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Senegal vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Senegal has a population of 18.5M (ranked 69/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Senegal's land area is 74,336 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 85th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Senegal Suriname
Population
19281054
644193
Population rank 68/197 165/197
GDP
$32.3B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 110/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$1,744
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 160/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,110
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$36.7B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
111.4%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,982
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 119/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,890
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
74,336 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.82
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
20.4 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Senegal and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Senegal and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Senegal

Suriname
Year GDP
Senegal Suriname
1960 $1,003,692,370 $99,650,000
1961 $1,058,975,257 $107,700,000
1962 $1,085,475,791 $116,150,000
1963 $1,122,139,862 $125,950,000
1964 $1,188,930,645 $134,400,000
1965 $1,210,058,228 $154,150,000
1966 $1,246,908,186 $190,350,000
1967 $1,246,480,766 $220,700,000
1968 $1,309,384,862 $241,350,000
1969 $1,245,234,931 $259,650,000
1970 $1,297,407,655 $274,900,000
1971 $1,339,549,033 $301,000,000
1972 $1,620,857,104 $311,950,000
1973 $1,863,398,590 $339,450,000
1974 $2,099,325,229 $409,850,000
1975 $2,830,388,405 $465,500,000
1976 $2,869,777,884 $505,500,000
1977 $2,938,046,463 $641,500,000
1978 $3,280,354,921 $735,500,000
1979 $4,084,877,823 $782,500,000
1980 $4,510,108,291 $795,000,000
1981 $4,095,892,781 $889,000,000
1982 $4,013,951,443 $915,000,000
1983 $3,569,356,125 $883,500,000
1984 $3,485,165,432 $864,000,000
1985 $3,818,944,918 $873,000,000
1986 $5,392,093,446 $891,000,000
1987 $6,487,353,103 $980,000,000
1988 $6,418,419,389 $1,161,000,000
1989 $6,366,039,373 $542,600,000
1990 $7,390,967,360 $388,400,000
1991 $7,255,210,470 $448,100,000
1992 $7,769,817,840 $404,600,000
1993 $7,367,986,241 $428,764,706
1994 $5,034,588,196 $605,492,537
1995 $6,326,342,633 $691,590,498
1996 $6,559,712,166 $861,372,806
1997 $6,041,478,726 $926,422,500
1998 $6,505,607,909 $1,110,850,000
1999 $6,592,834,933 $886,290,698
2000 $6,013,185,004 $947,671,970
2001 $6,507,824,829 $834,279,358
2002 $7,006,402,320 $1,093,574,468
2003 $8,768,721,563 $1,274,190,311
2004 $10,076,816,667 $1,484,092,538
2005 $11,009,033,438 $1,793,410,397
2006 $11,697,918,243 $2,626,380,435
2007 $13,994,218,413 $2,936,612,022
2008 $16,853,989,628 $3,532,969,035
2009 $16,145,867,495 $3,875,409,836
2010 $16,121,315,909 $4,368,370,998
2011 $17,814,283,639 $4,422,276,622
2012 $17,660,870,412 $4,980,000,000
2013 $18,918,667,725 $5,145,757,576
2014 $19,797,253,440 $5,240,606,061
2015 $17,774,766,696 $5,126,237,646
2016 $19,040,312,333 $3,317,421,648
2017 $20,996,562,944 $3,591,679,431
2018 $23,116,701,556 $3,996,198,867
2019 $23,403,995,992 $4,016,040,575
2020 $24,530,513,038 $2,911,807,496
2021 $27,520,784,130 $3,107,923,198
2022 $27,783,332,223 $3,791,603,200
2023 $30,696,331,296 $3,455,146,281
2024 $32,267,254,425 $4,714,267,822

Senegal and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Senegal

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Senegal Suriname
1960 $300 $378
1961 $308 $395
1962 $307 $409
1963 $309 $424
1964 $318 $435
1965 $314 $482
1966 $315 $575
1967 $305 $644
1968 $311 $681
1969 $287.3 $708
1970 $290.5 $724
1971 $291.1 $768
1972 $342 $785
1973 $381 $858
1974 $417 $1,041
1975 $547 $1,190
1976 $541 $1,302
1977 $540 $1,666
1978 $589 $1,928
1979 $716 $2,072
1980 $772 $2,118
1981 $683 $2,368
1982 $652 $2,430
1983 $564 $2,333
1984 $536 $2,261
1985 $571 $2,256
1986 $784 $2,271
1987 $916 $2,469
1988 $880 $2,886
1989 $849 $1,329
1990 $957 $942
1991 $913 $1,080
1992 $951 $969
1993 $878 $1,022
1994 $584 $1,434
1995 $715 $1,610
1996 $723 $1,963
1997 $651 $2,068
1998 $685 $2,429
1999 $678 $1,898
2000 $603 $1,988
2001 $637 $1,715
2002 $669 $2,202
2003 $818 $2,516
2004 $918 $2,888
2005 $980 $3,453
2006 $1,017 $5,003
2007 $1,189 $5,530
2008 $1,399 $6,576
2009 $1,309 $7,130
2010 $1,276 $7,944
2011 $1,375 $7,950
2012 $1,327 $8,851
2013 $1,380 $9,043
2014 $1,399 $9,108
2015 $1,218 $8,814
2016 $1,266 $5,644
2017 $1,357 $6,050
2018 $1,453 $6,666
2019 $1,431 $6,630
2020 $1,461 $4,755
2021 $1,598 $5,030
2022 $1,574 $6,084
2023 $1,698 $5,494
2024 $1,744 $7,431

