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Samoa vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Samoa has a population of 218K (ranked 177/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 168th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Samoa Suriname
Population
220288
644193
Population rank 177/197 165/197
GDP
$1.07B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 187/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$4,899
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 120/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,837
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$296M
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
22.5%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,357
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 134/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,507
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
1,073 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.83
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
20.9 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Samoa and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Samoa and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Samoa

Suriname
Year GDP
Samoa 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 $45,208,338 $274,900,000
1971 $53,719,569 $301,000,000
1972 $62,566,116 $311,950,000
1973 $82,452,985 $339,450,000
1974 $93,549,611 $409,850,000
1975 $93,489,283 $465,500,000
1976 $85,003,078 $505,500,000
1977 $98,295,671 $641,500,000
1978 $108,223,444 $735,500,000
1979 $122,257,393 $782,500,000
1980 $125,747,038 $795,000,000
1981 $118,190,655 $889,000,000
1982 $121,221,652 $915,000,000
1983 $111,862,824 $883,500,000
1984 $109,200,934 $864,000,000
1985 $95,572,173 $873,000,000
1986 $100,947,849 $891,000,000
1987 $111,713,922 $980,000,000
1988 $133,016,065 $1,161,000,000
1989 $122,888,610 $542,600,000
1990 $125,766,270 $388,400,000
1991 $125,597,205 $448,100,000
1992 $132,303,041 $404,600,000
1993 $133,122,897 $428,764,706
1994 $221,098,107 $605,492,537
1995 $224,865,731 $691,590,498
1996 $249,907,869 $861,372,806
1997 $285,475,592 $926,422,500
1998 $269,485,244 $1,110,850,000
1999 $255,408,060 $886,290,698
2000 $258,856,140 $947,671,970
2001 $266,299,591 $834,279,358
2002 $281,790,134 $1,093,574,468
2003 $333,426,188 $1,274,190,311
2004 $407,747,565 $1,484,092,538
2005 $476,801,793 $1,793,410,397
2006 $499,923,758 $2,626,380,435
2007 $573,548,460 $2,936,612,022
2008 $641,346,192 $3,532,969,035
2009 $628,006,115 $3,875,409,836
2010 $680,260,907 $4,368,370,998
2011 $744,097,050 $4,422,276,622
2012 $773,141,661 $4,980,000,000
2013 $797,736,334 $5,145,757,576
2014 $796,683,520 $5,240,606,061
2015 $824,150,499 $5,126,237,646
2016 $843,924,797 $3,317,421,648
2017 $884,844,384 $3,591,679,431
2018 $878,448,433 $3,996,198,867
2019 $912,950,466 $4,016,040,575
2020 $868,898,358 $2,911,807,496
2021 $843,923,639 $3,107,923,198
2022 $832,945,206 $3,791,603,200
2023 $938,189,444 $3,455,146,281
2024 $1,068,025,244 $4,714,267,822

Samoa and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Samoa

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Samoa Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 - $409
1963 - $424
1964 - $435
1965 - $482
1966 - $575
1967 - $644
1968 - $681
1969 - $708
1970 $322 $724
1971 $377 $768
1972 $433 $785
1973 $563 $858
1974 $626 $1,041
1975 $610 $1,190
1976 $541 $1,302
1977 $615 $1,666
1978 $671 $1,928
1979 $751 $2,072
1980 $765 $2,118
1981 $713 $2,368
1982 $728 $2,430
1983 $671 $2,333
1984 $655 $2,261
1985 $573 $2,256
1986 $604 $2,271
1987 $666 $2,469
1988 $790 $2,886
1989 $728 $1,329
1990 $744 $942
1991 $742 $1,080
1992 $777 $969
1993 $775 $1,022
1994 $1,277 $1,434
1995 $1,288 $1,610
1996 $1,419 $1,963
1997 $1,608 $2,068
1998 $1,506 $2,429
1999 $1,417 $1,898
2000 $1,425 $1,988
2001 $1,454 $1,715
2002 $1,528 $2,202
2003 $1,798 $2,516
2004 $2,189 $2,888
2005 $2,550 $3,453
2006 $2,663 $5,003
2007 $3,039 $5,530
2008 $3,374 $6,576
2009 $3,279 $7,130
2010 $3,524 $7,944
2011 $3,822 $7,950
2012 $3,935 $8,851
2013 $4,024 $9,043
2014 $3,983 $9,108
2015 $4,084 $8,814
2016 $4,147 $5,644
2017 $4,308 $6,050
2018 $4,232 $6,666
2019 $4,352 $6,630
2020 $4,100 $4,755
2021 $3,948 $5,030
2022 $3,869 $6,084
2023 $4,330 $5,494
2024 $4,899 $7,431

