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Nigeria vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nigeria has a population of 233M (ranked 6/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Nigeria's land area is 351,650 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 30th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Nigeria Suriname
Population
241467099
644193
Population rank 6/197 165/197
GDP
$188B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 58/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$807
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 186/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,440
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$99.3B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$427
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 170/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,020
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
351,650 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
662 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.48
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Nigeria and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Nigeria and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Nigeria

Suriname
Year GDP
Nigeria Suriname
1960 $4,196,174,502 $99,650,000
1961 $4,467,287,893 $107,700,000
1962 $4,909,399,176 $116,150,000
1963 $5,165,590,254 $125,950,000
1964 $5,552,931,319 $134,400,000
1965 $5,874,537,650 $154,150,000
1966 $6,366,917,453 $190,350,000
1967 $5,203,237,919 $220,700,000
1968 $5,200,997,920 $241,350,000
1969 $6,634,317,346 $259,650,000
1970 $12,546,094,982 $274,900,000
1971 $9,181,769,912 $301,000,000
1972 $12,274,416,018 $311,950,000
1973 $15,162,871,287 $339,450,000
1974 $24,846,641,318 $409,850,000
1975 $27,778,934,625 $465,500,000
1976 $36,308,883,249 $505,500,000
1977 $36,035,407,725 $641,500,000
1978 $36,527,862,209 $735,500,000
1979 $47,259,911,894 $782,500,000
1980 $64,201,788,123 $795,000,000
1981 $164,475,209,516 $889,000,000
1982 $142,769,363,314 $915,000,000
1983 $97,094,911,792 $883,500,000
1984 $73,484,359,521 $864,000,000
1985 $73,745,821,158 $873,000,000
1986 $54,805,852,581 $891,000,000
1987 $52,676,041,931 $980,000,000
1988 $49,648,470,440 $1,161,000,000
1989 $44,003,061,108 $542,600,000
1990 $54,035,795,388 $388,400,000
1991 $59,526,833,412 $448,100,000
1992 $52,058,181,854 $404,600,000
1993 $56,721,051,402 $428,764,706
1994 $80,399,613,064 $605,492,537
1995 $140,919,776,986 $691,590,498
1996 $185,730,236,700 $861,372,806
1997 $200,850,397,618 $926,422,500
1998 $218,416,200,673 $1,110,850,000
1999 $59,145,077,039 $886,290,698
2000 $69,171,451,627 $947,671,970
2001 $73,557,840,064 $834,279,358
2002 $95,054,059,303 $1,093,574,468
2003 $104,738,954,264 $1,274,190,311
2004 $135,764,731,646 $1,484,092,538
2005 $175,670,569,969 $1,793,410,397
2006 $238,454,997,161 $2,626,380,435
2007 $278,260,846,800 $2,936,612,022
2008 $339,476,276,258 $3,532,969,035
2009 $295,008,835,381 $3,875,409,836
2010 $366,990,417,129 $4,368,370,998
2011 $414,466,676,831 $4,422,276,622
2012 $463,971,018,239 $4,980,000,000
2013 $520,117,180,314 $5,145,757,576
2014 $574,183,763,412 $5,240,606,061
2015 $493,026,682,801 $5,126,237,646
2016 $404,649,125,252 $3,317,421,648
2017 $375,745,731,053 $3,591,679,431
2018 $421,739,251,509 $3,996,198,867
2019 $474,517,490,844 $4,016,040,575
2020 $432,198,898,468 $2,911,807,496
2021 $440,833,635,874 $3,107,923,198
2022 $477,403,400,101 $3,791,603,200
2023 $363,846,332,835 $3,455,146,281
2024 $187,759,703,100 $4,714,267,822

