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Peru vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Peru has a population of 34.2M (ranked 48/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Peru's land area is 494,211 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 19th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Peru ranks 49/197 ($289B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Peru ranks 93/197 ($8,452), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Peru Suriname
Population
34854181
644193
Population rank 48/197 165/197
GDP
$289B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 49/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$8,452
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 93/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,802
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$94.8B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.7%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,770
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 106/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,804
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
494,211 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
69.2 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
30.8 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Peru and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Peru and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Peru

Suriname
Year GDP
Peru Suriname
1960 $2,571,986,572 $99,650,000
1961 $2,897,852,693 $107,700,000
1962 $3,284,322,201 $116,150,000
1963 $3,598,272,493 $125,950,000
1964 $4,353,664,867 $134,400,000
1965 $5,163,008,077 $154,150,000
1966 $6,109,048,737 $190,350,000
1967 $6,194,340,080 $220,700,000
1968 $5,736,083,835 $241,350,000
1969 $6,420,909,790 $259,650,000
1970 $7,432,223,177 $274,900,000
1971 $8,289,582,884 $301,000,000
1972 $9,189,413,409 $311,950,000
1973 $10,994,381,895 $339,450,000
1974 $13,858,441,211 $409,850,000
1975 $16,931,162,355 $465,500,000
1976 $16,131,958,851 $505,500,000
1977 $14,544,913,961 $641,500,000
1978 $12,491,876,743 $735,500,000
1979 $15,954,012,439 $782,500,000
1980 $18,136,838,538 $795,000,000
1981 $21,648,214,893 $889,000,000
1982 $21,794,535,621 $915,000,000
1983 $17,345,260,564 $883,500,000
1984 $17,600,400,385 $864,000,000
1985 $15,078,736,875 $873,000,000
1986 $21,859,448,586 $891,000,000
1987 $36,889,706,593 $980,000,000
1988 $15,439,408,447 $1,161,000,000
1989 $22,499,558,526 $542,600,000
1990 $26,410,386,963 $388,400,000
1991 $34,341,465,998 $448,100,000
1992 $35,966,302,303 $404,600,000
1993 $34,832,077,221 $428,764,706
1994 $44,882,079,767 $605,492,537
1995 $53,312,793,687 $691,590,498
1996 $55,252,414,130 $861,372,806
1997 $58,147,522,523 $926,422,500
1998 $55,501,467,877 $1,110,850,000
1999 $50,187,324,568 $886,290,698
2000 $51,744,749,133 $947,671,970
2001 $52,030,158,775 $834,279,358
2002 $54,777,553,515 $1,093,574,468
2003 $58,731,030,122 $1,274,190,311
2004 $66,768,703,498 $1,484,092,538
2005 $76,060,606,061 $1,793,410,397
2006 $88,643,193,062 $2,626,380,435
2007 $102,170,981,144 $2,936,612,022
2008 $120,550,599,815 $3,532,969,035
2009 $120,822,986,521 $3,875,409,836
2010 $147,527,631,521 $4,368,370,998
2011 $171,761,737,047 $4,422,276,622
2012 $192,650,021,649 $4,980,000,000
2013 $201,175,543,571 $5,145,757,576
2014 $200,786,250,583 $5,240,606,061
2015 $189,802,976,286 $5,126,237,646
2016 $191,898,104,390 $3,317,421,648
2017 $211,007,984,081 $3,591,679,431
2018 $222,597,009,739 $3,996,198,867
2019 $228,346,006,004 $4,016,040,575
2020 $201,409,694,756 $2,911,807,496
2021 $226,328,766,460 $3,107,923,198
2022 $246,065,570,308 $3,791,603,200
2023 $266,958,720,838 $3,455,146,281
2024 $289,221,969,060 $4,714,267,822

Peru and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Peru

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Peru Suriname
1960 $252.8 $378
1961 $276.6 $395
1962 $305 $409
1963 $324 $424
1964 $381 $435
1965 $439 $482
1966 $505 $575
1967 $498 $644
1968 $448 $681
1969 $488 $708
1970 $550 $724
1971 $599 $768
1972 $647 $785
1973 $754 $858
1974 $927 $1,041
1975 $1,104 $1,190
1976 $1,026 $1,302
1977 $903 $1,666
1978 $756 $1,928
1979 $942 $2,072
1980 $1,045 $2,118
1981 $1,216 $2,368
1982 $1,194 $2,430
1983 $927 $2,333
1984 $918 $2,261
1985 $767 $2,256
1986 $1,087 $2,271
1987 $1,792 $2,469
1988 $733 $2,886
1989 $1,045 $1,329
1990 $1,200 $942
1991 $1,527 $1,080
1992 $1,567 $969
1993 $1,488 $1,022
1994 $1,879 $1,434
1995 $2,190 $1,610
1996 $2,227 $1,963
1997 $2,301 $2,068
1998 $2,156 $2,429
1999 $1,917 $1,898
2000 $1,945 $1,988
2001 $1,930 $1,715
2002 $2,007 $2,202
2003 $2,129 $2,516
2004 $2,397 $2,888
2005 $2,707 $3,453
2006 $3,130 $5,003
2007 $3,581 $5,530
2008 $4,198 $6,576
2009 $4,181 $7,130
2010 $5,072 $7,944
2011 $5,861 $7,950
2012 $6,519 $8,851
2013 $6,747 $9,043
2014 $6,667 $9,108
2015 $6,232 $8,814
2016 $6,217 $5,644
2017 $6,736 $6,050
2018 $6,978 $6,666
2019 $7,037 $6,630
2020 $6,133 $4,755
2021 $6,826 $5,030
2022 $7,351 $6,084
2023 $7,888 $5,494
2024 $8,452 $7,431