Senegal vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Senegal

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Senegal Suriname
1950 36.5 50.7
1951 36.9 51.1
1952 37.4 51.4
1953 37.8 52.1
1954 38.2 52.8
1955 38.5 53.5
1956 38.9 54.1
1957 39.1 54.7
1958 39.4 55.4
1959 39.5 55.9
1960 39.7 56.6
1961 39.7 57.3
1962 39.7 58
1963 39.7 58.5
1964 39.8 58.9
1965 39.8 59.1
1966 39.8 59.2
1967 40 59.2
1968 40.1 59.3
1969 40.4 59.4
1970 40.8 59.5
1971 41.2 59.6
1972 41.8 59.7
1973 42.4 59.8
1974 43.1 59.9
1975 43.9 60
1976 44.8 60.2
1977 45.7 60.3
1978 46.6 60.4
1979 47.5 60.5
1980 48.3 60.7
1981 49.1 60.8
1982 49.9 60.9
1983 50.8 61.1
1984 51.7 61.2
1985 52.6 61.4
1986 53.7 61.2
1987 54.6 61.3
1988 55.5 61.5
1989 56.2 62
1990 56.7 62.1
1991 57 62.2
1992 57.3 62.2
1993 57.3 62.4
1994 57.5 62.5
1995 57.3 62.8
1996 57.1 63.1
1997 57.1 63.4
1998 57.1 63.7
1999 57.3 64
2000 57.6 64.4
2001 58.2 64.8
2002 58.9 65.3
2003 59.5 65.8
2004 60.3 66.4
2005 61 67
2006 61.8 67.6
2007 62.7 68.3
2008 63.2 68.9
2009 63.8 69.3
2010 64.2 69.6
2011 64.8 69.8
2012 65.2 70
2013 65.6 70.1
2014 66 70.3
2015 66.5 70.6
2016 66.7 71
2017 67.1 71.2
2018 67.4 71.5
2019 67.7 71.8
2020 67.5 72.3
2021 66.9 68.9
2022 67.8 73.3
2023 68.7 73.6
2024 68.9 73.8
2025 69.2 73.9

Senegal and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Senegal

Suriname
Year Population
Senegal Suriname
1960 3,340,907 263,918
1961 3,436,375 272,791
1962 3,534,686 283,912
1963 3,635,876 297,034
1964 3,740,535 309,041
1965 3,849,788 320,000
1966 3,964,299 331,135
1967 4,083,870 342,679
1968 4,207,587 354,616
1969 4,334,974 366,906
1970 4,466,328 379,442
1971 4,601,864 391,932
1972 4,741,631 397,413
1973 4,885,181 395,772
1974 5,029,437 393,676
1975 5,170,810 391,170
1976 5,308,564 388,289
1977 5,439,549 385,067
1978 5,568,096 381,502
1979 5,702,895 377,602
1980 5,845,638 375,377
1981 5,997,160 375,459
1982 6,156,961 376,555
1983 6,324,504 378,746
1984 6,499,364 382,193
1985 6,683,287 386,972
1986 6,878,192 392,330
1987 7,081,530 396,911
1988 7,289,618 402,227
1989 7,502,207 408,409
1990 7,720,523 412,493
1991 7,943,085 415,013
1992 8,168,395 417,589
1993 8,396,288 419,352
1994 8,624,078 422,375
1995 8,848,101 429,606
1996 9,067,014 438,830
1997 9,283,495 448,067
1998 9,502,952 457,406
1999 9,730,887 466,916
2000 9,968,260 476,643
2001 10,212,942 486,560
2002 10,466,214 496,551
2003 10,721,176 506,414
2004 10,975,704 513,923
2005 11,235,472 519,313
2006 11,500,094 524,997
2007 11,770,344 531,016
2008 12,048,959 537,245
2009 12,337,389 543,568
2010 12,635,413 549,923
2011 12,958,897 556,269
2012 13,310,495 562,633
2013 13,710,849 569,020
2014 14,152,102 575,373
2015 14,593,331 581,627
2016 15,034,521 587,757
2017 15,475,002 593,713
2018 15,914,498 599,513
2019 16,352,922 605,768
2020 16,789,219 612,317
2021 17,220,867 617,896
2022 17,651,103 623,164
2023 18,077,573 628,886
2024 18,501,984 634,431

