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Norway vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Norway has a population of 5.57M (ranked 118/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Norway's land area is 140,645 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 62nd vs. 90th).

By GDP, Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Norway Suriname
Population
5642662
644193
Population rank 119/197 165/197
GDP
$484B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 32/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$86,810
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 8/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$101,032
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$207B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.7%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,084
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 17/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,746
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
140,645 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.4
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
40.7 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Norway and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Norway and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Norway

Suriname
Year GDP
Norway Suriname
1960 $5,197,398,721 $99,650,000
1961 $5,669,689,210 $107,700,000
1962 $6,107,076,929 $116,150,000
1963 $6,553,269,536 $125,950,000
1964 $7,206,522,122 $134,400,000
1965 $8,111,945,661 $154,150,000
1966 $8,753,940,267 $190,350,000
1967 $9,577,383,653 $220,700,000
1968 $10,227,087,165 $241,350,000
1969 $11,136,187,440 $259,650,000
1970 $12,814,123,115 $274,900,000
1971 $14,583,114,840 $301,000,000
1972 $17,358,610,850 $311,950,000
1973 $22,534,253,703 $339,450,000
1974 $27,145,693,810 $409,850,000
1975 $32,877,805,200 $465,500,000
1976 $35,942,270,686 $505,500,000
1977 $41,508,030,431 $641,500,000
1978 $46,522,900,254 $735,500,000
1979 $53,132,244,624 $782,500,000
1980 $64,439,382,896 $795,000,000
1981 $63,596,654,761 $889,000,000
1982 $62,647,195,538 $915,000,000
1983 $61,627,240,831 $883,500,000
1984 $62,057,955,033 $864,000,000
1985 $65,416,879,914 $873,000,000
1986 $78,693,118,044 $891,000,000
1987 $94,229,907,236 $980,000,000
1988 $101,900,260,856 $1,161,000,000
1989 $102,633,934,391 $542,600,000
1990 $119,791,843,060 $388,400,000
1991 $121,872,464,483 $448,100,000
1992 $130,838,040,068 $404,600,000
1993 $120,579,213,713 $428,764,706
1994 $127,131,319,429 $605,492,537
1995 $152,029,612,325 $691,590,498
1996 $163,520,109,151 $861,372,806
1997 $161,356,631,888 $926,422,500
1998 $154,230,295,158 $1,110,850,000
1999 $162,383,706,021 $886,290,698
2000 $171,457,201,936 $947,671,970
2001 $174,239,354,071 $834,279,358
2002 $195,914,852,576 $1,093,574,468
2003 $229,385,469,337 $1,274,190,311
2004 $265,268,662,473 $1,484,092,538
2005 $309,978,579,744 $1,793,410,397
2006 $346,915,160,682 $2,626,380,435
2007 $402,643,260,488 $2,936,612,022
2008 $464,917,553,191 $3,532,969,035
2009 $387,976,400,617 $3,875,409,836
2010 $431,052,143,940 $4,368,370,998
2011 $501,360,549,669 $4,422,276,622
2012 $512,777,309,841 $4,980,000,000
2013 $526,014,468,085 $5,145,757,576
2014 $501,736,471,833 $5,240,606,061
2015 $388,159,512,246 $5,126,237,646
2016 $370,956,547,619 $3,317,421,648
2017 $401,745,275,035 $3,591,679,431
2018 $439,788,625,884 $3,996,198,867
2019 $408,742,840,909 $4,016,040,575
2020 $367,633,418,887 $2,911,807,496
2021 $503,367,986,030 $3,107,923,198
2022 $596,297,651,036 $3,791,603,200
2023 $482,949,731,777 $3,455,146,281
2024 $483,727,398,216 $4,714,267,822

Norway and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Norway

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Norway Suriname
1960 $1,451 $378
1961 $1,571 $395
1962 $1,678 $409
1963 $1,787 $424
1964 $1,951 $435
1965 $2,179 $482
1966 $2,333 $575
1967 $2,531 $644
1968 $2,680 $681
1969 $2,894 $708
1970 $3,306 $724
1971 $3,736 $768
1972 $4,414 $785
1973 $5,690 $858
1974 $6,812 $1,041
1975 $8,204 $1,190
1976 $8,927 $1,302
1977 $10,266 $1,666
1978 $11,463 $1,928
1979 $13,047 $2,072
1980 $15,772 $2,118
1981 $15,513 $2,368
1982 $15,225 $2,430
1983 $14,928 $2,333
1984 $14,989 $2,261
1985 $15,754 $2,256
1986 $18,883 $2,271
1987 $22,506 $2,469
1988 $24,207 $2,886
1989 $24,281 $1,329
1990 $28,243 $942
1991 $28,597 $1,080
1992 $30,524 $969
1993 $27,964 $1,022
1994 $29,316 $1,434
1995 $34,876 $1,610
1996 $37,322 $1,963
1997 $36,629 $2,068
1998 $34,803 $2,429
1999 $36,393 $1,898
2000 $38,178 $1,988
2001 $38,602 $1,715
2002 $43,171 $2,202
2003 $50,250 $2,516
2004 $57,769 $2,888
2005 $67,047 $3,453
2006 $74,434 $5,003
2007 $85,502 $5,530
2008 $97,504 $6,576
2009 $80,348 $7,130
2010 $88,163 $7,944
2011 $101,222 $7,950
2012 $102,176 $8,851
2013 $103,554 $9,043
2014 $97,667 $9,108
2015 $74,810 $8,814
2016 $70,867 $5,644
2017 $76,132 $6,050
2018 $82,793 $6,666
2019 $76,431 $6,630
2020 $68,340 $4,755
2021 $93,073 $5,030
2022 $109,270 $6,084
2023 $87,497 $5,494
2024 $86,810 $7,431