Peru vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Peru

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Peru Suriname
1950 46 50.7
1951 46.5 51.1
1952 46.8 51.4
1953 47.1 52.1
1954 47.5 52.8
1955 47.9 53.5
1956 48.4 54.1
1957 48.9 54.7
1958 49.5 55.4
1959 50 55.9
1960 50.6 56.6
1961 51.2 57.3
1962 51.5 58
1963 52.6 58.5
1964 53.3 58.9
1965 53.9 59.1
1966 54.4 59.2
1967 54.9 59.2
1968 55.4 59.3
1969 55.8 59.4
1970 47.7 59.5
1971 56.5 59.6
1972 57 59.7
1973 57.3 59.8
1974 57.8 59.9
1975 58.2 60
1976 58.6 60.2
1977 58.9 60.3
1978 59.3 60.4
1979 59.6 60.5
1980 60 60.7
1981 60.3 60.8
1982 60.6 60.9
1983 60.8 61.1
1984 61.1 61.2
1985 61.7 61.4
1986 62.2 61.2
1987 62.5 61.3
1988 63 61.5
1989 63.4 62
1990 64 62.1
1991 64.2 62.2
1992 65 62.2
1993 65.7 62.4
1994 66.5 62.5
1995 67.2 62.8
1996 67.8 63.1
1997 68.3 63.4
1998 68.7 63.7
1999 69.3 64
2000 69.8 64.4
2001 70.3 64.8
2002 70.8 65.3
2003 71.3 65.8
2004 71.4 66.4
2005 72 67
2006 72.3 67.6
2007 72.7 68.3
2008 72.7 68.9
2009 72.6 69.3
2010 72.9 69.6
2011 73.3 69.8
2012 74 70
2013 74.6 70.1
2014 75.3 70.3
2015 75.7 70.6
2016 76 71
2017 76 71.2
2018 76 71.5
2019 76.3 71.8
2020 73.8 72.3
2021 71.6 68.9
2022 76.8 73.3
2023 77.7 73.6
2024 77.9 73.8
2025 78.1 73.9

Peru and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Peru

Suriname
Year Population
Peru Suriname
1960 10,174,127 263,918
1961 10,475,123 272,791
1962 10,784,612 283,912
1963 11,102,099 297,034
1964 11,427,978 309,041
1965 11,761,085 320,000
1966 12,101,297 331,135
1967 12,448,814 342,679
1968 12,803,993 354,616
1969 13,166,767 366,906
1970 13,501,237 379,442
1971 13,838,067 391,932
1972 14,210,147 397,413
1973 14,582,867 395,772
1974 14,956,552 393,676
1975 15,333,957 391,170
1976 15,716,809 388,289
1977 16,109,806 385,067
1978 16,516,059 381,502
1979 16,933,139 377,602
1980 17,360,949 375,377
1981 17,798,805 375,459
1982 18,246,503 376,555
1983 18,705,957 378,746
1984 19,174,716 382,193
1985 19,648,204 386,972
1986 20,117,122 392,330
1987 20,582,320 396,911
1988 21,054,702 402,227
1989 21,532,589 408,409
1990 22,014,771 412,493
1991 22,483,775 415,013
1992 22,946,340 417,589
1993 23,413,783 419,352
1994 23,881,493 422,375
1995 24,348,919 429,606
1996 24,811,171 438,830
1997 25,274,147 448,067
1998 25,738,095 457,406
1999 26,186,504 466,916
2000 26,598,331 476,643
2001 26,964,601 486,560
2002 27,288,217 496,551
2003 27,580,490 506,414
2004 27,852,190 513,923
2005 28,101,180 519,313
2006 28,324,491 524,997
2007 28,530,699 531,016
2008 28,719,041 537,245
2009 28,896,811 543,568
2010 29,086,019 549,923
2011 29,304,086 556,269
2012 29,550,366 562,633
2013 29,817,919 569,020
2014 30,115,826 575,373
2015 30,457,600 581,627
2016 30,866,494 587,757
2017 31,324,637 593,713
2018 31,897,584 599,513
2019 32,449,303 605,768
2020 32,838,579 612,317
2021 33,155,882 617,896
2022 33,475,438 623,164
2023 33,845,617 628,886
2024 34,217,848 634,431

