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Nepal vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nepal has a population of 29.7M (ranked 51/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Nepal's land area is 55,348 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 92nd vs. 90th).

By GDP, Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Nepal Suriname
Population
29627185
644193
Population rank 52/197 165/197
GDP
$42.9B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 101/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$1,447
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 164/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,737
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$20.5B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.4%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$693
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 155/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,569
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
55,348 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
536 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Nepal and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Nepal and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Nepal

Suriname
Year GDP
Nepal Suriname
1960 $508,334,414 $99,650,000
1961 $531,959,562 $107,700,000
1962 $574,091,101 $116,150,000
1963 $496,947,904 $125,950,000
1964 $496,098,775 $134,400,000
1965 $735,267,082 $154,150,000
1966 $906,811,944 $190,350,000
1967 $841,974,025 $220,700,000
1968 $772,231,387 $241,350,000
1969 $788,641,965 $259,650,000
1970 $865,975,309 $274,900,000
1971 $882,765,472 $301,000,000
1972 $1,024,098,400 $311,950,000
1973 $972,101,725 $339,450,000
1974 $1,217,953,547 $409,850,000
1975 $1,575,789,254 $465,500,000
1976 $1,452,788,985 $505,500,000
1977 $1,382,400,000 $641,500,000
1978 $1,604,162,497 $735,500,000
1979 $1,851,250,008 $782,500,000
1980 $1,945,916,583 $795,000,000
1981 $2,275,583,317 $889,000,000
1982 $2,395,423,742 $915,000,000
1983 $2,447,174,803 $883,500,000
1984 $2,581,207,388 $864,000,000
1985 $2,619,913,956 $873,000,000
1986 $2,850,782,044 $891,000,000
1987 $2,957,255,380 $980,000,000
1988 $3,487,009,748 $1,161,000,000
1989 $3,525,225,787 $542,600,000
1990 $3,627,560,239 $388,400,000
1991 $3,921,476,085 $448,100,000
1992 $3,401,211,581 $404,600,000
1993 $3,660,041,667 $428,764,706
1994 $4,066,775,510 $605,492,537
1995 $4,401,104,418 $691,590,498
1996 $4,521,580,381 $861,372,806
1997 $4,918,691,917 $926,422,500
1998 $4,856,255,044 $1,110,850,000
1999 $5,033,642,384 $886,290,698
2000 $5,494,252,208 $947,671,970
2001 $6,007,055,042 $834,279,358
2002 $6,050,875,807 $1,093,574,468
2003 $6,330,473,097 $1,274,190,311
2004 $7,273,938,315 $1,484,092,538
2005 $8,130,258,378 $1,793,410,397
2006 $9,043,715,356 $2,626,380,435
2007 $10,325,618,017 $2,936,612,022
2008 $12,545,438,605 $3,532,969,035
2009 $12,854,985,464 $3,875,409,836
2010 $16,002,656,434 $4,368,370,998
2011 $21,573,872,421 $4,422,276,622
2012 $21,703,100,877 $4,980,000,000
2013 $22,162,204,925 $5,145,757,576
2014 $22,731,612,922 $5,240,606,061
2015 $24,360,801,287 $5,126,237,646
2016 $24,524,109,484 $3,317,421,648
2017 $28,971,588,940 $3,591,679,431
2018 $33,111,525,237 $3,996,198,867
2019 $34,186,180,699 $4,016,040,575
2020 $33,433,659,301 $2,911,807,496
2021 $36,924,841,394 $3,107,923,198
2022 $41,182,939,601 $3,791,603,200
2023 $41,047,772,331 $3,455,146,281
2024 $42,914,268,287 $4,714,267,822

Nepal and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Nepal

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Nepal Suriname
1960 $50.2 $378
1961 $51.6 $395
1962 $54.6 $409
1963 $46.3 $424
1964 $45.3 $435
1965 $65.8 $482
1966 $79.5 $575
1967 $72.3 $644
1968 $64.9 $681
1969 $64.8 $708
1970 $69.6 $724
1971 $69.5 $768
1972 $78.8 $785
1973 $73.2 $858
1974 $89.8 $1,041
1975 $113.6 $1,190
1976 $102.5 $1,302
1977 $95.3 $1,666
1978 $108.1 $1,928
1979 $121.9 $2,072
1980 $125.1 $2,118
1981 $142.9 $2,368
1982 $147 $2,430
1983 $146.6 $2,333
1984 $151.1 $2,261
1985 $149.9 $2,256
1986 $159.5 $2,271
1987 $162 $2,469
1988 $187.1 $2,886
1989 $185 $1,329
1990 $185.8 $942
1991 $195.7 $1,080
1992 $165 $969
1993 $172.8 $1,022
1994 $187.3 $1,434
1995 $197.8 $1,610
1996 $198.8 $1,963
1997 $211.8 $2,068
1998 $205.1 $2,429
1999 $208.6 $1,898
2000 $223.8 $1,988
2001 $240.8 $1,715
2002 $238.9 $2,202
2003 $246.4 $2,516
2004 $279.6 $2,888
2005 $309 $3,453
2006 $340 $5,003
2007 $385 $5,530
2008 $465 $6,576
2009 $473 $7,130
2010 $585 $7,944
2011 $786 $7,950
2012 $788 $8,851
2013 $803 $9,043
2014 $821 $9,108
2015 $876 $8,814
2016 $877 $5,644
2017 $1,034 $6,050
2018 $1,179 $6,666
2019 $1,203 $6,630
2020 $1,154 $4,755
2021 $1,253 $5,030
2022 $1,386 $6,084
2023 $1,382 $5,494
2024 $1,447 $7,431

