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South Sudan vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

South Sudan has a population of 11.9M (ranked 81/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). South Sudan's land area is 243,990 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 41st vs. 90th).

By GDP, South Sudan ranks 150/197 ($12B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, South Sudan ranks 172/197 ($1,080), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

South Sudan Suriname
Population
12387398
644193
Population rank 81/197 165/197
GDP
$12B
2015
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 150/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$1,080
2015
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 172/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,155
2015
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$6.87B
2015
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.2%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$618
2015
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 159/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,540
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
243,990 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
49 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.86
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

South Sudan and Suriname: Comparison Charts

South Sudan and Suriname economies compared

GDP
South Sudan

Suriname
Year GDP
South Sudan 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 - $274,900,000
1971 - $301,000,000
1972 - $311,950,000
1973 - $339,450,000
1974 - $409,850,000
1975 - $465,500,000
1976 - $505,500,000
1977 - $641,500,000
1978 - $735,500,000
1979 - $782,500,000
1980 - $795,000,000
1981 - $889,000,000
1982 - $915,000,000
1983 - $883,500,000
1984 - $864,000,000
1985 - $873,000,000
1986 - $891,000,000
1987 - $980,000,000
1988 - $1,161,000,000
1989 - $542,600,000
1990 - $388,400,000
1991 - $448,100,000
1992 - $404,600,000
1993 - $428,764,706
1994 - $605,492,537
1995 - $691,590,498
1996 - $861,372,806
1997 - $926,422,500
1998 - $1,110,850,000
1999 - $886,290,698
2000 - $947,671,970
2001 - $834,279,358
2002 - $1,093,574,468
2003 - $1,274,190,311
2004 - $1,484,092,538
2005 - $1,793,410,397
2006 - $2,626,380,435
2007 - $2,936,612,022
2008 $14,586,253,383 $3,532,969,035
2009 $12,231,264,525 $3,875,409,836
2010 $14,602,072,411 $4,368,370,998
2011 $14,907,308,933 $4,422,276,622
2012 $11,931,472,169 $4,980,000,000
2013 $18,426,469,017 $5,145,757,576
2014 $13,962,212,847 $5,240,606,061
2015 $11,997,800,760 $5,126,237,646
2016 - $3,317,421,648
2017 - $3,591,679,431
2018 - $3,996,198,867
2019 - $4,016,040,575
2020 - $2,911,807,496
2021 - $3,107,923,198
2022 - $3,791,603,200
2023 - $3,455,146,281
2024 - $4,714,267,822

South Sudan and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
South Sudan

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
South Sudan Suriname
1960 - $378
1961 - $395
1962 - $409
1963 - $424
1964 - $435
1965 - $482
1966 - $575
1967 - $644
1968 - $681
1969 - $708
1970 - $724
1971 - $768
1972 - $785
1973 - $858
1974 - $1,041
1975 - $1,190
1976 - $1,302
1977 - $1,666
1978 - $1,928
1979 - $2,072
1980 - $2,118
1981 - $2,368
1982 - $2,430
1983 - $2,333
1984 - $2,261
1985 - $2,256
1986 - $2,271
1987 - $2,469
1988 - $2,886
1989 - $1,329
1990 - $942
1991 - $1,080
1992 - $969
1993 - $1,022
1994 - $1,434
1995 - $1,610
1996 - $1,963
1997 - $2,068
1998 - $2,429
1999 - $1,898
2000 - $1,988
2001 - $1,715
2002 - $2,202
2003 - $2,516
2004 - $2,888
2005 - $3,453
2006 - $5,003
2007 - $5,530
2008 $1,654 $6,576
2009 $1,323 $7,130
2010 $1,498 $7,944
2011 $1,449 $7,950
2012 $1,109 $8,851
2013 $1,650 $9,043
2014 $1,243 $9,108
2015 $1,080 $8,814
2016 - $5,644
2017 - $6,050
2018 - $6,666
2019 - $6,630
2020 - $4,755
2021 - $5,030
2022 - $6,084
2023 - $5,494
2024 - $7,431

