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New Zealand vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

New Zealand has a population of 5.34M (ranked 121/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). New Zealand's land area is 101,665 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 74th vs. 90th).

By GDP, New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

New Zealand Suriname
Population
5406623
644193
Population rank 124/197 165/197
GDP
$260B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 53/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$48,747
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 26/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$55,094
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$133B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.3%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$24,936
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 28/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,132
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
101,665 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.56
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
38.6 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

New Zealand and Suriname: Comparison Charts

New Zealand and Suriname economies compared

GDP
New Zealand

Suriname
Year GDP
New Zealand Suriname
1960 $5,536,098,360 $99,650,000
1961 $5,721,994,864 $107,700,000
1962 $6,133,158,532 $116,150,000
1963 $6,699,741,645 $125,950,000
1964 $7,340,766,415 $134,400,000
1965 $5,706,251,400 $154,150,000
1966 $5,917,437,693 $190,350,000
1967 $6,016,017,227 $220,700,000
1968 $5,228,045,415 $241,350,000
1969 $5,814,357,709 $259,650,000
1970 $6,495,605,331 $274,900,000
1971 $7,911,136,757 $301,000,000
1972 $9,567,331,065 $311,950,000
1973 $12,802,281,898 $339,450,000
1974 $13,940,981,798 $409,850,000
1975 $12,861,983,284 $465,500,000
1976 $13,604,832,424 $505,500,000
1977 $15,446,825,318 $641,500,000
1978 $18,530,518,395 $735,500,000
1979 $20,731,243,113 $782,500,000
1980 $23,244,547,385 $795,000,000
1981 $24,417,617,184 $889,000,000
1982 $24,164,603,059 $915,000,000
1983 $24,309,279,706 $883,500,000
1984 $21,665,975,319 $864,000,000
1985 $24,679,795,396 $873,000,000
1986 $30,604,668,357 $891,000,000
1987 $40,376,354,070 $980,000,000
1988 $45,176,811,594 $1,161,000,000
1989 $43,920,222,525 $542,600,000
1990 $45,495,129,385 $388,400,000
1991 $42,745,329,732 $448,100,000
1992 $41,649,829,860 $404,600,000
1993 $46,775,620,817 $428,764,706
1994 $55,314,732,279 $605,492,537
1995 $63,918,703,507 $691,590,498
1996 $70,140,835,299 $861,372,806
1997 $66,075,143,415 $926,422,500
1998 $56,227,169,851 $1,110,850,000
1999 $58,762,260,626 $886,290,698
2000 $52,623,281,957 $947,671,970
2001 $53,872,425,917 $834,279,358
2002 $66,627,729,311 $1,093,574,468
2003 $88,250,885,550 $1,274,190,311
2004 $103,905,210,084 $1,484,092,538
2005 $114,720,129,550 $1,793,410,397
2006 $111,538,810,713 $2,626,380,435
2007 $137,188,946,866 $2,936,612,022
2008 $133,437,126,590 $3,532,969,035
2009 $121,663,439,315 $3,875,409,836
2010 $146,887,902,524 $4,368,370,998
2011 $168,484,908,960 $4,422,276,622
2012 $176,560,711,239 $4,980,000,000
2013 $191,012,364,177 $5,145,757,576
2014 $201,518,402,787 $5,240,606,061
2015 $178,224,167,088 $5,126,237,646
2016 $189,100,085,275 $3,317,421,648
2017 $206,745,969,246 $3,591,679,431
2018 $211,985,631,173 $3,996,198,867
2019 $213,006,341,102 $4,016,040,575
2020 $213,029,554,654 $2,911,807,496
2021 $253,977,931,815 $3,107,923,198
2022 $249,509,991,440 $3,791,603,200
2023 $255,194,972,673 $3,455,146,281
2024 $260,235,932,559 $4,714,267,822

New Zealand and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
New Zealand

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
New Zealand Suriname
1960 $2,334 $378
1961 $2,365 $395
1962 $2,471 $409
1963 $2,646 $424
1964 $2,839 $435
1965 $2,171 $482
1966 $2,211 $575
1967 $2,208 $644
1968 $1,902 $681
1969 $2,097 $708
1970 $2,311 $724
1971 $2,773 $768
1972 $3,295 $785
1973 $4,323 $858
1974 $4,611 $1,041
1975 $4,172 $1,190
1976 $4,374 $1,302
1977 $4,951 $1,666
1978 $5,937 $1,928
1979 $6,668 $2,072
1980 $7,467 $2,118
1981 $7,814 $2,368
1982 $7,656 $2,430
1983 $7,598 $2,333
1984 $6,714 $2,261
1985 $7,601 $2,256
1986 $9,428 $2,271
1987 $12,331 $2,469
1988 $13,759 $2,886
1989 $13,312 $1,329
1990 $13,663 $942
1991 $12,230 $1,080
1992 $11,793 $969
1993 $13,094 $1,022
1994 $15,280 $1,434
1995 $17,400 $1,610
1996 $18,794 $1,963
1997 $17,474 $2,068
1998 $14,738 $2,429
1999 $15,322 $1,898
2000 $13,641 $1,988
2001 $13,883 $1,715
2002 $16,874 $2,202
2003 $21,914 $2,516
2004 $25,420 $2,888
2005 $27,751 $3,453
2006 $26,655 $5,003
2007 $32,480 $5,530
2008 $31,325 $6,576
2009 $28,277 $7,130
2010 $33,762 $7,944
2011 $38,432 $7,950
2012 $40,054 $8,851
2013 $43,000 $9,043
2014 $44,618 $9,108
2015 $38,665 $8,814
2016 $40,114 $5,644
2017 $42,950 $6,050
2018 $43,257 $6,666
2019 $42,779 $6,630
2020 $41,851 $4,755
2021 $49,689 $5,030
2022 $48,760 $6,084
2023 $48,655 $5,494
2024 $48,747 $7,431

