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Qatar vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Qatar has a population of 2.86M (ranked 138/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Qatar's land area is 4,436 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 158th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Qatar Suriname
Population
2964497
644193
Population rank 137/197 165/197
GDP
$218B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 56/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$76,276
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 11/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$126,110
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$89B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.5%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$31,151
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 23/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,023
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
4,436 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
644 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.73
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
34.5 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Qatar and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Qatar and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Qatar

Suriname
Year GDP
Qatar 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 $301,791,302 $274,900,000
1971 $387,703,106 $301,000,000
1972 $510,262,500 $311,950,000
1973 $793,885,560 $339,450,000
1974 $2,401,403,227 $409,850,000
1975 $2,512,773,166 $465,500,000
1976 $3,284,273,987 $505,500,000
1977 $3,617,564,638 $641,500,000
1978 $4,052,000,413 $735,500,000
1979 $5,632,962,997 $782,500,000
1980 $7,829,165,262 $795,000,000
1981 $8,661,263,764 $889,000,000
1982 $7,596,703,214 $915,000,000
1983 $6,467,582,308 $883,500,000
1984 $6,704,395,824 $864,000,000
1985 $6,153,296,456 $873,000,000
1986 $5,053,021,951 $891,000,000
1987 $5,446,428,681 $980,000,000
1988 $6,038,187,033 $1,161,000,000
1989 $6,487,912,088 $542,600,000
1990 $7,360,439,423 $388,400,000
1991 $6,883,516,484 $448,100,000
1992 $7,646,153,984 $404,600,000
1993 $7,156,593,654 $428,764,706
1994 $7,374,450,769 $605,492,537
1995 $8,137,911,978 $691,590,498
1996 $9,059,340,385 $861,372,806
1997 $11,297,802,115 $926,422,500
1998 $10,255,495,027 $1,110,850,000
1999 $12,393,131,868 $886,290,698
2000 $17,759,890,110 $947,671,970
2001 $17,538,461,538 $834,279,358
2002 $19,363,736,264 $1,093,574,468
2003 $23,533,791,209 $1,274,190,311
2004 $31,734,065,934 $1,484,092,538
2005 $44,530,494,505 $1,793,410,397
2006 $60,882,142,857 $2,626,380,435
2007 $79,712,087,912 $2,936,612,022
2008 $115,270,054,945 $3,532,969,035
2009 $97,798,351,648 $3,875,409,836
2010 $125,122,306,346 $4,368,370,998
2011 $167,775,268,626 $4,422,276,622
2012 $186,833,502,363 $4,980,000,000
2013 $198,727,642,967 $5,145,757,576
2014 $206,224,598,571 $5,240,606,061
2015 $161,739,955,577 $5,126,237,646
2016 $151,732,181,868 $3,317,421,648
2017 $161,099,122,225 $3,591,679,431
2018 $183,334,953,819 $3,996,198,867
2019 $176,371,267,692 $4,016,040,575
2020 $144,411,363,352 $2,911,807,496
2021 $179,732,009,560 $3,107,923,198
2022 $235,709,325,714 $3,791,603,200
2023 $213,002,809,341 $3,455,146,281
2024 $217,982,967,033 $4,714,267,822

Qatar and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Qatar

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Qatar Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 - $409
1963 - $424
1964 - $435
1965 - $482
1966 - $575
1967 - $644
1968 - $681
1969 - $708
1970 $2,594 $724
1971 $2,952 $768
1972 $3,483 $785
1973 $4,905 $858
1974 $13,540 $1,041
1975 $13,014 $1,190
1976 $15,710 $1,302
1977 $16,058 $1,666
1978 $16,757 $1,928
1979 $21,777 $2,072
1980 $28,375 $2,118
1981 $29,505 $2,368
1982 $24,385 $2,430
1983 $19,616 $2,333
1984 $19,272 $2,261
1985 $16,815 $2,256
1986 $13,213 $2,271
1987 $13,719 $2,469
1988 $14,682 $2,886
1989 $15,243 $1,329
1990 $16,722 $942
1991 $15,133 $1,080
1992 $16,280 $969
1993 $14,770 $1,022
1994 $14,765 $1,434
1995 $15,823 $1,610
1996 $17,125 $1,963
1997 $20,523 $2,068
1998 $17,665 $2,429
1999 $20,234 $1,898
2000 $27,535 $1,988
2001 $25,871 $1,715
2002 $27,227 $2,202
2003 $31,602 $2,516
2004 $41,036 $2,888
2005 $53,950 $3,453
2006 $62,582 $5,003
2007 $65,954 $5,530
2008 $80,781 $6,576
2009 $60,786 $7,130
2010 $77,387 $7,944
2011 $103,262 $7,950
2012 $108,470 $8,851
2013 $103,697 $9,043
2014 $95,841 $9,108
2015 $68,985 $8,814
2016 $61,254 $5,644
2017 $63,280 $6,050
2018 $71,040 $6,666
2019 $66,841 $6,630
2020 $51,684 $4,755
2021 $71,752 $5,030
2022 $88,701 $6,084
2023 $80,196 $5,494
2024 $76,276 $7,431

