
2015 $16,208,985,770 $5,126,237,646
2016 $12,069,051,237 $3,317,421,648
2017 $13,264,640,646 $3,591,679,431
2018 $15,017,358,953 $3,996,198,867
2019 $15,512,759,047 $4,016,040,575
2020 $14,235,420,174 $2,911,807,496
2021 $16,168,055,475 $3,107,923,198
2022 $18,883,528,581 $3,791,603,200
2023 $20,954,220,984 $3,455,146,281
2024 $22,416,650,343 $4,714,267,822

Mozambique and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Mozambique

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Mozambique Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 - $409
1963 - $424
1964 - $435
1965 - $482
1966 - $575
1967 - $644
1968 - $681
1969 - $708
1970 - $724
1971 - $768
1972 - $785
1973 - $858
1974 - $1,041
1975 - $1,190
1976 - $1,302
1977 - $1,666
1978 - $1,928
1979 - $2,072
1980 - $2,118
1981 - $2,368
1982 - $2,430
1983 - $2,333
1984 - $2,261
1985 - $2,256
1986 - $2,271
1987 - $2,469
1988 - $2,886
1989 - $1,329
1990 - $942
1991 $288.7 $1,080
1992 $205.6 $969
1993 $205.2 $1,022
1994 $196.8 $1,434
1995 $191.8 $1,610
1996 $244.4 $1,963
1997 $287.5 $2,068
1998 $320 $2,429
1999 $354 $1,898
2000 $327 $1,988
2001 $305 $1,715
2002 $314 $2,202
2003 $339 $2,516
2004 $400 $2,888
2005 $437 $3,453
2006 $457 $5,003
2007 $508 $5,530
2008 $592 $6,576
2009 $548 $7,130
2010 $496 $7,944
2011 $618 $7,950
2012 $686 $8,851
2013 $687 $9,043
2014 $697 $9,108
2015 $611 $8,814
2016 $441 $5,644
2017 $471 $6,050
2018 $518 $6,666
2019 $519 $6,630
2020 $462 $4,755
2021 $510 $5,030
2022 $578 $6,084
2023 $623 $5,494
2024 $647 $7,431

Mozambique vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mozambique

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Mozambique Suriname
1950 37.3 50.7
1951 37.7 51.1
1952 38.1 51.4
1953 38.5 52.1
1954 38.9 52.8
1955 39.3 53.5
1956 39.6 54.1
1957 40.1 54.7
1958 40.5 55.4
1959 40.9 55.9
1960 41.2 56.6
1961 41.5 57.3
1962 41.8 58
1963 42 58.5
1964 41.7 58.9
1965 41.8 59.1
1966 41.8 59.2
1967 42 59.2
1968 42.1 59.3
1969 42.3 59.4
1970 42.5 59.5
1971 42.6 59.6
1972 42.5 59.7
1973 42.7 59.8
1974 43.2 59.9
1975 43.8 60
1976 43.9 60.2
1977 43.9 60.3
1978 44 60.4
1979 43.9 60.5
1980 44 60.7
1981 41.6 60.8
1982 41.7 60.9
1983 41.6 61.1
1984 38.9 61.2
1985 39 61.4
1986 41 61.2
1987 41 61.3
1988 43.7 61.5
1989 43.9 62
1990 44.3 62.1
1991 44.7 62.2
1992 45.1 62.2
1993 45.7 62.4
1994 46.1 62.5
1995 46.5 62.8
1996 47.1 63.1
1997 47.8 63.4
1998 48.2 63.7
1999 48.8 64
2000 49.5 64.4
2001 50.3 64.8
2002 50.9 65.3
2003 51.4 65.8
2004 51.9 66.4
2005 52.3 67
2006 52.7 67.6
2007 53.3 68.3
2008 53.8 68.9
2009 54.4 69.3
2010 55 69.6
2011 55.7 69.8
2012 56.5 70
2013 57.2 70.1
2014 58 70.3
2015 58.7 70.6
2016 59.5 71
2017 60.1 71.2
2018 60.8 71.5
2019 61.3 71.8
2020 61.4 72.3
2021 60.3 68.9
2022 63 73.3
2023 63.6 73.6
2024 63.8 73.8
2025 64 73.9

Mozambique and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Mozambique

Suriname
Year Population
Mozambique Suriname
1960 6,713,695 263,918
1961 6,834,936 272,791
1962 6,969,364 283,912
1963 7,109,828 297,034
1964 7,255,061 309,041
1965 7,406,421 320,000
1966 7,562,990 331,135
1967 7,724,550 342,679
1968 7,892,613 354,616
1969 8,066,951 366,906
1970 8,250,506 379,442
1971 8,456,317 391,932
1972 8,692,935 397,413
1973 8,954,242 395,772
1974 9,236,093 393,676
1975 9,540,817 391,170
1976 9,867,209 388,289
1977 10,224,975 385,067
1978 10,618,250 381,502
1979 11,028,809 377,602
1980 11,336,221 375,377
1981 11,568,127 375,459
1982 11,824,370 376,555
1983 12,073,822 378,746
1984 12,315,954 382,193
1985 12,548,949 386,972
1986 12,770,578 392,330
1987 12,822,574 396,911
1988 12,800,558 402,227
1989 12,906,842 408,409
1990 13,094,537 412,493
1991 13,352,090 415,013
1992 13,613,316 417,589
1993 14,051,192 419,352
1994 15,033,853 422,375
1995 15,960,530 429,606
1996 16,492,480 438,830
1997 16,949,982 448,067
1998 17,340,464 457,406
1999 17,734,506 466,916
2000 18,129,653 476,643
2001 18,537,729 486,560
2002 18,958,338 496,551
2003 19,392,475 506,414
2004 19,840,313 513,923
2005 20,304,569 519,313
2006 20,787,087 524,997
2007 21,287,635 531,016
2008 21,819,036 537,245
2009 22,391,745 543,568
2010 22,999,235 549,923
2011 23,649,039 556,269
2012 24,337,846 562,633
2013 25,051,611 569,020
2014 25,788,475 575,373
2015 26,547,572 581,627
2016 27,337,105 587,757
2017 28,166,393 593,713
2018 29,018,644 599,513
2019 29,884,380 605,768
2020 30,783,688 612,317
2021 31,707,800 617,896
2022 32,656,246 623,164
2023 33,635,160 628,886
2024 34,631,766 634,431