Nepal vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nepal

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Nepal Suriname
1950 37.6 50.7
1951 37.6 51.1
1952 37.7 51.4
1953 37.7 52.1
1954 37.8 52.8
1955 37.9 53.5
1956 37.9 54.1
1957 38 54.7
1958 38.1 55.4
1959 38.4 55.9
1960 38.7 56.6
1961 39 57.3
1962 39.3 58
1963 39.6 58.5
1964 40.2 58.9
1965 40.7 59.1
1966 41.2 59.2
1967 41.7 59.2
1968 42.2 59.3
1969 42.7 59.4
1970 43.2 59.5
1971 43.6 59.6
1972 44.1 59.7
1973 44.5 59.8
1974 44.9 59.9
1975 45.5 60
1976 46 60.2
1977 46.6 60.3
1978 47.2 60.4
1979 47.8 60.5
1980 48.3 60.7
1981 48.7 60.8
1982 49.2 60.9
1983 49.7 61.1
1984 50.2 61.2
1985 50.9 61.4
1986 51.6 61.2
1987 52.4 61.3
1988 53.1 61.5
1989 54 62
1990 54.8 62.1
1991 55.6 62.2
1992 56.7 62.2
1993 57.6 62.4
1994 58.6 62.5
1995 59.3 62.8
1996 60 63.1
1997 60.8 63.4
1998 61.5 63.7
1999 62 64
2000 62.6 64.4
2001 63.3 64.8
2002 63.5 65.3
2003 64.2 65.8
2004 64.7 66.4
2005 65.3 67
2006 65.9 67.6
2007 66.2 68.3
2008 66.4 68.9
2009 66.6 69.3
2010 66.8 69.6
2011 67.1 69.8
2012 67.4 70
2013 67.6 70.1
2014 67.8 70.3
2015 67.4 70.6
2016 68.4 71
2017 68.7 71.2
2018 69 71.5
2019 69.3 71.8
2020 69.1 72.3
2021 68.4 68.9
2022 70.1 73.3
2023 70.4 73.6
2024 70.6 73.8
2025 70.9 73.9

Nepal and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Nepal

Suriname
Year Population
Nepal Suriname
1960 10,123,658 263,918
1961 10,318,396 272,791
1962 10,521,116 283,912
1963 10,729,818 297,034
1964 10,946,392 309,041
1965 11,173,411 320,000
1966 11,408,710 331,135
1967 11,652,716 342,679
1968 11,906,266 354,616
1969 12,167,036 366,906
1970 12,436,190 379,442
1971 12,710,061 391,932
1972 12,989,099 397,413
1973 13,275,239 395,772
1974 13,568,435 393,676
1975 13,870,695 391,170
1976 14,177,649 388,289
1977 14,499,175 385,067
1978 14,839,695 381,502
1979 15,190,590 377,602
1980 15,553,105 375,377
1981 15,922,423 375,459
1982 16,297,987 376,555
1983 16,689,119 378,746
1984 17,085,242 382,193
1985 17,477,692 386,972
1986 17,868,124 392,330
1987 18,250,505 396,911
1988 18,638,661 402,227
1989 19,057,807 408,409
1990 19,524,573 412,493
1991 20,036,500 415,013
1992 20,609,707 417,589
1993 21,180,159 419,352
1994 21,717,479 422,375
1995 22,245,439 429,606
1996 22,741,862 438,830
1997 23,219,463 448,067
1998 23,680,357 457,406
1999 24,125,199 466,916
2000 24,546,509 476,643
2001 24,946,748 486,560
2002 25,328,981 496,551
2003 25,688,758 506,414
2004 26,016,656 513,923
2005 26,309,458 519,313
2006 26,565,425 524,997
2007 26,788,492 531,016
2008 26,990,037 537,245
2009 27,173,035 543,568
2010 27,341,952 549,923
2011 27,464,494 556,269
2012 27,534,915 562,633
2013 27,589,996 569,020
2014 27,672,370 575,373
2015 27,823,629 581,627
2016 27,955,462 587,757
2017 28,011,258 593,713
2018 28,079,689 599,513
2019 28,414,064 605,768
2020 28,966,574 612,317
2021 29,475,010 617,896
2022 29,715,436 623,164
2023 29,694,614 628,886
2024 29,651,054 634,431

