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Spain vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Spain has a population of 48.8M (ranked 32/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Spain's land area is 192,934 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 51st vs. 90th).

By GDP, Spain ranks 14/197 ($1.72T) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Spain ranks 31/197 ($35,297), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Spain Suriname
Population
48786181
644193
Population rank 32/197 165/197
GDP
$1.72T
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 14/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$35,297
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 31/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$56,926
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$1.75T
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
100.6%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$35,940
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 19/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$24,195
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
192,934 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
253 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.12
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
46.4 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Spain and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Spain and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Spain

Suriname
Year GDP
Spain Suriname
1960 $12,424,514,014 $99,650,000
1961 $14,238,126,760 $107,700,000
1962 $16,609,632,791 $116,150,000
1963 $19,631,714,760 $125,950,000
1964 $21,966,876,027 $134,400,000
1965 $25,479,619,607 $154,150,000
1966 $29,559,436,183 $190,350,000
1967 $32,570,905,397 $220,700,000
1968 $32,394,326,464 $241,350,000
1969 $37,090,689,288 $259,650,000
1970 $40,963,715,237 $274,900,000
1971 $46,586,119,760 $301,000,000
1972 $59,090,176,029 $311,950,000
1973 $78,583,355,226 $339,450,000
1974 $97,204,522,642 $409,850,000
1975 $114,695,060,870 $465,500,000
1976 $118,422,534,195 $505,500,000
1977 $132,354,665,936 $641,500,000
1978 $160,484,969,618 $735,500,000
1979 $214,448,666,336 $782,500,000
1980 $232,600,556,974 $795,000,000
1981 $202,663,023,968 $889,000,000
1982 $195,856,752,991 $915,000,000
1983 $170,829,074,246 $883,500,000
1984 $171,979,977,230 $864,000,000
1985 $180,664,322,896 $873,000,000
1986 $251,141,555,186 $891,000,000
1987 $318,520,253,335 $980,000,000
1988 $375,891,716,898 $1,161,000,000
1989 $414,460,794,097 $542,600,000
1990 $536,175,326,477 $388,400,000
1991 $576,753,902,322 $448,100,000
1992 $630,465,353,486 $404,600,000
1993 $524,700,572,624 $428,764,706
1994 $530,183,651,720 $605,492,537
1995 $614,170,002,669 $691,590,498
1996 $642,251,412,058 $861,372,806
1997 $589,739,772,727 $926,422,500
1998 $618,731,484,575 $1,110,850,000
1999 $634,394,904,387 $886,290,698
2000 $598,102,854,756 $947,671,970
2001 $627,798,682,379 $834,279,358
2002 $708,938,227,244 $1,093,574,468
2003 $907,963,217,058 $1,274,190,311
2004 $1,069,829,382,515 $1,484,092,538
2005 $1,154,667,551,776 $1,793,410,397
2006 $1,261,846,683,275 $2,626,380,435
2007 $1,476,746,276,855 $2,936,612,022
2008 $1,636,115,447,613 $3,532,969,035
2009 $1,496,587,590,848 $3,875,409,836
2010 $1,427,989,078,917 $4,368,370,998
2011 $1,487,568,659,241 $4,422,276,622
2012 $1,330,994,811,670 $4,980,000,000
2013 $1,362,186,923,158 $5,145,757,576
2014 $1,380,244,561,362 $5,240,606,061
2015 $1,206,164,777,553 $5,126,237,646
2016 $1,243,015,667,917 $3,317,421,648
2017 $1,321,754,088,819 $3,591,679,431
2018 $1,431,642,809,327 $3,996,198,867
2019 $1,403,496,387,686 $4,016,040,575
2020 $1,289,783,836,971 $2,911,807,496
2021 $1,461,244,901,853 $3,107,923,198
2022 $1,446,498,147,749 $3,791,603,200
2023 $1,620,090,734,957 $3,455,146,281
2024 $1,722,745,978,335 $4,714,267,822

Spain and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Spain

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Spain Suriname
1960 $408 $378
1961 $463 $395
1962 $535 $409
1963 $627 $424
1964 $695 $435
1965 $797 $482
1966 $916 $575
1967 $997 $644
1968 $978 $681
1969 $1,109 $708
1970 $1,211 $724
1971 $1,361 $768
1972 $1,708 $785
1973 $2,246 $858
1974 $2,748 $1,041
1975 $3,208 $1,190
1976 $3,277 $1,302
1977 $3,625 $1,666
1978 $4,353 $1,928
1979 $5,766 $2,072
1980 $6,204 $2,118
1981 $5,367 $2,368
1982 $5,156 $2,430
1983 $4,475 $2,333
1984 $4,487 $2,261
1985 $4,696 $2,256
1986 $6,509 $2,271
1987 $8,234 $2,469
1988 $9,696 $2,886
1989 $10,674 $1,329
1990 $13,795 $942
1991 $14,801 $1,080
1992 $16,101 $969
1993 $13,330 $1,022
1994 $13,406 $1,434
1995 $15,461 $1,610
1996 $16,101 $1,963
1997 $14,722 $2,068
1998 $15,382 $2,429
1999 $15,708 $1,898
2000 $14,743 $1,988
2001 $15,368 $1,715
2002 $17,111 $2,202
2003 $21,522 $2,516
2004 $24,925 $2,888
2005 $26,451 $3,453
2006 $28,422 $5,003
2007 $32,652 $5,530
2008 $35,603 $6,576
2009 $32,280 $7,130
2010 $30,659 $7,944
2011 $31,825 $7,950
2012 $28,456 $8,851
2013 $29,229 $9,043
2014 $29,708 $9,108
2015 $25,982 $8,814
2016 $26,756 $5,644
2017 $28,381 $6,050
2018 $30,602 $6,666
2019 $29,787 $6,630
2020 $27,234 $4,755
2021 $30,799 $5,030
2022 $30,270 $6,084
2023 $33,509 $5,494
2024 $35,297 $7,431