South Sudan vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
South Sudan

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
South Sudan Suriname
1950 30.2 50.7
1951 30.6 51.1
1952 31 51.4
1953 31.4 52.1
1954 31.7 52.8
1955 32 53.5
1956 31.6 54.1
1957 30.9 54.7
1958 27.6 55.4
1959 27.8 55.9
1960 28.1 56.6
1961 28.3 57.3
1962 28.5 58
1963 28.2 58.5
1964 32.5 58.9
1965 28.8 59.1
1966 25.6 59.2
1967 25.9 59.2
1968 26.1 59.3
1969 25.4 59.4
1970 25.6 59.5
1971 31 59.6
1972 31.3 59.7
1973 36.3 59.8
1974 36.6 59.9
1975 36.9 60
1976 37.1 60.2
1977 37.4 60.3
1978 37.6 60.4
1979 37.8 60.5
1980 38 60.7
1981 38.3 60.8
1982 38.7 60.9
1983 34.7 61.1
1984 31.8 61.2
1985 32.4 61.4
1986 32.8 61.2
1987 20.7 61.3
1988 11 61.5
1989 28.2 62
1990 28.6 62.1
1991 29.2 62.2
1992 21.9 62.2
1993 22.3 62.4
1994 44.9 62.5
1995 31.5 62.8
1996 32.1 63.1
1997 33.1 63.4
1998 19 63.7
1999 44.5 64
2000 47.6 64.4
2001 48.6 64.8
2002 49.4 65.3
2003 52.3 65.8
2004 53.1 66.4
2005 54 67
2006 54.7 67.6
2007 55.4 68.3
2008 56.3 68.9
2009 56.8 69.3
2010 57.5 69.6
2011 57.7 69.8
2012 58.2 70
2013 58.3 70.1
2014 45.6 70.3
2015 39.8 70.6
2016 36.7 71
2017 35.4 71.2
2018 51.9 71.5
2019 58.1 71.8
2020 57.6 72.3
2021 57 68.9
2022 57.2 73.3
2023 57.6 73.6
2024 57.7 73.8
2025 57.9 73.9

South Sudan and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
South Sudan

Suriname
Year Population
South Sudan Suriname
1960 2,931,559 263,918
1961 2,976,724 272,791
1962 3,024,308 283,912
1963 3,072,669 297,034
1964 3,129,918 309,041
1965 3,189,835 320,000
1966 3,236,423 331,135
1967 3,277,648 342,679
1968 3,321,528 354,616
1969 3,365,533 366,906
1970 3,409,614 379,442
1971 3,468,646 391,932
1972 3,542,497 397,413
1973 3,627,383 395,772
1974 3,723,259 393,676
1975 3,821,494 391,170
1976 3,921,910 388,289
1977 4,024,032 385,067
1978 4,127,657 381,502
1979 4,232,605 377,602
1980 4,339,030 375,377
1981 4,447,272 375,459
1982 4,557,686 376,555
1983 4,661,574 378,746
1984 4,750,627 382,193
1985 4,834,296 386,972
1986 4,921,240 392,330
1987 4,962,395 396,911
1988 4,848,029 402,227
1989 4,713,229 408,409
1990 4,737,633 412,493
1991 4,836,677 415,013
1992 4,909,749 417,589
1993 4,956,002 419,352
1994 5,071,184 422,375
1995 5,225,836 429,606
1996 5,356,925 438,830
1997 5,509,136 448,067
1998 5,620,068 457,406
1999 5,771,628 466,916
2000 6,032,267 476,643
2001 6,308,391 486,560
2002 6,596,806 496,551
2003 6,903,127 506,414
2004 7,233,041 513,923
2005 7,590,143 519,313
2006 7,976,526 524,997
2007 8,388,788 531,016
2008 8,817,647 537,245
2009 9,243,556 543,568
2010 9,745,953 549,923
2011 10,288,109 556,269
2012 10,756,240 562,633
2013 11,166,275 569,020
2014 11,235,073 575,373
2015 11,107,561 581,627
2016 10,830,102 587,757
2017 10,259,154 593,713
2018 10,122,977 599,513
2019 10,423,384 605,768
2020 10,698,467 612,317
2021 10,865,780 617,896
2022 11,021,177 623,164
2023 11,483,374 628,886
2024 11,943,408 634,431

