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Nicaragua vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 98th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Suriname
Population
7079664
644193
Population rank 107/197 165/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 131/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 141/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 139/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Nicaragua and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

Suriname
Year GDP
Nicaragua Suriname
1960 $227,223,322 $99,650,000
1961 $244,144,237 $107,700,000
1962 $269,283,804 $116,150,000
1963 $297,324,163 $125,950,000
1964 $347,119,918 $134,400,000
1965 $564,290,020 $154,150,000
1966 $607,140,010 $190,350,000
1967 $657,140,011 $220,700,000
1968 $692,859,985 $241,350,000
1969 $750,000,003 $259,650,000
1970 $778,569,939 $274,900,000
1971 $828,569,953 $301,000,000
1972 $878,570,045 $311,950,000
1973 $1,092,900,015 $339,450,000
1974 $1,521,400,012 $409,850,000
1975 $1,581,599,959 $465,500,000
1976 $1,836,899,999 $505,500,000
1977 $2,226,999,874 $641,500,000
1978 $2,127,699,979 $735,500,000
1979 $1,567,599,982 $782,500,000
1980 $2,144,300,006 $795,000,000
1981 $2,474,700,227 $889,000,000
1982 $2,454,499,872 $915,000,000
1983 $2,753,100,058 $883,500,000
1984 $3,117,599,872 $864,000,000
1985 $2,683,699,935 $873,000,000
1986 $2,885,799,994 $891,000,000
1987 $3,851,200,118 $980,000,000
1988 $2,630,900,096 $1,161,000,000
1989 $1,013,184,756 $542,600,000
1990 $1,009,455,484 $388,400,000
1991 $1,488,804,124 $448,100,000
1992 $1,792,800,000 $404,600,000
1993 $1,756,454,248 $428,764,706
1994 $3,863,185,119 $605,492,537
1995 $4,140,470,000 $691,590,498
1996 $4,308,351,903 $861,372,806
1997 $4,389,973,490 $926,422,500
1998 $4,635,347,386 $1,110,850,000
1999 $4,856,026,259 $886,290,698
2000 $5,109,587,050 $947,671,970
2001 $5,351,752,034 $834,279,358
2002 $5,223,727,303 $1,093,574,468
2003 $5,322,228,351 $1,274,190,311
2004 $5,792,932,838 $1,484,092,538
2005 $6,321,324,279 $1,793,410,397
2006 $6,763,672,381 $2,626,380,435
2007 $7,423,375,015 $2,936,612,022
2008 $8,496,967,597 $3,532,969,035
2009 $8,298,702,489 $3,875,409,836
2010 $8,758,602,233 $4,368,370,998
2011 $9,774,329,333 $4,422,276,622
2012 $10,532,017,232 $4,980,000,000
2013 $10,982,988,249 $5,145,757,576
2014 $11,880,438,824 $5,240,606,061
2015 $12,756,696,261 $5,126,237,646
2016 $13,286,093,388 $3,317,421,648
2017 $13,785,893,007 $3,591,679,431
2018 $13,025,221,974 $3,996,198,867
2019 $12,699,023,614 $4,016,040,575
2020 $12,726,422,432 $2,911,807,496
2021 $14,209,020,362 $3,107,923,198
2022 $15,634,572,502 $3,791,603,200
2023 $17,805,842,284 $3,455,146,281
2024 $19,693,982,968 $4,714,267,822

Nicaragua and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua Suriname
1960 $127.5 $378
1961 $132.9 $395
1962 $142.3 $409
1963 $152.5 $424
1964 $172.7 $435
1965 $272.3 $482
1966 $284 $575
1967 $297.9 $644
1968 $304 $681
1969 $319 $708
1970 $321 $724
1971 $331 $768
1972 $341 $785
1973 $413 $858
1974 $557 $1,041
1975 $561 $1,190
1976 $633 $1,302
1977 $744 $1,666
1978 $691 $1,928
1979 $495 $2,072
1980 $659 $2,118
1981 $740 $2,368
1982 $714 $2,430
1983 $780 $2,333
1984 $861 $2,261
1985 $724 $2,256
1986 $761 $2,271
1987 $992 $2,469
1988 $662 $2,886
1989 $249.2 $1,329
1990 $242.5 $942
1991 $350 $1,080
1992 $411 $969
1993 $394 $1,022
1994 $849 $1,434
1995 $892 $1,610
1996 $911 $1,963
1997 $913 $2,068
1998 $949 $2,429
1999 $980 $1,898
2000 $1,017 $1,988
2001 $1,052 $1,715
2002 $1,014 $2,202
2003 $1,021 $2,516
2004 $1,099 $2,888
2005 $1,183 $3,453
2006 $1,248 $5,003
2007 $1,350 $5,530
2008 $1,524 $6,576
2009 $1,467 $7,130
2010 $1,527 $7,944
2011 $1,680 $7,950
2012 $1,785 $8,851
2013 $1,835 $9,043
2014 $1,958 $9,108
2015 $2,074 $8,814
2016 $2,132 $5,644
2017 $2,183 $6,050
2018 $2,035 $6,666
2019 $1,959 $6,630
2020 $1,938 $4,755
2021 $2,138 $5,030
2022 $2,323 $6,084
2023 $2,609 $5,494
2024 $2,848 $7,431