New Zealand vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
New Zealand

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
New Zealand Suriname
1950 69.3 50.7
1951 69.1 51.1
1952 69.4 51.4
1953 70.2 52.1
1954 70.3 52.8
1955 70.5 53.5
1956 70.7 54.1
1957 70.3 54.7
1958 70.9 55.4
1959 70.8 55.9
1960 71.2 56.6
1961 70.9 57.3
1962 71.2 58
1963 71.3 58.5
1964 71.3 58.9
1965 71.2 59.1
1966 71.1 59.2
1967 71.4 59.2
1968 71.1 59.3
1969 71.5 59.4
1970 71.2 59.5
1971 71.7 59.6
1972 71.8 59.7
1973 71.7 59.8
1974 71.9 59.9
1975 72.2 60
1976 72.4 60.2
1977 72.1 60.3
1978 73 60.4
1979 73.1 60.5
1980 72.9 60.7
1981 73.6 60.8
1982 73.7 60.9
1983 73.8 61.1
1984 74.4 61.2
1985 73.9 61.4
1986 74.1 61.2
1987 74.2 61.3
1988 74.5 61.5
1989 74.9 62
1990 75.4 62.1
1991 76.1 62.2
1992 76.2 62.2
1993 76.5 62.4
1994 76.9 62.5
1995 76.8 62.8
1996 76.8 63.1
1997 77.3 63.4
1998 78.2 63.7
1999 77.9 64
2000 78.7 64.4
2001 78.7 64.8
2002 78.9 65.3
2003 79.1 65.8
2004 79.4 66.4
2005 80 67
2006 80 67.6
2007 80.1 68.3
2008 80.2 68.9
2009 80.5 69.3
2010 81.1 69.6
2011 80.8 69.8
2012 81.2 70
2013 81.6 70.1
2014 81.4 70.3
2015 81.6 70.6
2016 82 71
2017 81.6 71.2
2018 81.9 71.5
2019 81.8 71.8
2020 82.7 72.3
2021 82.3 68.9
2022 81 73.3
2023 82.1 73.6
2024 82.2 73.8
2025 82.4 73.9

New Zealand and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
New Zealand

Suriname
Year Population
New Zealand Suriname
1960 2,371,800 263,918
1961 2,419,700 272,791
1962 2,482,000 283,912
1963 2,531,800 297,034
1964 2,585,400 309,041
1965 2,628,400 320,000
1966 2,675,900 331,135
1967 2,724,100 342,679
1968 2,748,100 354,616
1969 2,772,800 366,906
1970 2,810,700 379,442
1971 2,853,000 391,932
1972 2,903,900 397,413
1973 2,961,300 395,772
1974 3,023,700 393,676
1975 3,083,100 391,170
1976 3,110,500 388,289
1977 3,120,200 385,067
1978 3,121,200 381,502
1979 3,109,000 377,602
1980 3,112,900 375,377
1981 3,124,900 375,459
1982 3,156,100 376,555
1983 3,199,300 378,746
1984 3,227,100 382,193
1985 3,247,100 386,972
1986 3,246,300 392,330
1987 3,274,400 396,911
1988 3,283,400 402,227
1989 3,299,200 408,409
1990 3,329,800 412,493
1991 3,495,100 415,013
1992 3,531,700 417,589
1993 3,572,200 419,352
1994 3,620,000 422,375
1995 3,673,400 429,606
1996 3,732,000 438,830
1997 3,781,300 448,067
1998 3,815,000 457,406
1999 3,835,100 466,916
2000 3,857,700 476,643
2001 3,880,500 486,560
2002 3,948,500 496,551
2003 4,027,200 506,414
2004 4,087,500 513,923
2005 4,133,900 519,313
2006 4,184,600 524,997
2007 4,223,800 531,016
2008 4,259,800 537,245
2009 4,302,600 543,568
2010 4,350,700 549,923
2011 4,384,000 556,269
2012 4,408,100 562,633
2013 4,442,100 569,020
2014 4,516,500 575,373
2015 4,609,400 581,627
2016 4,714,100 587,757
2017 4,813,600 593,713
2018 4,900,600 599,513
2019 4,979,200 605,768
2020 5,090,200 612,317
2021 5,111,300 617,896
2022 5,117,100 623,164
2023 5,245,000 628,886
2024 5,338,500 634,431