Fertility rates in South Sudan and Suriname

Fertility rate
South Sudan

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
South Sudan Suriname
1960 7.16 6.59
1961 7.18 6.58
1962 7.2 6.57
1963 7.2 6.51
1964 7.22 6.43
1965 7.22 6.32
1966 7.25 6.2
1967 7.26 6.04
1968 7.26 5.86
1969 7.28 5.7
1970 7.29 5.53
1971 7.3 5.36
1972 7.31 5.18
1973 7.31 5.01
1974 7.31 4.81
1975 7.33 4.63
1976 7.33 4.45
1977 7.33 4.26
1978 7.33 4.08
1979 7.32 3.93
1980 7.33 3.79
1981 7.33 3.75
1982 7.34 3.82
1983 7.34 3.87
1984 7.35 3.8
1985 7.36 3.71
1986 7.38 3.61
1987 7.39 3.53
1988 7.38 3.46
1989 7.37 3.39
1990 7.38 3.23
1991 7.38 3.09
1992 7.37 3.01
1993 7.36 2.94
1994 7.35 2.9
1995 7.34 2.9
1996 7.32 2.92
1997 7.2 2.95
1998 7.08 2.99
1999 6.94 3.02
2000 6.8 3.05
2001 6.65 3.06
2002 6.52 2.96
2003 6.35 2.84
2004 6.19 2.74
2005 6.02 2.71
2006 5.85 2.73
2007 5.7 2.74
2008 5.57 2.73
2009 5.45 2.71
2010 5.32 2.69
2011 5.19 2.67
2012 5.06 2.67
2013 4.94 2.65
2014 4.82 2.62
2015 4.7 2.57
2016 4.58 2.5
2017 4.48 2.43
2018 4.37 2.38
2019 4.26 2.35
2020 4.16 2.31
2021 4.05 2.3
2022 3.96 2.27
2023 3.86 2.25

South Sudan and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
South Sudan

Suriname
Year Median age, years
South Sudan Suriname
1960 18.6 18.1
1961 18.5 18.2
1962 18.5 17.8
1963 18.4 17.3
1964 18.4 16.8
1965 18.3 16.4
1966 18.3 16.1
1967 18.2 15.8
1968 18 15.6
1969 17.9 15.6
1970 17.7 15.6
1971 17.6 15.7
1972 17.5 16
1973 17.5 16.3
1974 17.4 16.7
1975 17.4 17
1976 17.3 17.4
1977 17.2 17.6
1978 17.2 17.9
1979 17.1 18.1
1980 17.1 18.4
1981 17 18.7
1982 16.9 18.9
1983 16.8 19.2
1984 16.8 19.5
1985 16.7 19.7
1986 16.6 20
1987 16.5 20.2
1988 16.8 20.4
1989 17.1 20.6
1990 17 20.8
1991 17 21
1992 17 21.2
1993 16.9 21.5
1994 16.9 21.7
1995 16.9 22
1996 16.9 22.4
1997 16.9 22.8
1998 17 23.2
1999 17.1 23.6
2000 17.2 24
2001 17.3 24.4
2002 17.3 24.7
2003 17.3 25
2004 17.4 25.3
2005 17.6 25.5
2006 17.8 25.6
2007 18 25.8
2008 18.2 26.1
2009 18.4 26.3
2010 18.7 26.5
2011 19 26.7
2012 19.2 26.9
2013 19.3 27.1
2014 19 27.3
2015 18.6 27.5
2016 18.2 27.7
2017 17.4 27.9
2018 17.3 28.1
2019 17.8 28.3
2020 18.2 28.6
2021 18.4 28.7
2022 18.7 28.9
2023 19 29.2
2024 19.4 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

South Sudan Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$11.7B
2015
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.7%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2016
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
6.26%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
53,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
12.3%
2008
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
56.6%
2015
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
33.1%
2015
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
41
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
33%
2016
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2016
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$72.9M
2023
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.14B
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
0.39%
2018
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
5.83%
2021
n/a

Energy

South Sudan Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
69 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.1
2015
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
73.4%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
32.4%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.4%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-860%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
46.9 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.34%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
5.4%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

South Sudan Suriname
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+15,374
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
21.6%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height n/a
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height n/a
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
5.62
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
8
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
10
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
14.1
2012
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
36.7
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
54
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
34.5%
2018
95%
2021
English speaking
94%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
9.27%
2020
78.4%
2023

Health

South Sudan Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$49.4
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$17
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
57.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
49.1%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.04
2020
1.48
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
692
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
98.7
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
8.79%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
63
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

South Sudan Suriname
% of world land
0.42%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
20,429 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
109,449 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
27,633 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
2,674 mi
2003

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