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Nauru vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 195th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru Suriname
Population
12088
644193
Population rank 195/197 165/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 195/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 75/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 114/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Nauru and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Nauru

Suriname
Year GDP
Nauru 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 $17,570,366 $274,900,000
1971 $19,009,433 $301,000,000
1972 $21,734,269 $311,950,000
1973 $26,529,817 $339,450,000
1974 $35,994,511 $409,850,000
1975 $40,106,776 $465,500,000
1976 $40,287,427 $505,500,000
1977 $40,444,702 $641,500,000
1978 $41,754,147 $735,500,000
1979 $44,431,330 $782,500,000
1980 $46,947,124 $795,000,000
1981 $51,689,637 $889,000,000
1982 $52,877,742 $915,000,000
1983 $48,439,093 $883,500,000
1984 $47,363,231 $864,000,000
1985 $41,548,741 $873,000,000
1986 $39,939,391 $891,000,000
1987 $40,118,410 $980,000,000
1988 $45,931,134 $1,161,000,000
1989 $53,736,786 $542,600,000
1990 $55,572,376 $388,400,000
1991 $52,533,789 $448,100,000
1992 $51,133,123 $404,600,000
1993 $43,542,088 $428,764,706
1994 $39,742,511 $605,492,537
1995 $39,969,706 $691,590,498
1996 $37,458,801 $861,372,806
1997 $37,331,507 $926,422,500
1998 $29,664,451 $1,110,850,000
1999 $27,328,613 $886,290,698
2000 $26,930,980 $947,671,970
2001 $22,613,288 $834,279,358
2002 $21,017,424 $1,093,574,468
2003 $24,778,160 $1,274,190,311
2004 $30,587,566 $1,484,092,538
2005 $30,282,840 $1,793,410,397
2006 $29,183,627 $2,626,380,435
2007 $23,068,623 $2,936,612,022
2008 $37,184,925 $3,532,969,035
2009 $44,024,970 $3,875,409,836
2010 $47,442,299 $4,368,370,998
2011 $65,444,174 $4,422,276,622
2012 $100,794,925 $4,980,000,000
2013 $94,385,015 $5,145,757,576
2014 $98,752,257 $5,240,606,061
2015 $84,383,389 $5,126,237,646
2016 $97,276,023 $3,317,421,648
2017 $108,862,279 $3,591,679,431
2018 $130,937,590 $3,996,198,867
2019 $124,871,111 $4,016,040,575
2020 $124,530,027 $2,911,807,496
2021 $175,513,985 $3,107,923,198
2022 $152,190,819 $3,791,603,200
2023 $151,455,968 $3,455,146,281
2024 $160,350,640 $4,714,267,822

Nauru and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Nauru Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 - $409
1963 - $424
1964 - $435
1965 - $482
1966 - $575
1967 - $644
1968 - $681
1969 - $708
1970 $2,619 $724
1971 $2,811 $768
1972 $3,191 $785
1973 $3,864 $858
1974 $5,199 $1,041
1975 $5,740 $1,190
1976 $5,703 $1,302
1977 $5,646 $1,666
1978 $5,721 $1,928
1979 $5,950 $2,072
1980 $6,138 $2,118
1981 $6,594 $2,368
1982 $6,577 $2,430
1983 $5,896 $2,333
1984 $5,654 $2,261
1985 $4,859 $2,256
1986 $4,569 $2,271
1987 $4,485 $2,469
1988 $5,012 $2,886
1989 $5,723 $1,329
1990 $5,776 $942
1991 $5,333 $1,080
1992 $5,103 $969
1993 $4,310 $1,022
1994 $3,921 $1,434
1995 $3,932 $1,610
1996 $3,679 $1,963
1997 $3,661 $2,068
1998 $2,909 $2,429
1999 $2,683 $1,898
2000 $2,649 $1,988
2001 $2,232 $1,715
2002 $2,085 $2,202
2003 $2,463 $2,516
2004 $3,041 $2,888
2005 $3,014 $3,453
2006 $2,908 $5,003
2007 $2,302 $5,530
2008 $3,715 $6,576
2009 $4,395 $7,130
2010 $4,724 $7,944
2011 $6,481 $7,950
2012 $9,817 $8,851
2013 $8,975 $9,043
2014 $9,193 $9,108
2015 $7,703 $8,814
2016 $8,724 $5,644
2017 $9,613 $6,050
2018 $11,409 $6,666
2019 $10,777 $6,630
2020 $10,696 $4,755
2021 $14,990 $5,030
2022 $12,896 $6,084
2023 $12,754 $5,494
2024 $13,422 $7,431