Fertility rates in Mozambique and Suriname

Fertility rate
Mozambique

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Mozambique Suriname
1960 6.31 6.59
1961 6.37 6.58
1962 6.42 6.57
1963 6.47 6.51
1964 6.51 6.43
1965 6.54 6.32
1966 6.58 6.2
1967 6.61 6.04
1968 6.65 5.86
1969 6.67 5.7
1970 6.7 5.53
1971 6.7 5.36
1972 6.7 5.18
1973 6.7 5.01
1974 6.67 4.81
1975 6.66 4.63
1976 6.64 4.45
1977 6.62 4.26
1978 6.59 4.08
1979 6.56 3.93
1980 6.53 3.79
1981 6.48 3.75
1982 6.43 3.82
1983 6.43 3.87
1984 6.44 3.8
1985 6.43 3.71
1986 6.41 3.61
1987 6.39 3.53
1988 6.37 3.46
1989 6.35 3.39
1990 6.32 3.23
1991 6.28 3.09
1992 6.22 3.01
1993 6.15 2.94
1994 6.08 2.9
1995 6.02 2.9
1996 5.97 2.92
1997 5.93 2.95
1998 5.91 2.99
1999 5.88 3.02
2000 5.83 3.05
2001 5.76 3.06
2002 5.67 2.96
2003 5.6 2.84
2004 5.55 2.74
2005 5.5 2.71
2006 5.45 2.73
2007 5.47 2.74
2008 5.6 2.73
2009 5.68 2.71
2010 5.66 2.69
2011 5.6 2.67
2012 5.52 2.67
2013 5.43 2.65
2014 5.3 2.62
2015 5.25 2.57
2016 5.19 2.5
2017 5.13 2.43
2018 5.07 2.38
2019 5.02 2.35
2020 4.96 2.31
2021 4.91 2.3
2022 4.84 2.27
2023 4.76 2.25

Mozambique and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Mozambique

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Mozambique Suriname
1960 19.9 18.1
1961 19.8 18.2
1962 19.8 17.8
1963 19.7 17.3
1964 19.6 16.8
1965 19.4 16.4
1966 19.3 16.1
1967 19.2 15.8
1968 19 15.6
1969 18.9 15.6
1970 18.7 15.6
1971 18.6 15.7
1972 18.5 16
1973 18.4 16.3
1974 18.3 16.7
1975 18.2 17
1976 18.1 17.4
1977 18 17.6
1978 17.9 17.9
1979 17.8 18.1
1980 17.6 18.4
1981 17.4 18.7
1982 17.3 18.9
1983 17.2 19.2
1984 17.1 19.5
1985 17.1 19.7
1986 17 20
1987 17 20.2
1988 17 20.4
1989 17 20.6
1990 17 20.8
1991 17.1 21
1992 17.1 21.2
1993 17.2 21.5
1994 17.2 21.7
1995 17.3 22
1996 17.4 22.4
1997 17.4 22.8
1998 17.3 23.2
1999 17.3 23.6
2000 17.3 24
2001 17.2 24.4
2002 17.2 24.7
2003 17.2 25
2004 17.1 25.3
2005 17.1 25.5
2006 17.1 25.6
2007 17.1 25.8
2008 17 26.1
2009 17 26.3
2010 16.9 26.5
2011 16.9 26.7
2012 16.9 26.9
2013 16.9 27.1
2014 16.9 27.3
2015 16.9 27.5
2016 17 27.7
2017 17 27.9
2018 17.1 28.1
2019 17.1 28.3
2020 17.2 28.6
2021 17.3 28.7
2022 17.3 28.9
2023 17.4 29.2
2024 17.5 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mozambique Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$18.9B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.2%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.98%
2022
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.73%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.58%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.79%
2022
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
38.4%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
24.6%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
50.7
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
40.8%
2022
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.7%
2022
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$3.84B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$267M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,033,000
2019
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
2.51%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
54.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mozambique Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.41
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
9.74 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.29 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
24.6%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
76.9%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.9%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-106.4%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
398 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
82.7%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
82.7%
2022
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
36%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Mozambique Suriname
% of world population
0.43%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-38,940
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
39.3%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.2
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
25
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
44
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.57
2011
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
30
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
61.7%
2022
95%
2021
English speaking
2%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
19.8%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Mozambique Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$49.5
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.79
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
54.2%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.08
2022
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
99
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
61.7
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
10.5%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
38
2025
63
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.89 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Mozambique Suriname
% of world land
0.53%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
8,767 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
160,280 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
139,099 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,314 mi
2015
2,674 mi
2003

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