Nicaragua vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Suriname
1950 40.6 50.7
1951 40.8 51.1
1952 41.9 51.4
1953 42.4 52.1
1954 43.1 52.8
1955 43.7 53.5
1956 44.3 54.1
1957 44.9 54.7
1958 45.5 55.4
1959 46.1 55.9
1960 46.4 56.6
1961 47.3 57.3
1962 48 58
1963 48.8 58.5
1964 49.6 58.9
1965 50.6 59.1
1966 51.6 59.2
1967 52.3 59.2
1968 52.9 59.3
1969 53.4 59.4
1970 53.8 59.5
1971 54.2 59.6
1972 48 59.7
1973 55 59.8
1974 55.4 59.9
1975 55.8 60
1976 56.1 60.2
1977 56.1 60.3
1978 53.5 60.4
1979 50.8 60.5
1980 58 60.7
1981 58.3 60.8
1982 58.7 60.9
1983 56.9 61.1
1984 56.1 61.2
1985 56.4 61.4
1986 57.6 61.2
1987 57.3 61.3
1988 59.8 61.5
1989 61.9 62
1990 62.5 62.1
1991 63.3 62.2
1992 63.7 62.2
1993 64.1 62.4
1994 64.5 62.5
1995 64.9 62.8
1996 65.2 63.1
1997 65.5 63.4
1998 64.1 63.7
1999 65.9 64
2000 66.4 64.4
2001 67 64.8
2002 68 65.3
2003 68.7 65.8
2004 69.5 66.4
2005 70.4 67
2006 71 67.6
2007 71.2 68.3
2008 71.4 68.9
2009 71.5 69.3
2010 71.8 69.6
2011 72 69.8
2012 72.4 70
2013 72.6 70.1
2014 72.8 70.3
2015 72.9 70.6
2016 73.2 71
2017 73.4 71.2
2018 73.9 71.5
2019 73.8 71.8
2020 70.8 72.3
2021 70.5 68.9
2022 74.5 73.3
2023 74.9 73.6
2024 75.1 73.8
2025 75.3 73.9

Nicaragua and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Suriname
Year Population
Nicaragua Suriname
1960 1,782,370 263,918
1961 1,836,451 272,791
1962 1,892,320 283,912
1963 1,950,159 297,034
1964 2,010,176 309,041
1965 2,072,681 320,000
1966 2,137,820 331,135
1967 2,205,567 342,679
1968 2,275,836 354,616
1969 2,348,398 366,906
1970 2,423,065 379,442
1971 2,499,825 391,932
1972 2,573,578 397,413
1973 2,649,278 395,772
1974 2,732,075 393,676
1975 2,816,943 391,170
1976 2,903,851 388,289
1977 2,992,534 385,067
1978 3,080,314 381,502
1979 3,164,525 377,602
1980 3,252,403 375,377
1981 3,345,674 375,459
1982 3,438,745 376,555
1983 3,530,282 378,746
1984 3,619,104 382,193
1985 3,706,479 386,972
1986 3,794,157 392,330
1987 3,882,164 396,911
1988 3,972,320 402,227
1989 4,066,476 408,409
1990 4,162,559 412,493
1991 4,259,637 415,013
1992 4,357,026 417,589
1993 4,453,732 419,352
1994 4,549,316 422,375
1995 4,642,931 429,606
1996 4,729,974 438,830
1997 4,809,573 448,067
1998 4,883,655 457,406
1999 4,954,018 466,916
2000 5,022,633 476,643
2001 5,087,825 486,560
2002 5,149,909 496,551
2003 5,210,963 506,414
2004 5,272,912 513,923
2005 5,342,105 519,313
2006 5,418,855 524,997
2007 5,497,243 531,016
2008 5,576,593 537,245
2009 5,656,601 543,568
2010 5,737,450 549,923
2011 5,819,051 556,269
2012 5,901,287 562,633
2013 5,983,845 569,020
2014 6,066,492 575,373
2015 6,149,417 581,627
2016 6,232,666 587,757
2017 6,316,231 593,713
2018 6,400,080 599,513
2019 6,483,657 605,768
2020 6,565,267 612,317
2021 6,644,741 617,896
2022 6,730,654 623,164
2023 6,823,613 628,886
2024 6,916,140 634,431

