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Sierra Leone vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sierra Leone has a population of 8.64M (ranked 102/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Sierra Leone's land area is 27,869 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 116th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Sierra Leone Suriname
Population
8961932
644193
Population rank 102/197 165/197
GDP
$7.55B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 157/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$873
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 183/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,516
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$3.25B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
44.3%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$376
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 174/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,438
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
27,869 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
310 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.79
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
20.5 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Sierra Leone and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Sierra Leone and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Sierra Leone

Suriname
Year GDP
Sierra Leone Suriname
1960 $322,151,961 $99,650,000
1961 $327,978,758 $107,700,000
1962 $342,872,549 $116,150,000
1963 $348,700,980 $125,950,000
1964 $372,011,438 $134,400,000
1965 $359,523,810 $154,150,000
1966 $375,630,252 $190,350,000
1967 $348,895,028 $220,700,000
1968 $329,991,597 $241,350,000
1969 $408,853,541 $259,650,000
1970 $434,584,634 $274,900,000
1971 $419,495,788 $301,000,000
1972 $465,254,682 $311,950,000
1973 $575,471,814 $339,450,000
1974 $648,940,351 $409,850,000
1975 $679,352,876 $465,500,000
1976 $594,810,422 $505,500,000
1977 $692,079,407 $641,500,000
1978 $960,765,043 $735,500,000
1979 $1,109,343,425 $782,500,000
1980 $1,100,476,190 $795,000,000
1981 $1,114,926,661 $889,000,000
1982 $1,294,995,964 $915,000,000
1983 $995,278,515 $883,500,000
1984 $1,087,450,199 $864,000,000
1985 $856,890,459 $873,000,000
1986 $490,181,457 $891,000,000
1987 $660,106,336 $980,000,000
1988 $1,055,083,933 $1,161,000,000
1989 $932,974,420 $542,600,000
1990 $649,644,098 $388,400,000
1991 $779,981,987 $448,100,000
1992 $679,940,814 $404,600,000
1993 $768,867,883 $428,764,706
1994 $911,853,802 $605,492,537
1995 $870,740,292 $691,590,498
1996 $941,709,423 $861,372,806
1997 $850,232,760 $926,422,500
1998 $672,368,187 $1,110,850,000
1999 $669,386,624 $886,290,698
2000 $635,866,404 $947,671,970
2001 $1,681,473,894 $834,279,358
2002 $1,933,863,911 $1,093,574,468
2003 $2,142,618,046 $1,274,190,311
2004 $2,237,350,687 $1,484,092,538
2005 $2,545,275,313 $1,793,410,397
2006 $3,263,697,467 $2,626,380,435
2007 $3,632,957,611 $2,936,612,022
2008 $4,157,895,298 $3,532,969,035
2009 $3,953,403,098 $3,875,409,836
2010 $4,262,805,967 $4,368,370,998
2011 $4,861,632,885 $4,422,276,622
2012 $6,141,666,509 $4,980,000,000
2013 $7,502,762,863 $5,145,757,576
2014 $7,686,138,791 $5,240,606,061
2015 $6,788,352,975 $5,126,237,646
2016 $6,084,297,211 $3,317,421,648
2017 $5,749,846,528 $3,591,679,431
2018 $6,390,514,689 $3,996,198,867
2019 $6,526,183,564 $4,016,040,575
2020 $6,693,888,876 $2,911,807,496
2021 $7,173,379,137 $3,107,923,198
2022 $7,124,465,160 $3,791,603,200
2023 $6,411,787,856 $3,455,146,281
2024 $7,547,843,281 $4,714,267,822

Sierra Leone and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Sierra Leone

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Sierra Leone Suriname
1960 $142 $378
1961 $142.3 $395
1962 $146.4 $409
1963 $146.4 $424
1964 $153.4 $435
1965 $145.6 $482
1966 $149.4 $575
1967 $136.2 $644
1968 $126.4 $681
1969 $153.6 $708
1970 $160.2 $724
1971 $151.8 $768
1972 $165.3 $785
1973 $200.7 $858
1974 $222.2 $1,041
1975 $228.4 $1,190
1976 $196.4 $1,302
1977 $224.3 $1,666
1978 $305 $1,928
1979 $346 $2,072
1980 $336 $2,118
1981 $334 $2,368
1982 $380 $2,430
1983 $285.9 $2,333
1984 $306 $2,261
1985 $235.5 $2,256
1986 $131.5 $2,271
1987 $172.4 $2,469
1988 $268.2 $2,886
1989 $231.3 $1,329
1990 $154.8 $942
1991 $183.7 $1,080
1992 $163.2 $969
1993 $185 $1,022
1994 $218.5 $1,434
1995 $208.4 $1,610
1996 $224.3 $1,963
1997 $199.9 $2,068
1998 $156.5 $2,429
1999 $155 $1,898
2000 $143.7 $1,988
2001 $358 $1,715
2002 $389 $2,202
2003 $414 $2,516
2004 $418 $2,888
2005 $463 $3,453
2006 $580 $5,003
2007 $632 $5,530
2008 $705 $6,576
2009 $653 $7,130
2010 $685 $7,944
2011 $761 $7,950
2012 $938 $8,851
2013 $1,117 $9,043
2014 $1,118 $9,108
2015 $965 $8,814
2016 $844 $5,644
2017 $779 $6,050
2018 $846 $6,666
2019 $844 $6,630
2020 $846 $4,755
2021 $886 $5,030
2022 $861 $6,084
2023 $758 $5,494
2024 $873 $7,431