Fertility rates in Senegal and Suriname

Fertility rate
Senegal

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Senegal Suriname
1960 7 6.59
1961 7.04 6.58
1962 7.08 6.57
1963 7.12 6.51
1964 7.16 6.43
1965 7.19 6.32
1966 7.22 6.2
1967 7.24 6.04
1968 7.25 5.86
1969 7.26 5.7
1970 7.26 5.53
1971 7.26 5.36
1972 7.26 5.18
1973 7.26 5.01
1974 7.25 4.81
1975 7.25 4.63
1976 7.26 4.45
1977 7.27 4.26
1978 7.28 4.08
1979 7.29 3.93
1980 7.29 3.79
1981 7.28 3.75
1982 7.25 3.82
1983 7.19 3.87
1984 7.11 3.8
1985 7.01 3.71
1986 6.9 3.61
1987 6.79 3.53
1988 6.58 3.46
1989 6.48 3.39
1990 6.4 3.23
1991 6.27 3.09
1992 6.15 3.01
1993 6.05 2.94
1994 5.92 2.9
1995 5.82 2.9
1996 5.72 2.92
1997 5.64 2.95
1998 5.58 2.99
1999 5.57 3.02
2000 5.5 3.05
2001 5.4 3.06
2002 5.3 2.96
2003 5.25 2.84
2004 5.19 2.74
2005 5.13 2.71
2006 5.06 2.73
2007 5.02 2.74
2008 5.02 2.73
2009 5.03 2.71
2010 5.06 2.69
2011 5.1 2.67
2012 5.13 2.67
2013 5.05 2.65
2014 4.88 2.62
2015 4.75 2.57
2016 4.65 2.5
2017 4.49 2.43
2018 4.29 2.38
2019 4.1 2.35
2020 4 2.31
2021 3.94 2.3
2022 3.86 2.27
2023 3.82 2.25

Senegal and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Senegal

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Senegal Suriname
1960 18.1 18.1
1961 18 18.2
1962 18 17.8
1963 17.9 17.3
1964 17.9 16.8
1965 17.9 16.4
1966 17.8 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 17.9 16
1973 17.9 16.3
1974 17.8 16.7
1975 17.7 17
1976 17.6 17.4
1977 17.4 17.6
1978 17.2 17.9
1979 17 18.1
1980 16.8 18.4
1981 16.7 18.7
1982 16.5 18.9
1983 16.4 19.2
1984 16.3 19.5
1985 16.3 19.7
1986 16.3 20
1987 16.3 20.2
1988 16.4 20.4
1989 16.5 20.6
1990 16.6 20.8
1991 16.7 21
1992 16.8 21.2
1993 16.9 21.5
1994 17 21.7
1995 17.1 22
1996 17.2 22.4
1997 17.3 22.8
1998 17.4 23.2
1999 17.5 23.6
2000 17.6 24
2001 17.7 24.4
2002 17.8 24.7
2003 18 25
2004 18.1 25.3
2005 18.2 25.5
2006 18.2 25.6
2007 18.3 25.8
2008 18.4 26.1
2009 18.4 26.3
2010 18.5 26.5
2011 18.5 26.7
2012 18.5 26.9
2013 18.5 27.1
2014 18.6 27.3
2015 18.6 27.5
2016 18.7 27.7
2017 18.9 27.9
2018 19 28.1
2019 19.2 28.3
2020 19.4 28.6
2021 19.7 28.7
2022 19.9 28.9
2023 20.1 29.2
2024 20.4 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Senegal Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$31B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.16%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.47%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
19,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.25%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.78%
2024
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
49.1%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
25.4%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.8%
2021
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2021
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$3.75B
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,376,000
2017
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
10.5%
2018
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
76.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Senegal Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
291.1 kg
2023
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
12 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.67 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
63.2%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
35.4%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.58%
2023
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
69%
2023
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
410 kWh
2023
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
13.3%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
74.2%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Senegal Suriname
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,307
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
50.1%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.78 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.38 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
32.2
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.3
2015
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
23.5
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
50.4%
2023
95%
2021
English speaking
2%
2025
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
60.6%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Senegal Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$63.7
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$31.1
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
69.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.2%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.13
2022
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
21.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
237
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.5
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
10.3%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.8%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.38 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Senegal Suriname
% of world land
0.13%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
4,018 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,722 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,688 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
10,355 mi
2017
2,674 mi
2003

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