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Suriname

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua Suriname
1960 7.16 6.59
1961 7.11 6.58
1962 7.1 6.57
1963 7.08 6.51
1964 7.06 6.43
1965 7.03 6.32
1966 6.99 6.2
1967 6.94 6.04
1968 6.89 5.86
1969 6.83 5.7
1970 6.77 5.53
1971 6.71 5.36
1972 6.65 5.18
1973 6.59 5.01
1974 6.52 4.81
1975 6.45 4.63
1976 6.37 4.45
1977 6.28 4.26
1978 6.16 4.08
1979 6.07 3.93
1980 5.96 3.79
1981 5.84 3.75
1982 5.74 3.82
1983 5.61 3.87
1984 5.49 3.8
1985 5.36 3.71
1986 5.22 3.61
1987 5.07 3.53
1988 4.93 3.46
1989 4.76 3.39
1990 4.6 3.23
1991 4.43 3.09
1992 4.27 3.01
1993 4.1 2.94
1994 3.94 2.9
1995 3.78 2.9
1996 3.62 2.92
1997 3.47 2.95
1998 3.34 2.99
1999 3.22 3.02
2000 3.12 3.05
2001 3 3.06
2002 2.89 2.96
2003 2.83 2.84
2004 2.78 2.74
2005 2.77 2.71
2006 2.73 2.73
2007 2.7 2.74
2008 2.66 2.73
2009 2.63 2.71
2010 2.6 2.69
2011 2.56 2.67
2012 2.53 2.67
2013 2.49 2.65
2014 2.46 2.62
2015 2.43 2.57
2016 2.41 2.5
2017 2.38 2.43
2018 2.35 2.38
2019 2.32 2.35
2020 2.3 2.31
2021 2.27 2.3
2022 2.24 2.27
2023 2.22 2.25

Nicaragua and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua Suriname
1960 16.2 18.1
1961 16.1 18.2
1962 16 17.8
1963 15.9 17.3
1964 15.9 16.8
1965 15.9 16.4
1966 16 16.1
1967 16 15.8
1968 16 15.6
1969 16.1 15.6
1970 16.1 15.6
1971 16.1 15.7
1972 16.2 16
1973 16.2 16.3
1974 16.2 16.7
1975 16.2 17
1976 16.2 17.4
1977 16.2 17.6
1978 16.2 17.9
1979 16.2 18.1
1980 16.2 18.4
1981 16.2 18.7
1982 16.2 18.9
1983 16.3 19.2
1984 16.3 19.5
1985 16.3 19.7
1986 16.3 20
1987 16.4 20.2
1988 16.4 20.4
1989 16.5 20.6
1990 16.7 20.8
1991 16.8 21
1992 17 21.2
1993 17.2 21.5
1994 17.4 21.7
1995 17.6 22
1996 17.9 22.4
1997 18.1 22.8
1998 18.4 23.2
1999 18.8 23.6
2000 19.1 24
2001 19.4 24.4
2002 19.7 24.7
2003 20.1 25
2004 20.4 25.3
2005 20.8 25.5
2006 21.1 25.6
2007 21.4 25.8
2008 21.7 26.1
2009 22 26.3
2010 22.2 26.5
2011 22.5 26.7
2012 22.8 26.9
2013 23.1 27.1
2014 23.4 27.3
2015 23.7 27.5
2016 24 27.7
2017 24.3 27.9
2018 24.7 28.1
2019 25 28.3
2020 25.3 28.6
2021 25.6 28.7
2022 25.9 28.9
2023 26.3 29.2
2024 26.6 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
54
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nicaragua Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
46.5%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
682 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.5%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Nicaragua Suriname
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
60.2%
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
5.1 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
25
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
95%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Nicaragua Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
63
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua Suriname
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
2,674 mi
2003

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