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Sri Lanka vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sri Lanka has a population of 21.9M (ranked 61/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Sri Lanka's land area is 23,884 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 122nd vs. 90th).

By GDP, Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Sri Lanka Suriname
Population
22125995
644193
Population rank 63/197 165/197
GDP
$99B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 71/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$4,516
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 125/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$15,633
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$98.4B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
105.6%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,490
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 86/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,982
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
23,884 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
918 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.97
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
34.1 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Sri Lanka and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Sri Lanka and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Sri Lanka

Suriname
Year GDP
Sri Lanka Suriname
1960 $1,409,873,950 $99,650,000
1961 $1,444,327,731 $107,700,000
1962 $1,434,156,379 $116,150,000
1963 $1,240,672,269 $125,950,000
1964 $1,309,747,899 $134,400,000
1965 $1,698,319,328 $154,150,000
1966 $1,751,470,588 $190,350,000
1967 $1,859,465,021 $220,700,000
1968 $1,801,344,538 $241,350,000
1969 $1,965,546,218 $259,650,000
1970 $2,296,470,588 $274,900,000
1971 $2,369,308,600 $301,000,000
1972 $2,553,936,348 $311,950,000
1973 $2,875,625,000 $339,450,000
1974 $3,574,586,466 $409,850,000
1975 $3,791,298,146 $465,500,000
1976 $3,591,319,857 $505,500,000
1977 $4,104,509,583 $641,500,000
1978 $2,733,183,857 $735,500,000
1979 $3,364,611,432 $782,500,000
1980 $4,024,621,900 $795,000,000
1981 $4,415,844,156 $889,000,000
1982 $4,768,765,017 $915,000,000
1983 $5,167,913,302 $883,500,000
1984 $6,043,474,843 $864,000,000
1985 $5,978,460,972 $873,000,000
1986 $6,405,210,564 $891,000,000
1987 $6,682,167,120 $980,000,000
1988 $6,978,371,581 $1,161,000,000
1989 $6,987,267,684 $542,600,000
1990 $8,032,551,173 $388,400,000
1991 $9,000,362,582 $448,100,000
1992 $9,703,011,636 $404,600,000
1993 $10,338,679,636 $428,764,706
1994 $11,717,604,209 $605,492,537
1995 $13,029,697,561 $691,590,498
1996 $13,897,738,375 $861,372,806
1997 $15,091,913,884 $926,422,500
1998 $15,794,972,847 $1,110,850,000
1999 $15,656,327,860 $886,290,698
2000 $16,330,814,180 $947,671,970
2001 $15,749,753,805 $834,279,358
2002 $16,536,535,647 $1,093,574,468
2003 $18,881,765,437 $1,274,190,311
2004 $20,662,525,941 $1,484,092,538
2005 $24,405,791,045 $1,793,410,397
2006 $28,279,802,406 $2,626,380,435
2007 $32,350,238,760 $2,936,612,022
2008 $40,713,826,215 $3,532,969,035
2009 $42,066,224,093 $3,875,409,836
2010 $58,636,161,082 $4,368,370,998
2011 $67,753,284,044 $4,422,276,622
2012 $70,447,216,891 $4,980,000,000
2013 $77,000,578,167 $5,145,757,576
2014 $82,528,535,714 $5,240,606,061
2015 $85,090,301,052 $5,126,237,646
2016 $88,000,211,172 $3,317,421,648
2017 $94,369,350,286 $3,591,679,431
2018 $94,450,015,983 $3,996,198,867
2019 $88,998,706,297 $4,016,040,575
2020 $84,335,574,582 $2,911,807,496
2021 $88,556,698,938 $3,107,923,198
2022 $74,143,020,263 $3,791,603,200
2023 $83,716,142,582 $3,455,146,281
2024 $98,963,185,510 $4,714,267,822

Sri Lanka and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Sri Lanka

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Sri Lanka Suriname
1960 $145.9 $378
1961 $145.9 $395
1962 $141.4 $409
1963 $119.4 $424
1964 $122.9 $435
1965 $155.6 $482
1966 $156.6 $575
1967 $162.3 $644
1968 $153.5 $681
1969 $163.6 $708
1970 $186.9 $724
1971 $188.8 $768
1972 $199.4 $785
1973 $220.2 $858
1974 $268.7 $1,041
1975 $279.8 $1,190
1976 $260.3 $1,302
1977 $292.1 $1,666
1978 $191 $1,928
1979 $230.8 $2,072
1980 $271.1 $2,118
1981 $292.5 $2,368
1982 $312 $2,430
1983 $336 $2,333
1984 $391 $2,261
1985 $385 $2,256
1986 $407 $2,271
1987 $420 $2,469
1988 $434 $2,886
1989 $430 $1,329
1990 $491 $942
1991 $546 $1,080
1992 $580 $969
1993 $607 $1,022
1994 $678 $1,434
1995 $742 $1,610
1996 $776 $1,963
1997 $827 $2,068
1998 $849 $2,429
1999 $826 $1,898
2000 $846 $1,988
2001 $804 $1,715
2002 $835 $2,202
2003 $946 $2,516
2004 $1,029 $2,888
2005 $1,207 $3,453
2006 $1,390 $5,003
2007 $1,579 $5,530
2008 $1,974 $6,576
2009 $2,027 $7,130
2010 $2,808 $7,944
2011 $3,225 $7,950
2012 $3,328 $8,851
2013 $3,741 $9,043
2014 $3,972 $9,108
2015 $4,058 $8,814
2016 $4,149 $5,644
2017 $4,399 $6,050
2018 $4,359 $6,666
2019 $4,082 $6,630
2020 $3,848 $4,755
2021 $3,997 $5,030
2022 $3,343 $6,084
2023 $3,799 $5,494
2024 $4,516 $7,431