Fertility rates in Nepal and Suriname

Fertility rate
Nepal

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Nepal Suriname
1960 6.07 6.59
1961 6.09 6.58
1962 6.08 6.57
1963 6.06 6.51
1964 6.04 6.43
1965 6.01 6.32
1966 5.98 6.2
1967 5.95 6.04
1968 5.94 5.86
1969 5.89 5.7
1970 5.87 5.53
1971 5.85 5.36
1972 5.8 5.18
1973 5.7 5.01
1974 5.75 4.81
1975 5.73 4.63
1976 5.72 4.45
1977 5.69 4.26
1978 5.68 4.08
1979 5.64 3.93
1980 5.6 3.79
1981 5.58 3.75
1982 5.55 3.82
1983 5.54 3.87
1984 5.51 3.8
1985 5.46 3.71
1986 5.4 3.61
1987 5.35 3.53
1988 5.31 3.46
1989 5.26 3.39
1990 5.21 3.23
1991 5.15 3.09
1992 5.07 3.01
1993 5.04 2.94
1994 4.96 2.9
1995 4.87 2.9
1996 4.67 2.92
1997 4.44 2.95
1998 4.28 2.99
1999 4.13 3.02
2000 3.98 3.05
2001 3.79 3.06
2002 3.6 2.96
2003 3.44 2.84
2004 3.28 2.74
2005 3.12 2.71
2006 2.97 2.73
2007 2.86 2.74
2008 2.74 2.73
2009 2.63 2.71
2010 2.54 2.69
2011 2.46 2.67
2012 2.42 2.67
2013 2.36 2.65
2014 2.32 2.62
2015 2.27 2.57
2016 2.23 2.5
2017 2.17 2.43
2018 2.12 2.38
2019 2.08 2.35
2020 2.05 2.31
2021 2.03 2.3
2022 2 2.27
2023 1.98 2.25

Nepal and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Nepal

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Nepal Suriname
1960 19.5 18.1
1961 19.5 18.2
1962 19.6 17.8
1963 19.6 17.3
1964 19.6 16.8
1965 19.6 16.4
1966 19.6 16.1
1967 19.7 15.8
1968 19.7 15.6
1969 19.7 15.6
1970 19.7 15.6
1971 19.7 15.7
1972 19.7 16
1973 19.7 16.3
1974 19.7 16.7
1975 19.7 17
1976 19.7 17.4
1977 19.7 17.6
1978 19.6 17.9
1979 19.6 18.1
1980 19.6 18.4
1981 19.5 18.7
1982 19.5 18.9
1983 19.5 19.2
1984 19.5 19.5
1985 19.4 19.7
1986 19.4 20
1987 19.3 20.2
1988 19.2 20.4
1989 19.2 20.6
1990 19.2 20.8
1991 19.2 21
1992 19.2 21.2
1993 19.2 21.5
1994 19.2 21.7
1995 19.2 22
1996 19.2 22.4
1997 19.2 22.8
1998 19.2 23.2
1999 19.3 23.6
2000 19.3 24
2001 19.4 24.4
2002 19.5 24.7
2003 19.7 25
2004 19.8 25.3
2005 20 25.5
2006 20.3 25.6
2007 20.5 25.8
2008 20.8 26.1
2009 21 26.3
2010 21.3 26.5
2011 21.6 26.7
2012 21.8 26.9
2013 22 27.1
2014 22.2 27.3
2015 22.4 27.5
2016 22.7 27.7
2017 22.9 27.9
2018 23.2 28.1
2019 23.7 28.3
2020 24.5 28.6
2021 25 28.7
2022 25.4 28.9
2023 25.7 29.2
2024 26 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nepal Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$43.7B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.4%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.69%
2024
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
112,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.98%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2017
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
55.2%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2022
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
2.2%
2022
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.5B
2023
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$28.4B
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
230,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
13.4%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
60%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nepal Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
520 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.81
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.9 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.6 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
26.5%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
73.7%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.78%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
27.4%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
321 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
83.8%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99%
2022
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Nepal Suriname
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-401,282
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
22.4%
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 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
34.8
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
45
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.1
2020
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.3
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
71.2%
2021
95%
2021
English speaking
3%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
55.8%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Nepal Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$88.3
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$49.2
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
10.3%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.87
2021
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
142
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.5
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
7.18%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.06 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Nepal Suriname
% of world land
0.1%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
1,867 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
14,456 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,020 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
49,758 mi
2015
2,674 mi
2003

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