Fertility rates in Peru and Suriname

Fertility rate
Peru

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Peru Suriname
1960 6.94 6.59
1961 6.92 6.58
1962 6.9 6.57
1963 6.86 6.51
1964 6.81 6.43
1965 6.75 6.32
1966 6.68 6.2
1967 6.6 6.04
1968 6.51 5.86
1969 6.42 5.7
1970 6.32 5.53
1971 6.21 5.36
1972 6.09 5.18
1973 5.97 5.01
1974 5.84 4.81
1975 5.71 4.63
1976 5.58 4.45
1977 5.44 4.26
1978 5.31 4.08
1979 5.17 3.93
1980 5.04 3.79
1981 4.92 3.75
1982 4.8 3.82
1983 4.68 3.87
1984 4.57 3.8
1985 4.46 3.71
1986 4.35 3.61
1987 4.25 3.53
1988 4.14 3.46
1989 4.03 3.39
1990 3.91 3.23
1991 3.79 3.09
1992 3.67 3.01
1993 3.55 2.94
1994 3.43 2.9
1995 3.32 2.9
1996 3.2 2.92
1997 3.1 2.95
1998 3 2.99
1999 2.92 3.02
2000 2.85 3.05
2001 2.74 3.06
2002 2.69 2.96
2003 2.66 2.84
2004 2.67 2.74
2005 2.64 2.71
2006 2.62 2.73
2007 2.58 2.74
2008 2.53 2.73
2009 2.48 2.71
2010 2.42 2.69
2011 2.41 2.67
2012 2.36 2.67
2013 2.32 2.65
2014 2.27 2.62
2015 2.23 2.57
2016 2.19 2.5
2017 2.15 2.43
2018 2.12 2.38
2019 2.09 2.35
2020 2.06 2.31
2021 2.03 2.3
2022 2 2.27
2023 1.98 2.25

Peru and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Peru

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Peru Suriname
1960 18.2 18.1
1961 18.1 18.2
1962 18 17.8
1963 17.9 17.3
1964 17.9 16.8
1965 17.9 16.4
1966 17.9 16.1
1967 17.9 15.8
1968 17.9 15.6
1969 17.9 15.6
1970 17.9 15.6
1971 17.9 15.7
1972 18 16
1973 18 16.3
1974 18.1 16.7
1975 18.1 17
1976 18.2 17.4
1977 18.2 17.6
1978 18.3 17.9
1979 18.4 18.1
1980 18.5 18.4
1981 18.6 18.7
1982 18.7 18.9
1983 18.8 19.2
1984 18.9 19.5
1985 19.1 19.7
1986 19.2 20
1987 19.3 20.2
1988 19.5 20.4
1989 19.6 20.6
1990 19.8 20.8
1991 20 21
1992 20.2 21.2
1993 20.4 21.5
1994 20.7 21.7
1995 20.9 22
1996 21.2 22.4
1997 21.5 22.8
1998 21.8 23.2
1999 22.1 23.6
2000 22.5 24
2001 22.8 24.4
2002 23.2 24.7
2003 23.5 25
2004 23.9 25.3
2005 24.2 25.5
2006 24.6 25.6
2007 25 25.8
2008 25.4 26.1
2009 25.8 26.3
2010 26.3 26.5
2011 26.7 26.7
2012 27.1 26.9
2013 27.4 27.1
2014 27.8 27.3
2015 28.1 27.5
2016 28.4 27.7
2017 28.6 27.9
2018 28.9 28.1
2019 29.2 28.3
2020 29.5 28.6
2021 29.8 28.7
2022 30.1 28.9
2023 30.5 29.2
2024 30.8 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Peru Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$256B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.6%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.24%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.12%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.54%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2024
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
52.7%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
32.2%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
65.9
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.3%
2024
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2024
2.2%
2022
Listed domestic companies
176
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$82.2B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$79.2B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.93B
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,119,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
2.2%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
59.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Peru Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
827 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.2
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
58.4 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.73 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.9%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
30.6%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.2%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
12.2%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,588 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
61.3%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
49.7%
2022
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.2%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Peru Suriname
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,406
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
79.1%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.47 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.07 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
31
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
67
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
8.46
2021
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.6
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
150
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.7%
2024
95%
2021
English speaking
8%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
82%
2024
78.4%
2023

Health

Peru Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$446
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$120.3
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.21%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.62
2022
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
51
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.8
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
28.1%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.4%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
44
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.45 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Peru Suriname
% of world land
0.86%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
14,443 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
94,153 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
277,267 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
109,106 mi
2021
2,674 mi
2003

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