Sierra Leone vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sierra Leone

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Sierra Leone Suriname
1950 28.9 50.7
1951 29.3 51.1
1952 29.7 51.4
1953 30.1 52.1
1954 30.5 52.8
1955 30.9 53.5
1956 31.3 54.1
1957 31.8 54.7
1958 32.1 55.4
1959 32.6 55.9
1960 33.1 56.6
1961 33.6 57.3
1962 34.2 58
1963 34.7 58.5
1964 35.3 58.9
1965 35.9 59.1
1966 36.6 59.2
1967 37.3 59.2
1968 37.8 59.3
1969 38.2 59.4
1970 38.6 59.5
1971 39.1 59.6
1972 39.5 59.7
1973 40 59.8
1974 40.4 59.9
1975 41 60
1976 41.4 60.2
1977 41.8 60.3
1978 42.2 60.4
1979 42.5 60.5
1980 42.8 60.7
1981 43.1 60.8
1982 43.3 60.9
1983 43.5 61.1
1984 43.6 61.2
1985 43.6 61.4
1986 43.5 61.2
1987 43.7 61.3
1988 43.8 61.5
1989 43.7 62
1990 43.7 62.1
1991 43.3 62.2
1992 43.5 62.2
1993 43.4 62.4
1994 42.8 62.5
1995 42.6 62.8
1996 43.5 63.1
1997 43.6 63.4
1998 42.7 63.7
1999 42 64
2000 44.8 64.4
2001 45.4 64.8
2002 46.2 65.3
2003 46.8 65.8
2004 47.5 66.4
2005 48.3 67
2006 49.5 67.6
2007 50 68.3
2008 50.7 68.9
2009 51.3 69.3
2010 51.9 69.6
2011 52.6 69.8
2012 53.2 70
2013 54.1 70.1
2014 54.3 70.3
2015 55.5 70.6
2016 56.9 71
2017 57.8 71.2
2018 59.1 71.5
2019 59.6 71.8
2020 59.7 72.3
2021 60.3 68.9
2022 61.3 73.3
2023 61.8 73.6
2024 62 73.8
2025 62.2 73.9

Sierra Leone and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Sierra Leone

Suriname
Year Population
Sierra Leone Suriname
1960 2,268,356 263,918
1961 2,304,227 272,791
1962 2,342,242 283,912
1963 2,382,258 297,034
1964 2,424,390 309,041
1965 2,468,666 320,000
1966 2,514,638 331,135
1967 2,562,384 342,679
1968 2,611,532 354,616
1969 2,661,365 366,906
1970 2,712,286 379,442
1971 2,763,222 391,932
1972 2,814,388 397,413
1973 2,866,955 395,772
1974 2,920,459 393,676
1975 2,974,657 391,170
1976 3,028,820 388,289
1977 3,085,354 385,067
1978 3,145,517 381,502
1979 3,207,499 377,602
1980 3,272,089 375,377
1981 3,338,940 375,459
1982 3,408,183 376,555
1983 3,481,646 378,746
1984 3,558,758 382,193
1985 3,638,438 386,972
1986 3,728,380 392,330
1987 3,829,718 396,911
1988 3,934,517 402,227
1989 4,034,037 408,409
1990 4,196,828 412,493
1991 4,246,267 415,013
1992 4,166,366 417,589
1993 4,157,130 419,352
1994 4,173,105 422,375
1995 4,179,179 429,606
1996 4,199,210 438,830
1997 4,253,716 448,067
1998 4,295,785 457,406
1999 4,318,043 466,916
2000 4,423,611 476,643
2001 4,692,716 486,560
2002 4,971,435 496,551
2003 5,177,687 506,414
2004 5,355,717 513,923
2005 5,501,712 519,313
2006 5,624,466 524,997
2007 5,749,352 531,016
2008 5,894,722 537,245
2009 6,055,646 543,568
2010 6,222,714 549,923
2011 6,387,251 556,269
2012 6,551,080 562,633
2013 6,714,051 569,020
2014 6,876,385 575,373
2015 7,037,655 581,627
2016 7,205,328 587,757
2017 7,379,299 593,713
2018 7,554,563 599,513
2019 7,731,991 605,768
2020 7,912,558 612,317
2021 8,094,602 617,896
2022 8,276,807 623,164
2023 8,460,512 628,886
2024 8,642,022 634,431