Nauru vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru Suriname
1950 56.6 50.7
1951 56.8 51.1
1952 57 51.4
1953 57.2 52.1
1954 57.4 52.8
1955 57.5 53.5
1956 57.6 54.1
1957 57.7 54.7
1958 57.8 55.4
1959 57.9 55.9
1960 57.9 56.6
1961 58 57.3
1962 58 58
1963 58.1 58.5
1964 58.2 58.9
1965 58.3 59.1
1966 58.4 59.2
1967 58.6 59.2
1968 58.6 59.3
1969 58.4 59.4
1970 58.4 59.5
1971 58.4 59.6
1972 58.4 59.7
1973 58.4 59.8
1974 58.3 59.9
1975 58.3 60
1976 58.2 60.2
1977 58.1 60.3
1978 58.3 60.4
1979 58.4 60.5
1980 58.5 60.7
1981 58.6 60.8
1982 58.6 60.9
1983 58.7 61.1
1984 58.7 61.2
1985 58.6 61.4
1986 58.6 61.2
1987 58.6 61.3
1988 58.7 61.5
1989 58.9 62
1990 59.1 62.1
1991 59.3 62.2
1992 59.5 62.2
1993 59.8 62.4
1994 60 62.5
1995 60.1 62.8
1996 60.1 63.1
1997 60 63.4
1998 59.9 63.7
1999 59.7 64
2000 59.6 64.4
2001 59.5 64.8
2002 59.4 65.3
2003 59.4 65.8
2004 59.3 66.4
2005 59.4 67
2006 59.4 67.6
2007 59.5 68.3
2008 59.7 68.9
2009 59.9 69.3
2010 60.1 69.6
2011 60.3 69.8
2012 60.5 70
2013 60.7 70.1
2014 60.8 70.3
2015 60.9 70.6
2016 61 71
2017 61.1 71.2
2018 61.2 71.5
2019 61.4 71.8
2020 61.5 72.3
2021 61.3 68.9
2022 61.9 73.3
2023 62.1 73.6
2024 62.3 73.8
2025 62.4 73.9

Nauru and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

Suriname
Year Population
Nauru Suriname
1960 4,607 263,918
1961 4,774 272,791
1962 4,979 283,912
1963 5,226 297,034
1964 5,515 309,041
1965 5,832 320,000
1966 6,043 331,135
1967 6,135 342,679
1968 6,328 354,616
1969 6,581 366,906
1970 6,710 379,442
1971 6,762 391,932
1972 6,812 397,413
1973 6,866 395,772
1974 6,923 393,676
1975 6,987 391,170
1976 7,064 388,289
1977 7,163 385,067
1978 7,298 381,502
1979 7,468 377,602
1980 7,649 375,377
1981 7,839 375,459
1982 8,040 376,555
1983 8,216 378,746
1984 8,377 382,193
1985 8,551 386,972
1986 8,742 392,330
1987 8,946 396,911
1988 9,165 402,227
1989 9,390 408,409
1990 9,622 412,493
1991 9,850 415,013
1992 10,021 417,589
1993 10,102 419,352
1994 10,137 422,375
1995 10,165 429,606
1996 10,183 438,830
1997 10,197 448,067
1998 10,198 457,406
1999 10,187 466,916
2000 10,168 476,643
2001 10,130 486,560
2002 10,082 496,551
2003 10,059 506,414
2004 10,060 513,923
2005 10,049 519,313
2006 10,034 524,997
2007 10,020 531,016
2008 10,009 537,245
2009 10,016 543,568
2010 10,043 549,923
2011 10,098 556,269
2012 10,267 562,633
2013 10,517 569,020
2014 10,742 575,373
2015 10,954 581,627
2016 11,150 587,757
2017 11,324 593,713
2018 11,477 599,513
2019 11,587 605,768
2020 11,643 612,317
2021 11,709 617,896
2022 11,801 623,164
2023 11,875 628,886
2024 11,947 634,431