Qatar vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Qatar

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Qatar Suriname
1950 50.8 50.7
1951 51.5 51.1
1952 52.1 51.4
1953 52.8 52.1
1954 53.5 52.8
1955 54.2 53.5
1956 54.9 54.1
1957 55.6 54.7
1958 56.3 55.4
1959 57 55.9
1960 57.8 56.6
1961 58.5 57.3
1962 59.2 58
1963 60 58.5
1964 60.7 58.9
1965 61.4 59.1
1966 62.2 59.2
1967 62.9 59.2
1968 63.6 59.3
1969 64.2 59.4
1970 64.9 59.5
1971 65.5 59.6
1972 66.1 59.7
1973 66.6 59.8
1974 67.2 59.9
1975 67.7 60
1976 68.2 60.2
1977 68.6 60.3
1978 69.1 60.4
1979 69.5 60.5
1980 69.9 60.7
1981 70.3 60.8
1982 70.7 60.9
1983 71.1 61.1
1984 71.5 61.2
1985 71.8 61.4
1986 72.2 61.2
1987 72.5 61.3
1988 72.8 61.5
1989 73.1 62
1990 73.4 62.1
1991 73.7 62.2
1992 73.9 62.2
1993 74.1 62.4
1994 74.2 62.5
1995 74.4 62.8
1996 74.6 63.1
1997 74.7 63.4
1998 74.9 63.7
1999 75 64
2000 75.3 64.4
2001 75.5 64.8
2002 75.8 65.3
2003 76.1 65.8
2004 76.5 66.4
2005 76.9 67
2006 77.3 67.6
2007 77.7 68.3
2008 78.3 68.9
2009 78.8 69.3
2010 79.4 69.6
2011 80 69.8
2012 80.5 70
2013 81 70.1
2014 81.4 70.3
2015 81.8 70.6
2016 82.1 71
2017 82.5 71.2
2018 82.7 71.5
2019 82.9 71.8
2020 80.4 72.3
2021 81.1 68.9
2022 81.9 73.3
2023 82.4 73.6
2024 82.5 73.8
2025 82.7 73.9

Qatar and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Qatar

Suriname
Year Population
Qatar Suriname
1960 36,010 263,918
1961 39,680 272,791
1962 44,630 283,912
1963 50,380 297,034
1964 56,867 309,041
1965 64,065 320,000
1966 72,192 331,135
1967 81,439 342,679
1968 91,749 354,616
1969 103,025 366,906
1970 116,350 379,442
1971 131,346 391,932
1972 146,506 397,413
1973 161,841 395,772
1974 177,362 393,676
1975 193,087 391,170
1976 209,052 388,289
1977 225,285 385,067
1978 241,808 381,502
1979 258,670 377,602
1980 275,913 375,377
1981 293,553 375,459
1982 311,537 376,555
1983 329,709 378,746
1984 347,878 382,193
1985 365,940 386,972
1986 382,422 392,330
1987 397,005 396,911
1988 411,264 402,227
1989 425,646 408,409
1990 440,175 412,493
1991 454,853 415,013
1992 469,657 417,589
1993 484,545 419,352
1994 499,459 422,375
1995 514,325 429,606
1996 529,019 438,830
1997 550,500 448,067
1998 580,540 457,406
1999 612,500 466,916
2000 644,989 476,643
2001 677,925 486,560
2002 711,205 496,551
2003 744,682 506,414
2004 773,332 513,923
2005 825,408 519,313
2006 972,831 524,997
2007 1,208,595 531,016
2008 1,426,938 537,245
2009 1,608,903 543,568
2010 1,616,832 549,923
2011 1,624,761 556,269
2012 1,722,438 562,633
2013 1,916,426 569,020
2014 2,151,745 575,373
2015 2,344,557 581,627
2016 2,477,113 587,757
2017 2,545,820 593,713
2018 2,580,734 599,513
2019 2,638,657 605,768
2020 2,794,148 612,317
2021 2,504,910 617,896
2022 2,657,333 623,164
2023 2,656,032 628,886
2024 2,857,822 634,431