Sri Lanka vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sri Lanka

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Sri Lanka Suriname
1950 53.2 50.7
1951 54 51.1
1952 54.9 51.4
1953 55.6 52.1
1954 56.4 52.8
1955 57.2 53.5
1956 57.9 54.1
1957 58.5 54.7
1958 59.3 55.4
1959 60 55.9
1960 60.6 56.6
1961 61.2 57.3
1962 61.6 58
1963 62 58.5
1964 62.4 58.9
1965 62.8 59.1
1966 63.2 59.2
1967 63.6 59.2
1968 63.9 59.3
1969 64.1 59.4
1970 64.4 59.5
1971 64.2 59.6
1972 64.6 59.7
1973 64.8 59.8
1974 65 59.9
1975 65.4 60
1976 65.8 60.2
1977 66.4 60.3
1978 66.8 60.4
1979 67.5 60.5
1980 68 60.7
1981 68.4 60.8
1982 68.7 60.9
1983 68.7 61.1
1984 68.8 61.2
1985 68.9 61.4
1986 69 61.2
1987 69 61.3
1988 69 61.5
1989 67.3 62
1990 69.2 62.1
1991 69.1 62.2
1992 69.6 62.2
1993 70 62.4
1994 70.2 62.5
1995 69.7 62.8
1996 69.8 63.1
1997 69.9 63.4
1998 70.1 63.7
1999 70.4 64
2000 71.2 64.4
2001 71.8 64.8
2002 72.3 65.3
2003 72.4 65.8
2004 68 66.4
2005 73.1 67
2006 72.8 67.6
2007 73 68.3
2008 72.6 68.9
2009 70.3 69.3
2010 74.5 69.6
2011 74.7 69.8
2012 75.2 70
2013 75.5 70.1
2014 75.8 70.3
2015 76 70.6
2016 76.1 71
2017 76.2 71.2
2018 76.5 71.5
2019 76.7 71.8
2020 76.9 72.3
2021 76.3 68.9
2022 77.3 73.3
2023 77.5 73.6
2024 77.7 73.8
2025 77.9 73.9

Sri Lanka and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Sri Lanka

Suriname
Year Population
Sri Lanka Suriname
1960 9,661,389 263,918
1961 9,899,372 272,791
1962 10,143,754 283,912
1963 10,395,040 297,034
1964 10,653,397 309,041
1965 10,916,965 320,000
1966 11,183,928 331,135
1967 11,457,328 342,679
1968 11,736,088 354,616
1969 12,013,858 366,906
1970 12,287,110 379,442
1971 12,551,910 391,932
1972 12,809,205 397,413
1973 13,060,916 395,772
1974 13,305,693 393,676
1975 13,548,984 391,170
1976 13,796,770 388,289
1977 14,049,371 385,067
1978 14,310,128 381,502
1979 14,579,614 377,602
1980 14,847,974 375,377
1981 15,099,414 375,459
1982 15,286,567 376,555
1983 15,388,794 378,746
1984 15,441,860 382,193
1985 15,544,154 386,972
1986 15,731,256 392,330
1987 15,916,576 396,911
1988 16,078,621 402,227
1989 16,248,557 408,409
1990 16,352,458 412,493
1991 16,475,354 415,013
1992 16,739,284 417,589
1993 17,025,918 419,352
1994 17,275,773 422,375
1995 17,564,068 429,606
1996 17,905,018 438,830
1997 18,248,200 448,067
1998 18,596,003 457,406
1999 18,944,731 466,916
2000 19,293,054 476,643
2001 19,600,362 486,560
2002 19,805,752 496,551
2003 19,951,521 506,414
2004 20,087,605 513,923
2005 20,216,524 519,313
2006 20,352,411 524,997
2007 20,492,545 531,016
2008 20,629,378 537,245
2009 20,756,435 543,568
2010 20,879,089 549,923
2011 21,009,048 556,269
2012 21,169,458 562,633
2013 20,585,000 569,020
2014 20,778,000 575,373
2015 20,970,000 581,627
2016 21,209,000 587,757
2017 21,453,000 593,713
2018 21,670,000 599,513
2019 21,803,000 605,768
2020 21,919,000 612,317
2021 22,156,000 617,896
2022 22,181,000 623,164
2023 22,037,000 628,886
2024 21,916,000 634,431

