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Namibia vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 33rd vs. 90th).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Suriname
Population
3141364
644193
Population rank 134/197 165/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Namibia and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Suriname
Year GDP
Namibia 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 $2,421,990,338 $795,000,000
1981 $2,249,908,578 $889,000,000
1982 $2,118,710,248 $915,000,000
1983 $2,297,400,688 $883,500,000
1984 $1,951,260,038 $864,000,000
1985 $1,608,237,350 $873,000,000
1986 $1,809,048,527 $891,000,000
1987 $2,300,068,217 $980,000,000
1988 $2,495,094,746 $1,161,000,000
1989 $2,535,135,798 $542,600,000
1990 $2,789,921,854 $388,400,000
1991 $2,996,869,281 $448,100,000
1992 $3,429,521,699 $404,600,000
1993 $3,251,188,833 $428,764,706
1994 $3,666,503,530 $605,492,537
1995 $3,978,514,206 $691,590,498
1996 $3,989,163,197 $861,372,806
1997 $4,154,989,950 $926,422,500
1998 $3,873,109,866 $1,110,850,000
1999 $3,868,551,730 $886,290,698
2000 $3,922,232,165 $947,671,970
2001 $3,557,341,215 $834,279,358
2002 $3,349,169,826 $1,093,574,468
2003 $4,926,439,384 $1,274,190,311
2004 $6,609,205,995 $1,484,092,538
2005 $7,248,374,838 $1,793,410,397
2006 $8,001,779,551 $2,626,380,435
2007 $8,839,536,476 $2,936,612,022
2008 $8,607,431,497 $3,532,969,035
2009 $8,938,847,189 $3,875,409,836
2010 $11,431,412,421 $4,368,370,998
2011 $12,523,359,441 $4,422,276,622
2012 $13,042,053,592 $4,980,000,000
2013 $12,043,307,277 $5,145,757,576
2014 $12,435,430,970 $5,240,606,061
2015 $11,335,161,084 $5,126,237,646
2016 $10,722,018,732 $3,317,421,648
2017 $12,895,153,371 $3,591,679,431
2018 $13,682,019,076 $3,996,198,867
2019 $12,541,928,303 $4,016,040,575
2020 $10,583,748,542 $2,911,807,496
2021 $12,402,486,184 $3,107,923,198
2022 $12,569,449,123 $3,791,603,200
2023 $12,408,271,448 $3,455,146,281
2024 $13,372,354,269 $4,714,267,822

Namibia and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Namibia 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 $2,468 $2,118
1981 $2,267 $2,368
1982 $2,097 $2,430
1983 $2,214 $2,333
1984 $1,830 $2,261
1985 $1,466 $2,256
1986 $1,599 $2,271
1987 $1,969 $2,469
1988 $2,063 $2,886
1989 $1,967 $1,329
1990 $2,037 $942
1991 $2,117 $1,080
1992 $2,347 $969
1993 $2,155 $1,022
1994 $2,356 $1,434
1995 $2,483 $1,610
1996 $2,423 $1,963
1997 $2,460 $2,068
1998 $2,235 $2,429
1999 $2,178 $1,898
2000 $2,157 $1,988
2001 $1,916 $1,715
2002 $1,772 $2,202
2003 $2,569 $2,516
2004 $3,403 $2,888
2005 $3,686 $3,453
2006 $4,017 $5,003
2007 $4,379 $5,530
2008 $4,205 $6,576
2009 $4,303 $7,130
2010 $5,418 $7,944
2011 $5,835 $7,950
2012 $5,943 $8,851
2013 $5,347 $9,043
2014 $5,378 $9,108
2015 $4,774 $8,814
2016 $4,396 $5,644
2017 $5,144 $6,050
2018 $5,309 $6,666
2019 $4,732 $6,630
2020 $3,879 $4,755
2021 $4,413 $5,030
2022 $4,350 $6,084
2023 $4,188 $5,494
2024 $4,413 $7,431