Nigeria and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Nigeria

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Nigeria Suriname
1960 $93.1 $378
1961 $97.1 $395
1962 $104.5 $409
1963 $107.7 $424
1964 $113.3 $435
1965 $117.3 $482
1966 $124.4 $575
1967 $99.5 $644
1968 $97.3 $681
1969 $121.4 $708
1970 $224.5 $724
1971 $160.5 $768
1972 $209.5 $785
1973 $252.4 $858
1974 $403 $1,041
1975 $438 $1,190
1976 $556 $1,302
1977 $536 $1,666
1978 $527 $1,928
1979 $661 $2,072
1980 $870 $2,118
1981 $2,162 $2,368
1982 $1,822 $2,430
1983 $1,207 $2,333
1984 $890 $2,261
1985 $869 $2,256
1986 $628 $2,271
1987 $588 $2,469
1988 $540 $2,886
1989 $465 $1,329
1990 $556 $942
1991 $597 $1,080
1992 $509 $969
1993 $540 $1,022
1994 $745 $1,434
1995 $1,272 $1,610
1996 $1,633 $1,963
1997 $1,720 $2,068
1998 $1,822 $2,429
1999 $481 $1,898
2000 $547 $1,988
2001 $566 $1,715
2002 $712 $2,202
2003 $763 $2,516
2004 $962 $2,888
2005 $1,211 $3,453
2006 $1,600 $5,003
2007 $1,816 $5,530
2008 $2,154 $6,576
2009 $1,820 $7,130
2010 $2,202 $7,944
2011 $2,418 $7,950
2012 $2,633 $8,851
2013 $2,873 $9,043
2014 $3,089 $9,108
2015 $2,586 $8,814
2016 $2,070 $5,644
2017 $1,876 $6,050
2018 $2,058 $6,666
2019 $2,265 $6,630
2020 $2,020 $4,755
2021 $2,017 $5,030
2022 $2,139 $6,084
2023 $1,597 $5,494
2024 $807 $7,431

Nigeria vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nigeria

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Nigeria Suriname
1950 35.5 50.7
1951 35.7 51.1
1952 35.9 51.4
1953 36 52.1
1954 36.2 52.8
1955 36.3 53.5
1956 36.5 54.1
1957 36.6 54.7
1958 36.8 55.4
1959 37 55.9
1960 37.2 56.6
1961 37.4 57.3
1962 37.6 58
1963 37.8 58.5
1964 38 58.9
1965 38.2 59.1
1966 38.4 59.2
1967 37.5 59.2
1968 38.6 59.3
1969 38.9 59.4
1970 40 59.5
1971 40.6 59.6
1972 41.3 59.7
1973 41.8 59.8
1974 42.5 59.9
1975 43.1 60
1976 44.2 60.2
1977 44.8 60.3
1978 45.3 60.4
1979 45.7 60.5
1980 46 60.7
1981 46.3 60.8
1982 46.4 60.9
1983 46.4 61.1
1984 46.3 61.2
1985 46.2 61.4
1986 46 61.2
1987 45.9 61.3
1988 45.8 61.5
1989 45.8 62
1990 45.7 62.1
1991 45.5 62.2
1992 45.6 62.2
1993 45.8 62.4
1994 45.7 62.5
1995 45.9 62.8
1996 45.8 63.1
1997 46 63.4
1998 46.1 63.7
1999 46.6 64
2000 47.1 64.4
2001 47.5 64.8
2002 48 65.3
2003 48.6 65.8
2004 49.1 66.4
2005 49.5 67
2006 49.9 67.6
2007 50.4 68.3
2008 50.7 68.9
2009 51.1 69.3
2010 51.3 69.6
2011 51.5 69.8
2012 51.7 70
2013 51.8 70.1
2014 51.9 70.3
2015 51.9 70.6
2016 52.2 71
2017 52.4 71.2
2018 52.7 71.5
2019 53 71.8
2020 53.1 72.3
2021 53.5 68.9
2022 54.1 73.3
2023 54.5 73.6
2024 54.6 73.8
2025 54.8 73.9