Fertility rates in Qatar and Suriname

Fertility rate
Qatar

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Qatar Suriname
1960 6.53 6.59
1961 6.53 6.58
1962 6.53 6.57
1963 6.53 6.51
1964 6.53 6.43
1965 6.53 6.32
1966 6.52 6.2
1967 6.46 6.04
1968 6.39 5.86
1969 6.31 5.7
1970 6.23 5.53
1971 6.15 5.36
1972 6.07 5.18
1973 6.01 5.01
1974 5.94 4.81
1975 5.86 4.63
1976 5.78 4.45
1977 5.69 4.26
1978 5.58 4.08
1979 5.46 3.93
1980 5.33 3.79
1981 5.2 3.75
1982 5.04 3.82
1983 4.9 3.87
1984 4.76 3.8
1985 4.64 3.71
1986 4.57 3.61
1987 4.54 3.53
1988 4.51 3.46
1989 4.41 3.39
1990 4.23 3.23
1991 3.99 3.09
1992 3.85 3.01
1993 3.77 2.94
1994 3.67 2.9
1995 3.56 2.9
1996 3.44 2.92
1997 3.33 2.95
1998 3.21 2.99
1999 3.12 3.02
2000 3.07 3.05
2001 3.08 3.06
2002 3.01 2.96
2003 2.93 2.84
2004 2.79 2.74
2005 2.64 2.71
2006 2.51 2.73
2007 2.44 2.74
2008 2.37 2.73
2009 2.25 2.71
2010 2.14 2.69
2011 2.07 2.67
2012 2.04 2.67
2013 2.03 2.65
2014 2.03 2.62
2015 1.98 2.57
2016 1.86 2.5
2017 1.83 2.43
2018 1.76 2.38
2019 1.73 2.35
2020 1.68 2.31
2021 1.61 2.3
2022 1.74 2.27
2023 1.73 2.25

Qatar and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Qatar

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Qatar Suriname
1960 18 18.1
1961 19 18.2
1962 20.1 17.8
1963 21.1 17.3
1964 21.8 16.8
1965 22.5 16.4
1966 23 16.1
1967 23.5 15.8
1968 24 15.6
1969 24.4 15.6
1970 23.7 15.6
1971 22.2 15.7
1972 21.3 16
1973 20.9 16.3
1974 20.8 16.7
1975 21 17
1976 21.3 17.4
1977 21.8 17.6
1978 22.3 17.9
1979 22.9 18.1
1980 23.5 18.4
1981 24.1 18.7
1982 24.8 18.9
1983 25.6 19.2
1984 26.3 19.5
1985 27 19.7
1986 27.4 20
1987 27.5 20.2
1988 27.5 20.4
1989 27.6 20.6
1990 27.7 20.8
1991 27.9 21
1992 28.1 21.2
1993 28.4 21.5
1994 28.7 21.7
1995 29.1 22
1996 29.6 22.4
1997 29.9 22.8
1998 29.8 23.2
1999 29.8 23.6
2000 29.9 24
2001 30.1 24.4
2002 30.5 24.7
2003 30.9 25
2004 31 25.3
2005 30.9 25.5
2006 30.6 25.6
2007 30.1 25.8
2008 30.1 26.1
2009 30.8 26.3
2010 31.3 26.5
2011 31.2 26.7
2012 31 26.9
2013 30.9 27.1
2014 31.1 27.3
2015 31.2 27.5
2016 31.4 27.7
2017 31.6 27.9
2018 31.9 28.1
2019 32.3 28.3
2020 32.6 28.6
2021 32.9 28.7
2022 33.4 28.9
2023 34.1 29.2
2024 34.5 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Qatar Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$219B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.5%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2020
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.96%
2022
n/a
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.04%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.13%
2022
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
45.9%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2017
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2017
2.2%
2022
Number of millionaires
26,163
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
1.13%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
52
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$170M
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$54B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.44B
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
582,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
20.2%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
65.9%
2011
n/a

Energy

Qatar Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
16,684 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.37
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
127.9 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
48.2 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
99.9%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
0%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.12%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-396%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
19,381 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.28%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Qatar Suriname
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+46,105
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
99.4%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.69 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
77.7
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
68
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.07
2022
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.3
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
119
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.8%
2014
95%
2021
English speaking
30%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
99.7%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Qatar Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,782
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$137.8
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2018
1.48
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
44%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
15
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.05 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Qatar Suriname
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
1,552 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
285.7 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,374 mi
2016
2,674 mi
2003

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