Fertility rates in New Zealand and Suriname

Fertility rate
New Zealand

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
New Zealand Suriname
1960 4.24 6.59
1961 4.31 6.58
1962 4.19 6.57
1963 4.05 6.51
1964 3.8 6.43
1965 3.54 6.32
1966 3.41 6.2
1967 3.35 6.04
1968 3.34 5.86
1969 3.28 5.7
1970 3.17 5.53
1971 3.18 5.36
1972 3 5.18
1973 2.76 5.01
1974 2.58 4.81
1975 2.37 4.63
1976 2.27 4.45
1977 2.21 4.26
1978 2.07 4.08
1979 2.12 3.93
1980 2.03 3.79
1981 2.01 3.75
1982 1.95 3.82
1983 1.92 3.87
1984 1.93 3.8
1985 1.93 3.71
1986 1.96 3.61
1987 2.03 3.53
1988 2.1 3.46
1989 2.12 3.39
1990 2.18 3.23
1991 2.09 3.09
1992 2.06 3.01
1993 2.04 2.94
1994 1.98 2.9
1995 1.98 2.9
1996 1.96 2.92
1997 1.96 2.95
1998 1.89 2.99
1999 1.97 3.02
2000 1.98 3.05
2001 1.97 3.06
2002 1.89 2.96
2003 1.93 2.84
2004 1.98 2.74
2005 1.97 2.71
2006 2.01 2.73
2007 2.18 2.74
2008 2.19 2.73
2009 2.13 2.71
2010 2.17 2.69
2011 2.09 2.67
2012 2.1 2.67
2013 2.01 2.65
2014 1.92 2.62
2015 1.99 2.57
2016 1.87 2.5
2017 1.81 2.43
2018 1.71 2.38
2019 1.72 2.35
2020 1.61 2.31
2021 1.64 2.3
2022 1.66 2.27
2023 1.56 2.25

New Zealand and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
New Zealand

Suriname
Year Median age, years
New Zealand Suriname
1960 27.5 18.1
1961 27.1 18.2
1962 26.8 17.8
1963 26.4 17.3
1964 26.2 16.8
1965 26 16.4
1966 25.9 16.1
1967 25.8 15.8
1968 25.7 15.6
1969 25.7 15.6
1970 25.6 15.6
1971 25.7 15.7
1972 25.9 16
1973 26 16.3
1974 26.2 16.7
1975 26.3 17
1976 26.5 17.4
1977 26.8 17.6
1978 27.1 17.9
1979 27.5 18.1
1980 27.9 18.4
1981 28.2 18.7
1982 28.5 18.9
1983 28.8 19.2
1984 29.1 19.5
1985 29.4 19.7
1986 29.8 20
1987 30.1 20.2
1988 30.4 20.4
1989 30.8 20.6
1990 31.1 20.8
1991 31.4 21
1992 31.7 21.2
1993 32 21.5
1994 32.3 21.7
1995 32.6 22
1996 32.8 22.4
1997 33.2 22.8
1998 33.6 23.2
1999 34 23.6
2000 34.3 24
2001 34.6 24.4
2002 34.8 24.7
2003 35 25
2004 35.2 25.3
2005 35.5 25.5
2006 35.8 25.6
2007 36.1 25.8
2008 36.4 26.1
2009 36.6 26.3
2010 36.8 26.5
2011 37 26.7
2012 37.2 26.9
2013 37.4 27.1
2014 37.5 27.3
2015 37.4 27.5
2016 37.3 27.7
2017 37.2 27.9
2018 37.3 28.1
2019 37.3 28.3
2020 37.5 28.6
2021 37.8 28.7
2022 38.1 28.9
2023 38.3 29.2
2024 38.6 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

New Zealand Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$247B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.28%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.18%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.72%
2024
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
67.4%
2022
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
19.6%
2022
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
78.1
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2022
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
112
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$92.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$22.1B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$598M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
996,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
18.8%
2018
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
97.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

New Zealand Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,629 kg
2023
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.8
2023
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
35.8 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.82 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.4%
2023
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28.9%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
39.7%
2023
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
31.6%
2023
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
7,952 kWh
2023
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
81.4%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.5%
2023
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

New Zealand Suriname
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,766
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
87.1%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
83
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
91
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2021
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.6
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
95%
2021
English speaking
97.8%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
96.2%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

New Zealand Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,804
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$561
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.57
2022
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
27.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.7
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
34.3%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

New Zealand Suriname
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
19,044 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
37,494 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
38,418 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
60,159 mi
2020
2,674 mi
2003

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