Nigeria and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Nigeria

Suriname
Year Population
Nigeria Suriname
1960 45,053,782 263,918
1961 45,989,310 272,791
1962 46,965,292 283,912
1963 47,973,575 297,034
1964 49,012,016 309,041
1965 50,086,764 320,000
1966 51,188,234 331,135
1967 52,293,065 342,679
1968 53,432,783 354,616
1969 54,631,914 366,906
1970 55,893,838 379,442
1971 57,214,684 391,932
1972 58,601,748 397,413
1973 60,082,139 395,772
1974 61,679,144 393,676
1975 63,410,815 391,170
1976 65,258,009 388,289
1977 67,234,590 385,067
1978 69,326,532 381,502
1979 71,498,242 377,602
1980 73,764,641 375,377
1981 76,068,103 375,459
1982 78,378,701 376,555
1983 80,438,260 378,746
1984 82,526,443 382,193
1985 84,897,973 386,972
1986 87,235,953 392,330
1987 89,591,716 396,911
1988 92,020,090 402,227
1989 94,531,014 408,409
1990 97,120,925 412,493
1991 99,720,162 415,013
1992 102,372,770 417,589
1993 105,122,069 419,352
1994 107,935,714 422,375
1995 110,819,428 429,606
1996 113,754,779 438,830
1997 116,754,792 448,067
1998 119,846,254 457,406
1999 123,047,320 466,916
2000 126,382,494 476,643
2001 129,862,595 486,560
2002 133,471,989 496,551
2003 137,202,644 506,414
2004 141,057,045 513,923
2005 145,017,253 519,313
2006 149,077,334 524,997
2007 153,267,261 531,016
2008 157,595,014 537,245
2009 162,049,464 543,568
2010 166,642,886 549,923
2011 171,379,598 556,269
2012 176,200,625 562,633
2013 181,049,443 569,020
2014 185,896,915 575,373
2015 190,671,878 581,627
2016 195,443,700 587,757
2017 200,254,579 593,713
2018 204,938,755 599,513
2019 209,485,641 605,768
2020 213,996,181 612,317
2021 218,529,286 617,896
2022 223,150,896 623,164
2023 227,882,945 628,886
2024 232,679,478 634,431

Fertility rates in Nigeria and Suriname

Fertility rate
Nigeria

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Nigeria Suriname
1960 6.36 6.59
1961 6.35 6.58
1962 6.36 6.57
1963 6.35 6.51
1964 6.36 6.43
1965 6.37 6.32
1966 6.39 6.2
1967 6.4 6.04
1968 6.42 5.86
1969 6.44 5.7
1970 6.47 5.53
1971 6.53 5.36
1972 6.58 5.18
1973 6.63 5.01
1974 6.7 4.81
1975 6.77 4.63
1976 6.81 4.45
1977 6.86 4.26
1978 6.92 4.08
1979 6.89 3.93
1980 6.85 3.79
1981 6.82 3.75
1982 6.8 3.82
1983 6.78 3.87
1984 6.7 3.8
1985 6.62 3.71
1986 6.56 3.61
1987 6.5 3.53
1988 6.5 3.46
1989 6.49 3.39
1990 6.46 3.23
1991 6.43 3.09
1992 6.39 3.01
1993 6.35 2.94
1994 6.32 2.9
1995 6.27 2.9
1996 6.22 2.92
1997 6.14 2.95
1998 6.07 2.99
1999 6.08 3.02
2000 6.12 3.05
2001 6.13 3.06
2002 6.12 2.96
2003 6.1 2.84
2004 6.09 2.74
2005 6.06 2.71
2006 6.05 2.73
2007 6.03 2.74
2008 6.02 2.73
2009 5.99 2.71
2010 5.95 2.69
2011 5.89 2.67
2012 5.8 2.67
2013 5.69 2.65
2014 5.62 2.62
2015 5.5 2.57
2016 5.34 2.5
2017 5.18 2.43
2018 5.02 2.38
2019 4.86 2.35
2020 4.7 2.31
2021 4.64 2.3
2022 4.55 2.27
2023 4.48 2.25

Nigeria and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Nigeria

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nigeria Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$291B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
0.32%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
223,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.48%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
47%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
53.4
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2022
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2022
2.2%
2022
Number of billionaires
4
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
169
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$54.4B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$38.6B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$21.3B
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,265,000
2016
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
0.8%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
63.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nigeria Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
333 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.9
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.56 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.7%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
80.3%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.08%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-66.3%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
135.6 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
23.8%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
24.3%
2022
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
61.2%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Nigeria Suriname
% of world population
2.86%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-35,202
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
55%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.63 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.9
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
58
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
21.7
2019
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.7
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
70.4%
2024
95%
2021
English speaking
60.6%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
39.2%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Nigeria Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.9
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$69.2
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
54.8 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.76%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.39
2022
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
993
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
104.9
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
12.8%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
8
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.78 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Nigeria Suriname
% of world land
0.61%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
1,511 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
267,948 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
81,611 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
121,167 mi
2017
2,674 mi
2003

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