Samoa vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Samoa

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Samoa Suriname
1950 49.2 50.7
1951 49.8 51.1
1952 50.4 51.4
1953 51 52.1
1954 51.6 52.8
1955 52.2 53.5
1956 52.8 54.1
1957 53.4 54.7
1958 54 55.4
1959 54.6 55.9
1960 55.2 56.6
1961 55.7 57.3
1962 56.3 58
1963 56.9 58.5
1964 54 58.9
1965 57.9 59.1
1966 58.2 59.2
1967 58.9 59.2
1968 59.4 59.3
1969 59.9 59.4
1970 60.4 59.5
1971 60.9 59.6
1972 61.4 59.7
1973 61.9 59.8
1974 62.3 59.9
1975 62.8 60
1976 63.3 60.2
1977 63.7 60.3
1978 64.1 60.4
1979 64.5 60.5
1980 65 60.7
1981 65.3 60.8
1982 65.6 60.9
1983 66 61.1
1984 66.3 61.2
1985 66.6 61.4
1986 66.8 61.2
1987 67 61.3
1988 67.3 61.5
1989 67.6 62
1990 67.8 62.1
1991 68 62.2
1992 68.5 62.2
1993 68.8 62.4
1994 69.2 62.5
1995 69.5 62.8
1996 69.8 63.1
1997 70 63.4
1998 70.3 63.7
1999 70.6 64
2000 70.8 64.4
2001 71 64.8
2002 71.2 65.3
2003 71.4 65.8
2004 71.5 66.4
2005 71.5 67
2006 71.6 67.6
2007 71.6 68.3
2008 71.5 68.9
2009 69.5 69.3
2010 71.5 69.6
2011 71.4 69.8
2012 71.2 70
2013 71.2 70.1
2014 71.1 70.3
2015 71.1 70.6
2016 71 71
2017 71 71.2
2018 71.1 71.5
2019 70.3 71.8
2020 70.7 72.3
2021 71.1 68.9
2022 71.6 73.3
2023 71.7 73.6
2024 71.8 73.8
2025 71.9 73.9

Samoa and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Samoa

Suriname
Year Population
Samoa Suriname
1960 112,490 263,918
1961 115,496 272,791
1962 118,597 283,912
1963 121,764 297,034
1964 124,894 309,041
1965 127,978 320,000
1966 131,073 331,135
1967 133,764 342,679
1968 136,020 354,616
1969 138,233 366,906
1970 140,400 379,442
1971 142,503 391,932
1972 144,538 397,413
1973 146,516 395,772
1974 149,431 393,676
1975 153,344 391,170
1976 157,113 388,289
1977 159,753 385,067
1978 161,375 381,502
1979 162,882 377,602
1980 164,322 375,377
1981 165,678 375,459
1982 166,484 376,555
1983 166,714 378,746
1984 166,796 382,193
1985 166,849 386,972
1986 167,061 392,330
1987 167,661 396,911
1988 168,346 402,227
1989 168,768 408,409
1990 169,042 412,493
1991 169,368 415,013
1992 170,331 417,589
1993 171,774 419,352
1994 173,159 422,375
1995 174,571 429,606
1996 176,071 438,830
1997 177,547 448,067
1998 178,905 457,406
1999 180,275 466,916
2000 181,685 476,643
2001 183,166 486,560
2002 184,471 496,551
2003 185,430 506,414
2004 186,249 513,923
2005 186,978 519,313
2006 187,709 524,997
2007 188,753 531,016
2008 190,107 537,245
2009 191,513 543,568
2010 193,023 549,923
2011 194,713 556,269
2012 196,498 562,633
2013 198,268 569,020
2014 200,037 575,373
2015 201,782 581,627
2016 203,499 587,757
2017 205,415 593,713
2018 207,582 599,513
2019 209,780 605,768
2020 211,944 612,317
2021 213,779 617,896
2022 215,261 623,164
2023 216,663 628,886
2024 218,019 634,431

