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Palestine vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palestine has a population of 5.29M (ranked 123/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Palestine's land area is 2,326 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 164th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Palestine ranks 146/197 ($13.7B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Palestine ranks 147/197 ($2,592), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Palestine Suriname
Population
5459557
644193
Population rank 122/197 165/197
GDP
$13.7B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 146/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$2,592
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 147/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,371
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt n/a
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,705
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
2,326 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
2,274 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.31
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Palestine and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Palestine and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Palestine

Suriname
Year GDP
Palestine Suriname
1960 - $99,650,000
1961 - $107,700,000
1962 - $116,150,000
1963 - $125,950,000
1964 - $134,400,000
1965 - $154,150,000
1966 - $190,350,000
1967 - $220,700,000
1968 - $241,350,000
1969 - $259,650,000
1970 - $274,900,000
1971 - $301,000,000
1972 - $311,950,000
1973 - $339,450,000
1974 - $409,850,000
1975 - $465,500,000
1976 - $505,500,000
1977 - $641,500,000
1978 - $735,500,000
1979 - $782,500,000
1980 - $795,000,000
1981 - $889,000,000
1982 - $915,000,000
1983 - $883,500,000
1984 - $864,000,000
1985 - $873,000,000
1986 - $891,000,000
1987 - $980,000,000
1988 - $1,161,000,000
1989 - $542,600,000
1990 - $388,400,000
1991 - $448,100,000
1992 - $404,600,000
1993 - $428,764,706
1994 $2,843,300,000 $605,492,537
1995 $3,282,800,000 $691,590,498
1996 $3,409,600,000 $861,372,806
1997 $3,759,800,000 $926,422,500
1998 $4,067,800,000 $1,110,850,000
1999 $4,271,200,000 $886,290,698
2000 $4,313,600,000 $947,671,970
2001 $4,003,700,000 $834,279,358
2002 $3,555,800,000 $1,093,574,468
2003 $3,968,000,000 $1,274,190,311
2004 $4,603,100,000 $1,484,092,538
2005 $5,125,700,000 $1,793,410,397
2006 $5,348,300,000 $2,626,380,435
2007 $5,815,700,000 $2,936,612,022
2008 $7,310,400,000 $3,532,969,035
2009 $8,085,700,000 $3,875,409,836
2010 $9,681,500,000 $4,368,370,998
2011 $11,186,100,000 $4,422,276,622
2012 $12,208,400,000 $4,980,000,000
2013 $13,515,500,000 $5,145,757,576
2014 $13,989,700,000 $5,240,606,061
2015 $13,972,400,000 $5,126,237,646
2016 $15,405,400,000 $3,317,421,648
2017 $16,128,000,000 $3,591,679,431
2018 $16,276,600,000 $3,996,198,867
2019 $17,133,500,000 $4,016,040,575
2020 $15,531,700,000 $2,911,807,496
2021 $18,109,000,000 $3,107,923,198
2022 $19,165,500,000 $3,791,603,200
2023 $17,847,900,000 $3,455,146,281
2024 $13,711,100,000 $4,714,267,822

Palestine and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Palestine

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Palestine Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 - $409
1963 - $424
1964 - $435
1965 - $482
1966 - $575
1967 - $644
1968 - $681
1969 - $708
1970 - $724
1971 - $768
1972 - $785
1973 - $858
1974 - $1,041
1975 - $1,190
1976 - $1,302
1977 - $1,666
1978 - $1,928
1979 - $2,072
1980 - $2,118
1981 - $2,368
1982 - $2,430
1983 - $2,333
1984 - $2,261
1985 - $2,256
1986 - $2,271
1987 - $2,469
1988 - $2,886
1989 - $1,329
1990 - $942
1991 - $1,080
1992 - $969
1993 - $1,022
1994 $1,202 $1,434
1995 $1,327 $1,610
1996 $1,317 $1,963
1997 $1,389 $2,068
1998 $1,465 $2,429
1999 $1,499 $1,898
2000 $1,476 $1,988
2001 $1,336 $1,715
2002 $1,156 $2,202
2003 $1,258 $2,516
2004 $1,422 $2,888
2005 $1,544 $3,453
2006 $1,570 $5,003
2007 $1,664 $5,530
2008 $2,035 $6,576
2009 $2,192 $7,130
2010 $2,557 $7,944
2011 $2,881 $7,950
2012 $3,067 $8,851
2013 $3,315 $9,043
2014 $3,352 $9,108
2015 $3,272 $8,814
2016 $3,528 $5,644
2017 $3,620 $6,050
2018 $3,562 $6,666
2019 $3,657 $6,630
2020 $3,234 $4,755
2021 $3,679 $5,030
2022 $3,800 $6,084
2023 $3,455 $5,494
2024 $2,592 $7,431