Fertility rates in Sri Lanka and Suriname

Fertility rate
Sri Lanka

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Sri Lanka Suriname
1960 5.35 6.59
1961 5.24 6.58
1962 5.18 6.57
1963 5.12 6.51
1964 5.06 6.43
1965 4.93 6.32
1966 4.83 6.2
1967 4.79 6.04
1968 4.66 5.86
1969 4.5 5.7
1970 4.39 5.53
1971 4.27 5.36
1972 4.16 5.18
1973 4 5.01
1974 3.86 4.81
1975 3.82 4.63
1976 3.78 4.45
1977 3.74 4.26
1978 3.81 4.08
1979 3.82 3.93
1980 3.73 3.79
1981 3.65 3.75
1982 3.32 3.82
1983 3.11 3.87
1984 3.01 3.8
1985 2.9 3.71
1986 2.74 3.61
1987 2.64 3.53
1988 2.57 3.46
1989 2.58 3.39
1990 2.54 3.23
1991 2.51 3.09
1992 2.49 3.01
1993 2.44 2.94
1994 2.4 2.9
1995 2.35 2.9
1996 2.29 2.92
1997 2.22 2.95
1998 2.14 2.99
1999 2.14 3.02
2000 2.21 3.05
2001 2.28 3.06
2002 2.31 2.96
2003 2.3 2.84
2004 2.27 2.74
2005 2.26 2.71
2006 2.29 2.73
2007 2.3 2.74
2008 2.23 2.73
2009 2.18 2.71
2010 2.13 2.69
2011 2.14 2.67
2012 2.17 2.67
2013 2.18 2.65
2014 2.13 2.62
2015 2.09 2.57
2016 2.06 2.5
2017 2.04 2.43
2018 2.03 2.38
2019 2.02 2.35
2020 2.01 2.31
2021 2 2.3
2022 1.98 2.27
2023 1.97 2.25

Sri Lanka and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Sri Lanka

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Sri Lanka Suriname
1960 19.5 18.1
1961 19.5 18.2
1962 19.5 17.8
1963 19.5 17.3
1964 19.5 16.8
1965 19.5 16.4
1966 19.6 16.1
1967 19.7 15.8
1968 19.8 15.6
1969 19.9 15.6
1970 20 15.6
1971 20.1 15.7
1972 20.2 16
1973 20.4 16.3
1974 20.6 16.7
1975 20.7 17
1976 20.9 17.4
1977 21 17.6
1978 21.2 17.9
1979 21.3 18.1
1980 21.5 18.4
1981 21.6 18.7
1982 21.7 18.9
1983 21.9 19.2
1984 22 19.5
1985 22.2 19.7
1986 22.5 20
1987 22.8 20.2
1988 23.1 20.4
1989 23.4 20.6
1990 23.6 20.8
1991 23.9 21
1992 24.3 21.2
1993 24.6 21.5
1994 24.9 21.7
1995 25.3 22
1996 25.8 22.4
1997 26.2 22.8
1998 26.5 23.2
1999 26.9 23.6
2000 27.2 24
2001 27.6 24.4
2002 27.9 24.7
2003 28.2 25
2004 28.5 25.3
2005 28.8 25.5
2006 29 25.6
2007 29.3 25.8
2008 29.6 26.1
2009 29.9 26.3
2010 30.2 26.5
2011 30.5 26.7
2012 30.8 26.9
2013 31.1 27.1
2014 31.4 27.3
2015 31.7 27.5
2016 32 27.7
2017 32.3 27.9
2018 32.5 28.1
2019 32.8 28.3
2020 33.1 28.6
2021 33.3 28.7
2022 33.6 28.9
2023 33.8 29.2
2024 34.1 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sri Lanka Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$84.6B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
20.2%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.64%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
317,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.49%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.53%
2022
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
25.5%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
49.4
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.8%
2019
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
2.2%
2022
Listed domestic companies
284
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$19.5B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.09B
2024
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.72B
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
540,000
2020
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
8.22%
2020
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
81.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Sri Lanka Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
474 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$29.9
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
20.5 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.9%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
48.8%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.72%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
60%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
684 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
49.2%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
40.8%
2022
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Sri Lanka Suriname
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-27,245
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
19.4%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.11 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.1
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
51
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.43
2019
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
19.7
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
57
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
92.7%
2023
95%
2021
English speaking
18.3%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
51.2%
2023
78.4%
2023

Health

Sri Lanka Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$145.6
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$58.5
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
77.9 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
14.4%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.19
2021
1.48
2021
Age at first childbirth
25.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
18
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.1
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
10.9%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.2%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
40
2025
63
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.91 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Sri Lanka Suriname
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
1,090 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
11,610 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,122 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
70,894 mi
2010
2,674 mi
2003

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