Fertility rates in Samoa and Suriname

Fertility rate
Samoa

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Samoa Suriname
1960 7.78 6.59
1961 7.77 6.58
1962 7.76 6.57
1963 7.73 6.51
1964 7.7 6.43
1965 7.65 6.32
1966 7.6 6.2
1967 7.55 6.04
1968 7.5 5.86
1969 7.43 5.7
1970 7.34 5.53
1971 7.22 5.36
1972 7.07 5.18
1973 6.91 5.01
1974 6.75 4.81
1975 6.61 4.63
1976 6.47 4.45
1977 6.31 4.26
1978 6.15 4.08
1979 5.99 3.93
1980 5.86 3.79
1981 5.75 3.75
1982 5.68 3.82
1983 5.62 3.87
1984 5.55 3.8
1985 5.49 3.71
1986 5.42 3.61
1987 5.32 3.53
1988 5.21 3.46
1989 5.11 3.39
1990 5.01 3.23
1991 4.91 3.09
1992 4.87 3.01
1993 4.83 2.94
1994 4.79 2.9
1995 4.77 2.9
1996 4.74 2.92
1997 4.7 2.95
1998 4.64 2.99
1999 4.57 3.02
2000 4.52 3.05
2001 4.48 3.06
2002 4.44 2.96
2003 4.39 2.84
2004 4.34 2.74
2005 4.32 2.71
2006 4.32 2.73
2007 4.36 2.74
2008 4.42 2.73
2009 4.47 2.71
2010 4.52 2.69
2011 4.56 2.67
2012 4.55 2.67
2013 4.49 2.65
2014 4.42 2.62
2015 4.34 2.57
2016 4.26 2.5
2017 4.2 2.43
2018 4.14 2.38
2019 4.06 2.35
2020 4 2.31
2021 3.94 2.3
2022 3.88 2.27
2023 3.83 2.25

Samoa and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Samoa

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Samoa Suriname
1960 15 18.1
1961 14.9 18.2
1962 14.8 17.8
1963 14.6 17.3
1964 14.6 16.8
1965 14.5 16.4
1966 14.5 16.1
1967 14.5 15.8
1968 14.5 15.6
1969 14.5 15.6
1970 14.6 15.6
1971 14.7 15.7
1972 14.8 16
1973 14.9 16.3
1974 15 16.7
1975 15.3 17
1976 15.5 17.4
1977 15.8 17.6
1978 16 17.9
1979 16.2 18.1
1980 16.4 18.4
1981 16.6 18.7
1982 16.8 18.9
1983 17.1 19.2
1984 17.4 19.5
1985 17.6 19.7
1986 17.8 20
1987 18 20.2
1988 18.2 20.4
1989 18.3 20.6
1990 18.4 20.8
1991 18.5 21
1992 18.7 21.2
1993 19 21.5
1994 19.3 21.7
1995 19.6 22
1996 19.7 22.4
1997 19.8 22.8
1998 19.9 23.2
1999 19.9 23.6
2000 19.8 24
2001 19.7 24.4
2002 19.7 24.7
2003 19.9 25
2004 20.1 25.3
2005 20.3 25.5
2006 20.4 25.6
2007 20.6 25.8
2008 20.7 26.1
2009 20.8 26.3
2010 20.8 26.5
2011 20.8 26.7
2012 20.8 26.9
2013 21 27.1
2014 21.1 27.3
2015 21.2 27.5
2016 21.3 27.7
2017 21.4 27.9
2018 21.4 28.1
2019 21.5 28.3
2020 21.4 28.6
2021 21.4 28.7
2022 21.1 28.9
2023 21 29.2
2024 20.9 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Samoa Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$1.01B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
33.1%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2024
2.87%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.11%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.05%
2022
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
72.5%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
10.9%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
66.6
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2013
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2013
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$508M
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$282M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
23,899
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
2020
0.78%
2020

Energy

Samoa Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
307 kg
2007
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.3
2007
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.47 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.16 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
35.9%
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
49.1%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
28.8%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Samoa Suriname
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,754
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
17.4%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.2
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
40
2024
Higher education index
15
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.2
2018
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
131
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2021
95%
2021
English speaking
49.9%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
58.1%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Samoa Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$236.2
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.5
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
71.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
7.14%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.55
2021
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.6 years
2021
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
101
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.7
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
63.7%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.4%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.35 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Samoa Suriname
% of world land
0.002%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
4,923 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
188.5 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
619 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
715 mi
2018
2,674 mi
2003

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