Palestine vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palestine

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Palestine Suriname
1950 45.7 50.7
1951 46 51.1
1952 46.3 51.4
1953 46.6 52.1
1954 46.9 52.8
1955 47.2 53.5
1956 47.6 54.1
1957 48 54.7
1958 48.4 55.4
1959 48.8 55.9
1960 49.3 56.6
1961 49.8 57.3
1962 50.4 58
1963 51 58.5
1964 51.6 58.9
1965 52.2 59.1
1966 52.8 59.2
1967 50.9 59.2
1968 54.1 59.3
1969 54.7 59.4
1970 55.4 59.5
1971 56 59.6
1972 56.7 59.7
1973 57.6 59.8
1974 58 59.9
1975 58.7 60
1976 59.4 60.2
1977 60.1 60.3
1978 60.8 60.4
1979 61.5 60.5
1980 62.2 60.7
1981 62.8 60.8
1982 63.5 60.9
1983 64.1 61.1
1984 64.7 61.2
1985 65.3 61.4
1986 65.7 61.2
1987 66.3 61.3
1988 66.7 61.5
1989 67.1 62
1990 67.8 62.1
1991 68.2 62.2
1992 68.5 62.2
1993 68.8 62.4
1994 69.3 62.5
1995 69.6 62.8
1996 70 63.1
1997 70.3 63.4
1998 70.6 63.7
1999 70.8 64
2000 70.3 64.4
2001 69.8 64.8
2002 70.9 65.3
2003 71 65.8
2004 71.1 66.4
2005 72 67
2006 71.8 67.6
2007 72.1 68.3
2008 72.2 68.9
2009 72.3 69.3
2010 73.3 69.6
2011 73.6 69.8
2012 73.7 70
2013 74.1 70.1
2014 72.8 70.3
2015 74.6 70.6
2016 74.9 71
2017 75.2 71.2
2018 75.4 71.5
2019 75.8 71.8
2020 75 72.3
2021 73.9 68.9
2022 76.7 73.3
2023 65.2 73.6
2024 69.2 73.8
2025 73.1 73.9

Palestine and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Palestine

Suriname
Year Population
Palestine Suriname
1960 - 263,918
1961 - 272,791
1962 - 283,912
1963 - 297,034
1964 - 309,041
1965 - 320,000
1966 - 331,135
1967 - 342,679
1968 - 354,616
1969 - 366,906
1970 - 379,442
1971 - 391,932
1972 - 397,413
1973 - 395,772
1974 - 393,676
1975 - 391,170
1976 - 388,289
1977 - 385,067
1978 - 381,502
1979 - 377,602
1980 - 375,377
1981 - 375,459
1982 - 376,555
1983 - 378,746
1984 - 382,193
1985 - 386,972
1986 - 392,330
1987 - 396,911
1988 - 402,227
1989 - 408,409
1990 1,978,248 412,493
1991 2,068,845 415,013
1992 2,163,591 417,589
1993 2,262,676 419,352
1994 2,366,298 422,375
1995 2,474,666 429,606
1996 2,587,997 438,830
1997 2,706,518 448,067
1998 2,776,568 457,406
1999 2,848,431 466,916
2000 2,922,153 476,643
2001 2,997,784 486,560
2002 3,075,373 496,551
2003 3,154,969 506,414
2004 3,236,626 513,923
2005 3,320,396 519,313
2006 3,406,334 524,997
2007 3,494,496 531,016
2008 3,591,977 537,245
2009 3,689,099 543,568
2010 3,786,161 549,923
2011 3,882,986 556,269
2012 3,979,998 562,633
2013 4,076,708 569,020
2014 4,173,398 575,373
2015 4,270,092 581,627
2016 4,367,088 587,757
2017 4,454,805 593,713
2018 4,569,087 599,513
2019 4,685,306 605,768
2020 4,803,269 612,317
2021 4,922,749 617,896
2022 5,043,612 623,164
2023 5,165,775 628,886
2024 5,289,152 634,431