Namibia vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Suriname
1950 41.9 50.7
1951 42.5 51.1
1952 43.1 51.4
1953 43.8 52.1
1954 44.4 52.8
1955 45 53.5
1956 45.7 54.1
1957 46.4 54.7
1958 47.1 55.4
1959 47.8 55.9
1960 48.5 56.6
1961 49.2 57.3
1962 50 58
1963 50.6 58.5
1964 51.3 58.9
1965 52 59.1
1966 52.3 59.2
1967 52.9 59.2
1968 53.6 59.3
1969 54.1 59.4
1970 54.7 59.5
1971 55.3 59.6
1972 55.8 59.7
1973 56.4 59.8
1974 56.9 59.9
1975 57.6 60
1976 58 60.2
1977 58.6 60.3
1978 59.1 60.4
1979 59.5 60.5
1980 56.6 60.7
1981 56.9 60.8
1982 57.3 60.9
1983 57.6 61.1
1984 58.1 61.2
1985 58.5 61.4
1986 58.7 61.2
1987 59.1 61.3
1988 59 61.5
1989 60.8 62
1990 61.4 62.1
1991 60.8 62.2
1992 60.2 62.2
1993 59.3 62.4
1994 58.4 62.5
1995 57.5 62.8
1996 56.6 63.1
1997 55.8 63.4
1998 54.8 63.7
1999 54 64
2000 52.9 64.4
2001 52 64.8
2002 52 65.3
2003 51.9 65.8
2004 52.2 66.4
2005 52.6 67
2006 53.2 67.6
2007 54 68.3
2008 54.7 68.9
2009 55.3 69.3
2010 56.1 69.6
2011 56.6 69.8
2012 57.7 70
2013 58.5 70.1
2014 59.3 70.3
2015 60 70.6
2016 60.8 71
2017 61.7 71.2
2018 62.6 71.5
2019 63.5 71.8
2020 64.1 72.3
2021 60.8 68.9
2022 64.2 73.3
2023 67.4 73.6
2024 67.5 73.8
2025 67.7 73.9

Namibia and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Suriname
Year Population
Namibia Suriname
1960 591,465 263,918
1961 603,067 272,791
1962 615,759 283,912
1963 629,589 297,034
1964 644,530 309,041
1965 660,558 320,000
1966 677,655 331,135
1967 696,045 342,679
1968 715,542 354,616
1969 736,120 366,906
1970 757,868 379,442
1971 780,584 391,932
1972 804,399 397,413
1973 828,928 395,772
1974 854,320 393,676
1975 881,032 391,170
1976 906,566 388,289
1977 931,104 385,067
1978 947,269 381,502
1979 962,825 377,602
1980 981,434 375,377
1981 992,500 375,459
1982 1,010,308 376,555
1983 1,037,511 378,746
1984 1,065,989 382,193
1985 1,096,890 386,972
1986 1,131,081 392,330
1987 1,167,889 396,911
1988 1,209,696 402,227
1989 1,288,947 408,409
1990 1,369,303 412,493
1991 1,415,684 415,013
1992 1,461,322 417,589
1993 1,508,697 419,352
1994 1,556,304 422,375
1995 1,602,170 429,606
1996 1,646,103 438,830
1997 1,689,264 448,067
1998 1,732,745 457,406
1999 1,776,368 466,916
2000 1,818,647 476,643
2001 1,857,048 486,560
2002 1,889,970 496,551
2003 1,917,464 506,414
2004 1,942,082 513,923
2005 1,966,582 519,313
2006 1,991,888 524,997
2007 2,018,600 531,016
2008 2,047,056 537,245
2009 2,077,394 543,568
2010 2,109,811 549,923
2011 2,146,325 556,269
2012 2,194,654 562,633
2013 2,252,508 569,020
2014 2,312,139 575,373
2015 2,374,300 581,627
2016 2,439,213 587,757
2017 2,506,853 593,713
2018 2,577,327 599,513
2019 2,650,494 605,768
2020 2,728,762 612,317
2021 2,810,548 617,896
2022 2,889,662 623,164
2023 2,963,095 628,886
2024 3,030,131 634,431