Spain vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Spain

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Spain Suriname
1950 61.8 50.7
1951 61.5 51.1
1952 64.8 51.4
1953 65.7 52.1
1954 66.9 52.8
1955 66.7 53.5
1956 66.8 54.1
1957 66.6 54.7
1958 68.8 55.4
1959 68.7 55.9
1960 69.2 56.6
1961 69.6 57.3
1962 69.6 58
1963 69.8 58.5
1964 70.5 58.9
1965 70.9 59.1
1966 71.2 59.2
1967 71.3 59.2
1968 71.7 59.3
1969 71.1 59.4
1970 72.1 59.5
1971 71.7 59.6
1972 73 59.7
1973 72.7 59.8
1974 73.1 59.9
1975 73.5 60
1976 73.8 60.2
1977 74.3 60.3
1978 74.5 60.4
1979 75 60.5
1980 75.5 60.7
1981 75.7 60.8
1982 76.3 60.9
1983 76.1 61.1
1984 76.5 61.2
1985 76.4 61.4
1986 76.7 61.2
1987 77 61.3
1988 76.9 61.5
1989 77 62
1990 77 62.1
1991 77.1 62.2
1992 77.6 62.2
1993 77.7 62.4
1994 78.1 62.5
1995 78.2 62.8
1996 78.3 63.1
1997 78.9 63.4
1998 78.9 63.7
1999 78.9 64
2000 79.4 64.4
2001 79.7 64.8
2002 79.8 65.3
2003 79.7 65.8
2004 80.3 66.4
2005 80.3 67
2006 81 67.6
2007 81 68.3
2008 81.3 68.9
2009 81.6 69.3
2010 82 69.6
2011 82.2 69.8
2012 82.2 70
2013 82.7 70.1
2014 82.8 70.3
2015 82.6 70.6
2016 83 71
2017 83 71.2
2018 83.1 71.5
2019 83.5 71.8
2020 82.2 72.3
2021 83 68.9
2022 82.4 73.3
2023 83.7 73.6
2024 83.8 73.8
2025 84 73.9

Spain and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Spain

Suriname
Year Population
Spain Suriname
1960 30,455,000 263,918
1961 30,739,250 272,791
1962 31,023,366 283,912
1963 31,296,651 297,034
1964 31,609,195 309,041
1965 31,954,292 320,000
1966 32,283,194 331,135
1967 32,682,947 342,679
1968 33,113,134 354,616
1969 33,441,054 366,906
1970 33,814,531 379,442
1971 34,224,490 391,932
1972 34,604,469 397,413
1973 34,988,947 395,772
1974 35,373,335 393,676
1975 35,757,900 391,170
1976 36,137,812 388,289
1977 36,511,638 385,067
1978 36,864,898 381,502
1979 37,191,330 377,602
1980 37,491,165 375,377
1981 37,758,631 375,459
1982 37,986,012 376,555
1983 38,171,525 378,746
1984 38,330,364 382,193
1985 38,469,512 386,972
1986 38,584,624 392,330
1987 38,684,815 396,911
1988 38,766,939 402,227
1989 38,827,764 408,409
1990 38,867,322 412,493
1991 38,966,376 415,013
1992 39,157,685 417,589
1993 39,361,262 419,352
1994 39,549,108 422,375
1995 39,724,050 429,606
1996 39,889,852 438,830
1997 40,057,389 448,067
1998 40,223,509 457,406
1999 40,386,875 466,916
2000 40,567,864 476,643
2001 40,850,412 486,560
2002 41,431,558 496,551
2003 42,187,645 506,414
2004 42,921,895 513,923
2005 43,653,155 519,313
2006 44,397,319 524,997
2007 45,226,803 531,016
2008 45,954,106 537,245
2009 46,362,946 543,568
2010 46,576,897 549,923
2011 46,742,697 556,269
2012 46,773,055 562,633
2013 46,604,197 569,020
2014 46,460,733 575,373
2015 46,422,303 581,627
2016 46,458,139 587,757
2017 46,571,232 593,713
2018 46,782,011 599,513
2019 47,118,501 605,768
2020 47,359,424 612,317
2021 47,443,821 617,896
2022 47,786,102 623,164
2023 48,347,910 628,886
2024 48,807,137 634,431