Norway vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Norway

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Norway Suriname
1950 71.6 50.7
1951 72.5 51.1
1952 72.7 51.4
1953 73.1 52.1
1954 73.2 52.8
1955 73.4 53.5
1956 73.5 54.1
1957 73.4 54.7
1958 73.4 55.4
1959 73.6 55.9
1960 73.6 56.6
1961 73.6 57.3
1962 73.5 58
1963 73.1 58.5
1964 73.6 58.9
1965 73.7 59.1
1966 74 59.2
1967 74.1 59.2
1968 73.9 59.3
1969 73.7 59.4
1970 74.1 59.5
1971 74.2 59.6
1972 74.3 59.7
1973 74.4 59.8
1974 74.8 59.9
1975 74.8 60
1976 75 60.2
1977 75.4 60.3
1978 75.4 60.4
1979 75.4 60.5
1980 75.7 60.7
1981 75.9 60.8
1982 76 60.9
1983 76.1 61.1
1984 76.2 61.2
1985 75.9 61.4
1986 76.3 61.2
1987 76.1 61.3
1988 76.3 61.5
1989 76.5 62
1990 76.6 62.1
1991 77 62.2
1992 77.2 62.2
1993 77.2 62.4
1994 77.8 62.5
1995 77.8 62.8
1996 78.2 63.1
1997 78.2 63.4
1998 78.4 63.7
1999 78.4 64
2000 78.7 64.4
2001 78.9 64.8
2002 79 65.3
2003 79.5 65.8
2004 80 66.4
2005 80.2 67
2006 80.4 67.6
2007 80.5 68.3
2008 80.7 68.9
2009 80.9 69.3
2010 81 69.6
2011 81.2 69.8
2012 81.4 70
2013 81.7 70.1
2014 82.1 70.3
2015 82.3 70.6
2016 82.4 71
2017 82.6 71.2
2018 82.8 71.5
2019 83 71.8
2020 83.2 72.3
2021 83.2 68.9
2022 82.6 73.3
2023 83.3 73.6
2024 83.5 73.8
2025 83.6 73.9

Norway and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Norway

Suriname
Year Population
Norway Suriname
1960 3,581,239 263,918
1961 3,609,800 272,791
1962 3,638,918 283,912
1963 3,666,537 297,034
1964 3,694,339 309,041
1965 3,723,168 320,000
1966 3,753,012 331,135
1967 3,784,539 342,679
1968 3,816,486 354,616
1969 3,847,707 366,906
1970 3,875,763 379,442
1971 3,903,039 391,932
1972 3,933,004 397,413
1973 3,960,612 395,772
1974 3,985,258 393,676
1975 4,007,313 391,170
1976 4,026,152 388,289
1977 4,043,205 385,067
1978 4,058,671 381,502
1979 4,072,517 377,602
1980 4,085,620 375,377
1981 4,099,702 375,459
1982 4,114,787 376,555
1983 4,128,432 378,746
1984 4,140,099 382,193
1985 4,152,516 386,972
1986 4,167,354 392,330
1987 4,186,905 396,911
1988 4,209,488 402,227
1989 4,226,901 408,409
1990 4,241,473 412,493
1991 4,261,732 415,013
1992 4,286,401 417,589
1993 4,311,991 419,352
1994 4,336,613 422,375
1995 4,359,184 429,606
1996 4,381,336 438,830
1997 4,405,157 448,067
1998 4,431,464 457,406
1999 4,461,913 466,916
2000 4,490,967 476,643
2001 4,513,751 486,560
2002 4,538,159 496,551
2003 4,564,855 506,414
2004 4,591,910 513,923
2005 4,623,291 519,313
2006 4,660,677 524,997
2007 4,709,153 531,016
2008 4,768,212 537,245
2009 4,828,726 543,568
2010 4,889,252 549,923
2011 4,953,088 556,269
2012 5,018,573 562,633
2013 5,079,623 569,020
2014 5,137,232 575,373
2015 5,188,607 581,627
2016 5,234,519 587,757
2017 5,276,968 593,713
2018 5,311,916 599,513
2019 5,347,896 605,768
2020 5,379,475 612,317
2021 5,408,320 617,896
2022 5,457,127 623,164
2023 5,519,594 628,886
2024 5,572,272 634,431