Fertility rates in Sierra Leone and Suriname

Fertility rate
Sierra Leone

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Sierra Leone Suriname
1960 6.18 6.59
1961 6.21 6.58
1962 6.22 6.57
1963 6.26 6.51
1964 6.29 6.43
1965 6.31 6.32
1966 6.35 6.2
1967 6.38 6.04
1968 6.39 5.86
1969 6.39 5.7
1970 6.41 5.53
1971 6.43 5.36
1972 6.45 5.18
1973 6.47 5.01
1974 6.53 4.81
1975 6.55 4.63
1976 6.55 4.45
1977 6.57 4.26
1978 6.59 4.08
1979 6.58 3.93
1980 6.56 3.79
1981 6.55 3.75
1982 6.56 3.82
1983 6.57 3.87
1984 6.59 3.8
1985 6.59 3.71
1986 6.6 3.61
1987 6.61 3.53
1988 6.59 3.46
1989 6.57 3.39
1990 6.57 3.23
1991 6.55 3.09
1992 6.56 3.01
1993 6.57 2.94
1994 6.56 2.9
1995 6.56 2.9
1996 6.55 2.92
1997 6.53 2.95
1998 6.5 2.99
1999 6.42 3.02
2000 6.36 3.05
2001 6.31 3.06
2002 6.23 2.96
2003 6.09 2.84
2004 5.92 2.74
2005 5.81 2.71
2006 5.74 2.73
2007 5.64 2.74
2008 5.56 2.73
2009 5.45 2.71
2010 5.33 2.69
2011 5.21 2.67
2012 5.06 2.67
2013 4.87 2.65
2014 4.7 2.62
2015 4.55 2.57
2016 4.47 2.5
2017 4.39 2.43
2018 4.29 2.38
2019 4.19 2.35
2020 4.08 2.31
2021 3.98 2.3
2022 3.88 2.27
2023 3.79 2.25

Sierra Leone and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Sierra Leone

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Sierra Leone Suriname
1960 21.1 18.1
1961 21.1 18.2
1962 21.1 17.8
1963 21 17.3
1964 21 16.8
1965 20.9 16.4
1966 20.9 16.1
1967 20.8 15.8
1968 20.7 15.6
1969 20.6 15.6
1970 20.4 15.6
1971 20.2 15.7
1972 20.1 16
1973 19.9 16.3
1974 19.8 16.7
1975 19.6 17
1976 19.5 17.4
1977 19.4 17.6
1978 19.3 17.9
1979 19.2 18.1
1980 19.1 18.4
1981 19.1 18.7
1982 19 18.9
1983 18.9 19.2
1984 18.9 19.5
1985 18.8 19.7
1986 18.7 20
1987 18.7 20.2
1988 18.6 20.4
1989 18.6 20.6
1990 18.5 20.8
1991 18.5 21
1992 18.4 21.2
1993 18.4 21.5
1994 18.3 21.7
1995 18.2 22
1996 18.2 22.4
1997 18.1 22.8
1998 18.1 23.2
1999 18 23.6
2000 18 24
2001 18 24.4
2002 17.9 24.7
2003 17.9 25
2004 17.9 25.3
2005 18 25.5
2006 18 25.6
2007 18 25.8
2008 18.1 26.1
2009 18.1 26.3
2010 18.2 26.5
2011 18.3 26.7
2012 18.4 26.9
2013 18.5 27.1
2014 18.6 27.3
2015 18.7 27.5
2016 18.9 27.7
2017 19.1 27.9
2018 19.2 28.1
2019 19.4 28.3
2020 19.6 28.6
2021 19.8 28.7
2022 20 28.9
2023 20.3 29.2
2024 20.5 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sierra Leone Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$7.26B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.7%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.62%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.2%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2018
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
44.8%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
27.3%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
48
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.4%
2018
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2018
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$433M
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$322M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
71,000
2019
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
5.49%
2018
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
38.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Sierra Leone 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
1.07 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.6%
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
75.3%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
35.5%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Sierra Leone Suriname
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-11,000
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
44.8%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.14
2020
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.6%
2022
95%
2021
English speaking
83.5%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
20.6%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Sierra Leone Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.3
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.7
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.04
2022
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
94.3
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
7.32%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.29 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Sierra Leone Suriname
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
3,225 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
15,247 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,559 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,270 mi
2015
2,674 mi
2003

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