Fertility rates in Spain and Suriname

Fertility rate
Spain

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Spain Suriname
1960 2.86 6.59
1961 2.77 6.58
1962 2.8 6.57
1963 2.88 6.51
1964 3.01 6.43
1965 2.94 6.32
1966 2.91 6.2
1967 2.94 6.04
1968 2.87 5.86
1969 2.86 5.7
1970 2.84 5.53
1971 2.9 5.36
1972 2.87 5.18
1973 2.84 5.01
1974 2.88 4.81
1975 2.77 4.63
1976 2.77 4.45
1977 2.65 4.26
1978 2.54 4.08
1979 2.37 3.93
1980 2.22 3.79
1981 2.04 3.75
1982 1.94 3.82
1983 1.8 3.87
1984 1.73 3.8
1985 1.64 3.71
1986 1.56 3.61
1987 1.49 3.53
1988 1.45 3.46
1989 1.4 3.39
1990 1.36 3.23
1991 1.33 3.09
1992 1.31 3.01
1993 1.26 2.94
1994 1.19 2.9
1995 1.16 2.9
1996 1.14 2.92
1997 1.15 2.95
1998 1.13 2.99
1999 1.17 3.02
2000 1.22 3.05
2001 1.23 3.06
2002 1.25 2.96
2003 1.3 2.84
2004 1.31 2.74
2005 1.33 2.71
2006 1.36 2.73
2007 1.38 2.74
2008 1.45 2.73
2009 1.38 2.71
2010 1.37 2.69
2011 1.34 2.67
2012 1.32 2.67
2013 1.27 2.65
2014 1.32 2.62
2015 1.33 2.57
2016 1.33 2.5
2017 1.31 2.43
2018 1.26 2.38
2019 1.23 2.35
2020 1.18 2.31
2021 1.18 2.3
2022 1.16 2.27
2023 1.12 2.25

Spain and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Spain

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Spain Suriname
1960 29.4 18.1
1961 29.6 18.2
1962 29.7 17.8
1963 29.9 17.3
1964 30.1 16.8
1965 30.2 16.4
1966 30.3 16.1
1967 30.4 15.8
1968 30.4 15.6
1969 30.2 15.6
1970 30.1 15.6
1971 30.1 15.7
1972 30 16
1973 30 16.3
1974 30 16.7
1975 30 17
1976 30.1 17.4
1977 30.2 17.6
1978 30.4 17.9
1979 30.6 18.1
1980 30.7 18.4
1981 30.9 18.7
1982 31.1 18.9
1983 31.4 19.2
1984 31.6 19.5
1985 31.9 19.7
1986 32.2 20
1987 32.5 20.2
1988 32.9 20.4
1989 33.2 20.6
1990 33.6 20.8
1991 33.9 21
1992 34.2 21.2
1993 34.6 21.5
1994 34.9 21.7
1995 35.3 22
1996 35.7 22.4
1997 36.2 22.8
1998 36.6 23.2
1999 37 23.6
2000 37.4 24
2001 37.8 24.4
2002 38.1 24.7
2003 38.3 25
2004 38.5 25.3
2005 38.8 25.5
2006 39 25.6
2007 39.2 25.8
2008 39.4 26.1
2009 39.8 26.3
2010 40.2 26.5
2011 40.6 26.7
2012 41.1 26.9
2013 41.7 27.1
2014 42.2 27.3
2015 42.7 27.5
2016 43.1 27.7
2017 43.5 27.9
2018 43.8 28.1
2019 44.1 28.3
2020 44.5 28.6
2021 44.9 28.7
2022 45.4 28.9
2023 45.9 29.2
2024 46.4 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Spain Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$1.63T
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
45.1%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.59%
2022
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.51%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
199,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.69%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
11.3%
2024
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
69.1%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
19.5%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
66.3
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.5%
2023
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2023
2.2%
2022
Number of millionaires
1,180,703
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.96%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
34
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
277
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$754B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$108B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.34B
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
36,410,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
19.8%
1998
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
98.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Spain Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,294 kg
2023
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$23.2
2023
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
217.3 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.49 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68.5%
2023
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
19%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
25.2%
2023
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
77%
2023
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,118 kWh
2023
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
47%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
10.9%
2023
61%
2023
Nuclear share
19.9%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Spain Suriname
% of world population
0.6%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
+111,674
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
81.8%
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
5.31 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.8
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
89
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.69
2023
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
176
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.7%
2021
95%
2021
English speaking
22%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
78.4%
2023

Health

Spain Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,911
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$558
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.48
2021
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
31.5 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.1
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
16.2%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.7%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
76
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.16 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Spain Suriname
% of world land
0.34%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
3,953 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
95,648 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
71,757 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
424,505 mi
2020
2,674 mi
2003

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