Fertility rates in Nauru and Suriname

Fertility rate
Nauru

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Nauru Suriname
1960 5.34 6.59
1961 5.38 6.58
1962 5.42 6.57
1963 5.44 6.51
1964 5.47 6.43
1965 5.48 6.32
1966 5.41 6.2
1967 5.29 6.04
1968 5.14 5.86
1969 4.94 5.7
1970 4.74 5.53
1971 4.54 5.36
1972 4.36 5.18
1973 4.19 5.01
1974 4.07 4.81
1975 3.97 4.63
1976 3.9 4.45
1977 3.86 4.26
1978 3.84 4.08
1979 3.85 3.93
1980 3.88 3.79
1981 3.94 3.75
1982 3.99 3.82
1983 4.06 3.87
1984 4.11 3.8
1985 4.14 3.71
1986 4.15 3.61
1987 4.14 3.53
1988 4.11 3.46
1989 4.07 3.39
1990 4.02 3.23
1991 3.99 3.09
1992 3.95 3.01
1993 3.89 2.94
1994 3.84 2.9
1995 3.81 2.9
1996 3.78 2.92
1997 3.74 2.95
1998 3.68 2.99
1999 3.64 3.02
2000 3.54 3.05
2001 3.46 3.06
2002 3.4 2.96
2003 3.39 2.84
2004 3.38 2.74
2005 3.38 2.71
2006 3.4 2.73
2007 3.5 2.74
2008 3.67 2.73
2009 3.85 2.71
2010 4.02 2.69
2011 4.12 2.67
2012 4.12 2.67
2013 4.1 2.65
2014 4.09 2.62
2015 4.08 2.57
2016 4.03 2.5
2017 3.88 2.43
2018 3.68 2.38
2019 3.53 2.35
2020 3.47 2.31
2021 3.43 2.3
2022 3.38 2.27
2023 3.33 2.25

Nauru and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Nauru Suriname
1960 23.8 18.1
1961 24 18.2
1962 23.9 17.8
1963 23.7 17.3
1964 23.4 16.8
1965 23.1 16.4
1966 22.9 16.1
1967 22.9 15.8
1968 21.2 15.6
1969 18.9 15.6
1970 18.7 15.6
1971 19.1 15.7
1972 19.4 16
1973 19.8 16.3
1974 20.4 16.7
1975 21 17
1976 21.5 17.4
1977 22.1 17.6
1978 22.9 17.9
1979 23.6 18.1
1980 24.2 18.4
1981 24.7 18.7
1982 25.1 18.9
1983 25.2 19.2
1984 24.5 19.5
1985 23.7 19.7
1986 22.8 20
1987 22.1 20.2
1988 21.4 20.4
1989 20.8 20.6
1990 20.2 20.8
1991 19.7 21
1992 19.4 21.2
1993 19.3 21.5
1994 19.3 21.7
1995 19.3 22
1996 19.4 22.4
1997 19.5 22.8
1998 19.6 23.2
1999 19.8 23.6
2000 20.1 24
2001 20.4 24.4
2002 20.6 24.7
2003 20.8 25
2004 21 25.3
2005 21.2 25.5
2006 21.3 25.6
2007 21.5 25.8
2008 21.7 26.1
2009 21.8 26.3
2010 21.8 26.5
2011 21.8 26.7
2012 21.7 26.9
2013 21.6 27.1
2014 21.5 27.3
2015 21.4 27.5
2016 21.5 27.7
2017 21.6 27.9
2018 21.8 28.1
2019 21.9 28.3
2020 21.8 28.6
2021 21.7 28.7
2022 21.6 28.9
2023 21.5 29.2
2024 21.4 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nauru Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
2.87%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP n/a
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP n/a
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
60
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
0.78%
2020

Energy

Nauru Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
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
9.82%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Nauru Suriname
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
40
2024
Higher education index n/a
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
90
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
95%
2021
English speaking
96.7%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
78.4%
2023

Health

Nauru Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru Suriname
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
2,674 mi
2003

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