Fertility rates in Norway and Suriname

Fertility rate
Norway

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Norway Suriname
1960 2.85 6.59
1961 2.94 6.58
1962 2.91 6.57
1963 2.93 6.51
1964 2.98 6.43
1965 2.94 6.32
1966 2.9 6.2
1967 2.81 6.04
1968 2.75 5.86
1969 2.7 5.7
1970 2.5 5.53
1971 2.49 5.36
1972 2.38 5.18
1973 2.23 5.01
1974 2.13 4.81
1975 1.98 4.63
1976 1.86 4.45
1977 1.75 4.26
1978 1.77 4.08
1979 1.75 3.93
1980 1.72 3.79
1981 1.7 3.75
1982 1.71 3.82
1983 1.66 3.87
1984 1.66 3.8
1985 1.68 3.71
1986 1.71 3.61
1987 1.74 3.53
1988 1.84 3.46
1989 1.89 3.39
1990 1.93 3.23
1991 1.92 3.09
1992 1.88 3.01
1993 1.86 2.94
1994 1.87 2.9
1995 1.87 2.9
1996 1.89 2.92
1997 1.86 2.95
1998 1.81 2.99
1999 1.85 3.02
2000 1.85 3.05
2001 1.78 3.06
2002 1.75 2.96
2003 1.8 2.84
2004 1.83 2.74
2005 1.84 2.71
2006 1.9 2.73
2007 1.9 2.74
2008 1.96 2.73
2009 1.98 2.71
2010 1.95 2.69
2011 1.88 2.67
2012 1.85 2.67
2013 1.78 2.65
2014 1.75 2.62
2015 1.72 2.57
2016 1.71 2.5
2017 1.62 2.43
2018 1.56 2.38
2019 1.53 2.35
2020 1.48 2.31
2021 1.55 2.3
2022 1.41 2.27
2023 1.4 2.25

Norway and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Norway

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Norway Suriname
1960 34.3 18.1
1961 34.4 18.2
1962 34.4 17.8
1963 34.3 17.3
1964 34.2 16.8
1965 34.1 16.4
1966 33.9 16.1
1967 33.7 15.8
1968 33.5 15.6
1969 33.2 15.6
1970 32.9 15.6
1971 32.7 15.7
1972 32.5 16
1973 32.4 16.3
1974 32.4 16.7
1975 32.5 17
1976 32.6 17.4
1977 32.7 17.6
1978 32.9 17.9
1979 33.1 18.1
1980 33.3 18.4
1981 33.6 18.7
1982 33.9 18.9
1983 34.1 19.2
1984 34.4 19.5
1985 34.6 19.7
1986 34.8 20
1987 34.9 20.2
1988 35.1 20.4
1989 35.2 20.6
1990 35.4 20.8
1991 35.5 21
1992 35.7 21.2
1993 35.8 21.5
1994 35.9 21.7
1995 36.1 22
1996 36.2 22.4
1997 36.4 22.8
1998 36.5 23.2
1999 36.7 23.6
2000 36.9 24
2001 37.1 24.4
2002 37.3 24.7
2003 37.5 25
2004 37.7 25.3
2005 37.9 25.5
2006 38.1 25.6
2007 38.3 25.8
2008 38.4 26.1
2009 38.5 26.3
2010 38.6 26.5
2011 38.7 26.7
2012 38.8 26.9
2013 38.9 27.1
2014 39 27.3
2015 39.2 27.5
2016 39.3 27.7
2017 39.4 27.9
2018 39.6 28.1
2019 39.8 28.3
2020 40 28.6
2021 40.3 28.7
2022 40.4 28.9
2023 40.5 29.2
2024 40.7 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Norway Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$548B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.9%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2022
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+13.2%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.98%
2024
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
51.8%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
37%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
78.3
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.6%
2023
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.2%
2022
Number of millionaires
253,085
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
5.84%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
17
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
180
2017
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$296B
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$81.2B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$621M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,397,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
1.86%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Norway Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,885 kg
2023
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.6
2023
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
44.1 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.98 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.3%
2023
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
61.4%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
48.2%
2023
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-704%
2023
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
23,520 kWh
2023
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
99.1%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
89.1%
2023
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Norway Suriname
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+44,356
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
84.3%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
94
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.73
2023
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2013
95%
2021
English speaking
87.6%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Norway Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$8,693
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,224
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.17
2021
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
19.5%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.38 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Norway Suriname
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
25,240 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,792 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,118 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,674 mi
2003

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