Fertility rates in Palestine and Suriname

Fertility rate
Palestine

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Palestine Suriname
1960 - 6.59
1961 - 6.58
1962 - 6.57
1963 - 6.51
1964 - 6.43
1965 - 6.32
1966 - 6.2
1967 - 6.04
1968 - 5.86
1969 - 5.7
1970 - 5.53
1971 - 5.36
1972 - 5.18
1973 - 5.01
1974 - 4.81
1975 - 4.63
1976 - 4.45
1977 - 4.26
1978 - 4.08
1979 - 3.93
1980 - 3.79
1981 - 3.75
1982 - 3.82
1983 - 3.87
1984 - 3.8
1985 - 3.71
1986 - 3.61
1987 - 3.53
1988 - 3.46
1989 - 3.39
1990 6.81 3.23
1991 6.75 3.09
1992 6.65 3.01
1993 6.5 2.94
1994 6.33 2.9
1995 6.16 2.9
1996 5.99 2.92
1997 5.82 2.95
1998 5.69 2.99
1999 5.58 3.02
2000 5.46 3.05
2001 5.34 3.06
2002 5.22 2.96
2003 5.06 2.84
2004 4.97 2.74
2005 4.87 2.71
2006 4.74 2.73
2007 4.63 2.74
2008 4.51 2.73
2009 4.44 2.71
2010 4.43 2.69
2011 4.31 2.67
2012 4.15 2.67
2013 4.05 2.65
2014 4 2.62
2015 3.98 2.57
2016 3.89 2.5
2017 3.77 2.43
2018 3.67 2.38
2019 3.59 2.35
2020 3.51 2.31
2021 3.44 2.3
2022 3.38 2.27
2023 3.31 2.25

Palestine and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Palestine

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Palestine Suriname
1960 - 18.1
1961 - 18.2
1962 - 17.8
1963 - 17.3
1964 - 16.8
1965 - 16.4
1966 - 16.1
1967 - 15.8
1968 - 15.6
1969 - 15.6
1970 - 15.6
1971 - 15.7
1972 - 16
1973 - 16.3
1974 - 16.7
1975 - 17
1976 - 17.4
1977 - 17.6
1978 - 17.9
1979 - 18.1
1980 - 18.4
1981 - 18.7
1982 - 18.9
1983 - 19.2
1984 - 19.5
1985 - 19.7
1986 - 20
1987 - 20.2
1988 - 20.4
1989 - 20.6
1990 15.4 20.8
1991 15.4 21
1992 15.4 21.2
1993 15.5 21.5
1994 15.5 21.7
1995 15.6 22
1996 15.7 22.4
1997 15.8 22.8
1998 15.9 23.2
1999 16 23.6
2000 16.2 24
2001 16.3 24.4
2002 16.5 24.7
2003 16.7 25
2004 16.9 25.3
2005 17.1 25.5
2006 17.4 25.6
2007 17.6 25.8
2008 17.9 26.1
2009 18.1 26.3
2010 18.4 26.5
2011 18.6 26.7
2012 18.9 26.9
2013 19.1 27.1
2014 19.4 27.3
2015 19.6 27.5
2016 19.8 27.7
2017 19.9 27.9
2018 20 28.1
2019 20.2 28.3
2020 20.3 28.6
2021 20.4 28.7
2022 20.6 28.9
2023 20.8 29.2
2024 20.9 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palestine Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$16.3B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.43%
2021
2.87%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP n/a
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
31.4%
2024
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
58.3%
2022
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2022
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
30
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2023
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2023
2.2%
2022
Listed domestic companies
48
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.08B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.33B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$736M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
93,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
9.43%
2018
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
39.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Palestine Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
15.4%
2022
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
24.5%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Palestine Suriname
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-23,145
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
77.9%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
36.4
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
18
2025
40
2024
Higher education index
48
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.41
2022
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2016
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
49
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2024
95%
2021
English speaking
20%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
86.6%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Palestine Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$351
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$117.6
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
73.1 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.9%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.17
2018
1.48
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.3
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
38.5%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
15.5%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
45
2025
63
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Palestine Suriname
% of world land
0.004%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
440 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,510 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
39.2 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,674 mi
2003

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