Fertility rates in Namibia and Suriname

Fertility rate
Namibia

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Suriname
1960 6.24 6.59
1961 6.29 6.58
1962 6.35 6.57
1963 6.41 6.51
1964 6.43 6.43
1965 6.45 6.32
1966 6.47 6.2
1967 6.49 6.04
1968 6.5 5.86
1969 6.51 5.7
1970 6.52 5.53
1971 6.52 5.36
1972 6.53 5.18
1973 6.54 5.01
1974 6.55 4.81
1975 6.53 4.63
1976 6.49 4.45
1977 6.44 4.26
1978 6.38 4.08
1979 6.31 3.93
1980 6.24 3.79
1981 6.16 3.75
1982 6.08 3.82
1983 6 3.87
1984 5.94 3.8
1985 5.88 3.71
1986 5.79 3.61
1987 5.7 3.53
1988 5.61 3.46
1989 5.52 3.39
1990 5.4 3.23
1991 5.29 3.09
1992 5.11 3.01
1993 4.91 2.94
1994 4.68 2.9
1995 4.42 2.9
1996 4.2 2.92
1997 4.17 2.95
1998 4.18 2.99
1999 4.14 3.02
2000 3.99 3.05
2001 3.83 3.06
2002 3.69 2.96
2003 3.58 2.84
2004 3.55 2.74
2005 3.57 2.71
2006 3.6 2.73
2007 3.61 2.74
2008 3.62 2.73
2009 3.63 2.71
2010 3.66 2.69
2011 3.66 2.67
2012 3.68 2.67
2013 3.65 2.65
2014 3.64 2.62
2015 3.6 2.57
2016 3.57 2.5
2017 3.51 2.43
2018 3.46 2.38
2019 3.4 2.35
2020 3.35 2.31
2021 3.3 2.3
2022 3.25 2.27
2023 3.21 2.25

Namibia and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Namibia Suriname
1960 18.9 18.1
1961 18.7 18.2
1962 18.6 17.8
1963 18.5 17.3
1964 18.4 16.8
1965 18.4 16.4
1966 18.3 16.1
1967 18.3 15.8
1968 18.2 15.6
1969 18.1 15.6
1970 18.1 15.6
1971 18 15.7
1972 17.9 16
1973 17.8 16.3
1974 17.7 16.7
1975 17.6 17
1976 17.5 17.4
1977 17.3 17.6
1978 17 17.9
1979 16.8 18.1
1980 16.6 18.4
1981 16.4 18.7
1982 16.3 18.9
1983 16.4 19.2
1984 16.5 19.5
1985 16.7 19.7
1986 16.9 20
1987 17 20.2
1988 17.3 20.4
1989 17.8 20.6
1990 18.3 20.8
1991 18.4 21
1992 18.4 21.2
1993 18.5 21.5
1994 18.5 21.7
1995 18.6 22
1996 18.7 22.4
1997 18.8 22.8
1998 18.9 23.2
1999 18.9 23.6
2000 19 24
2001 19.1 24.4
2002 19.2 24.7
2003 19.3 25
2004 19.4 25.3
2005 19.6 25.5
2006 19.7 25.6
2007 19.9 25.8
2008 20 26.1
2009 20.3 26.3
2010 20.5 26.5
2011 20.7 26.7
2012 20.9 26.9
2013 21.1 27.1
2014 21.3 27.3
2015 21.4 27.5
2016 21.5 27.7
2017 21.6 27.9
2018 21.7 28.1
2019 21.8 28.3
2020 21.8 28.6
2021 21.8 28.7
2022 21.8 28.9
2023 21.9 29.2
2024 22.1 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
2.2%
2022
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Namibia Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Namibia Suriname
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
95%
2021
English speaking
17.2%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Namibia Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Suriname
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,674 mi
2003

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