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Sudan vs Suriname statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sudan has a population of 50.4M (ranked 30/197), compared with 634K in Suriname (ranked 165/197). Sudan's land area is 721,239 sq mi versus 61,972 sq mi for Suriname (ranked 15th vs. 90th).

By GDP, Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B) and Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B). By GDP per capita, Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989), while Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431).

Main facts and rankings

Sudan Suriname
Population
52963918
644193
Population rank 29/197 165/197
GDP
$49.9B
2024
$4.71B
2024
GDP rank 93/197 164/197
GDP per capita
$989
2024
$7,431
2024
GDP per capita rank 178/197 101/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,127
2024
$22,067
2024
Government debt
$136B
2024
$4.11B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
252%
2025
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,691
2024
$6,481
2024
Government debt per person rank 107/185 71/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,875
2025
$3,252
2025
Land area
721,239 sq mi
2025
61,972 sq mi
2025
Population density
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
2.25
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
29.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025

Sudan and Suriname: Comparison Charts

Sudan and Suriname economies compared

GDP
Sudan

Suriname
Year GDP
Sudan Suriname
1960 $1,126,364,162 $99,650,000
1961 $1,222,860,429 $107,700,000
1962 $1,328,259,625 $116,150,000
1963 $1,351,234,926 $125,950,000
1964 $1,388,282,600 $134,400,000
1965 $1,446,869,619 $154,150,000
1966 $1,484,491,676 $190,350,000
1967 $1,607,409,539 $220,700,000
1968 $1,677,771,401 $241,350,000
1969 $1,847,501,441 $259,650,000
1970 $2,100,229,759 $274,900,000
1971 $2,288,340,041 $301,000,000
1972 $2,483,055,722 $311,950,000
1973 $3,077,254,460 $339,450,000
1974 $3,958,931,660 $409,850,000
1975 $4,823,090,192 $465,500,000
1976 $6,013,210,816 $505,500,000
1977 $7,499,005,639 $641,500,000
1978 $8,128,719,315 $735,500,000
1979 $8,418,407,787 $782,500,000
1980 $8,951,800,000 $795,000,000
1981 $10,753,888,154 $889,000,000
1982 $8,732,542,274 $915,000,000
1983 $8,230,153,846 $883,500,000
1984 $10,447,615,385 $864,000,000
1985 $8,075,259,600 $873,000,000
1986 $10,092,200,000 $891,000,000
1987 $12,093,333,333 $980,000,000
1988 $14,372,555,556 $1,161,000,000
1989 $21,408,111,111 $542,600,000
1990 $33,641,222,222 $388,400,000
1991 $44,171,194,366 $448,100,000
1992 $7,031,933,492 $404,600,000
1993 $8,881,005,436 $428,764,706
1994 $12,793,794,737 $605,492,537
1995 $13,830,363,900 $691,590,498
1996 $9,018,300,725 $861,372,806
1997 $11,681,175,864 $926,422,500
1998 $11,250,221,537 $1,110,850,000
1999 $10,682,028,340 $886,290,698
2000 $12,257,299,147 $947,671,970
2001 $15,716,361,792 $834,279,358
2002 $18,137,128,388 $1,093,574,468
2003 $21,355,298,460 $1,274,190,311
2004 $26,646,007,251 $1,484,092,538
2005 $35,182,711,988 $1,793,410,397
2006 $45,263,831,634 $2,626,380,435
2007 $59,440,139,775 $2,936,612,022
2008 $64,833,083,257 $3,532,969,035
2009 $51,621,044,077 $3,875,409,836
2010 $58,962,978,034 $4,368,370,998
2011 $55,018,567,211 $4,422,276,622
2012 $37,632,919,967 $4,980,000,000
2013 $43,024,018,082 $5,145,757,576
2014 $49,516,748,618 $5,240,606,061
2015 $51,726,758,677 $5,126,237,646
2016 $42,630,376,000 $3,317,421,648
2017 $41,283,617,976 $3,591,679,431
2018 $32,333,780,383 $3,996,198,867
2019 $32,338,079,165 $4,016,040,575
2020 $27,034,593,750 $2,911,807,496
2021 $34,229,513,775 $3,107,923,198
2022 $51,666,875,363 $3,791,603,200
2023 $39,898,289,821 $3,455,146,281
2024 $49,909,807,030 $4,714,267,822

Sudan and Suriname economies compared

GDP per capita
Sudan

Suriname
Year GDP per capita
Sudan Suriname
1960 $134.7 $378
1961 $141.6 $395
1962 $148.9 $409
1963 $146.6 $424
1964 $145.7 $435
1965 $146.8 $482
1966 $145.6 $575
1967 $152.4 $644
1968 $153.7 $681
1969 $163.5 $708
1970 $179.6 $724
1971 $189 $768
1972 $198.2 $785
1973 $235.8 $858
1974 $291.5 $1,041
1975 $343 $1,190
1976 $413 $1,302
1977 $497 $1,666
1978 $518 $1,928
1979 $515 $2,072
1980 $525 $2,118
1981 $605 $2,368
1982 $472 $2,430
1983 $431 $2,333
1984 $534 $2,261
1985 $406 $2,256
1986 $497 $2,271
1987 $584 $2,469
1988 $680 $2,886
1989 $992 $1,329
1990 $1,528 $942
1991 $1,966 $1,080
1992 $307 $969
1993 $379 $1,022
1994 $532 $1,434
1995 $561 $1,610
1996 $357 $1,963
1997 $453 $2,068
1998 $425 $2,429
1999 $394 $1,898
2000 $441 $1,988
2001 $551 $1,715
2002 $621 $2,202
2003 $714 $2,516
2004 $872 $2,888
2005 $1,125 $3,453
2006 $1,415 $5,003
2007 $1,814 $5,530
2008 $1,928 $6,576
2009 $1,493 $7,130
2010 $1,665 $7,944
2011 $1,522 $7,950
2012 $1,019 $8,851
2013 $1,139 $9,043
2014 $1,275 $9,108
2015 $1,292 $8,814
2016 $1,033 $5,644
2017 $967 $6,050
2018 $731 $6,666
2019 $710 $6,630
2020 $578 $4,755
2021 $712 $5,030
2022 $1,046 $6,084
2023 $797 $5,494
2024 $989 $7,431

Sudan vs. Suriname life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sudan

Suriname
Year Life expectancy, years
Sudan Suriname
1950 45.8 50.7
1951 46.2 51.1
1952 46.5 51.4
1953 46.9 52.1
1954 47.3 52.8
1955 47.7 53.5
1956 48.1 54.1
1957 48.5 54.7
1958 48.9 55.4
1959 49.2 55.9
1960 49.6 56.6
1961 50 57.3
1962 50.4 58
1963 50.8 58.5
1964 50.9 58.9
1965 51 59.1
1966 51.3 59.2
1967 51.5 59.2
1968 51.8 59.3
1969 52 59.4
1970 52.3 59.5
1971 52.5 59.6
1972 52.8 59.7
1973 53 59.8
1974 53.2 59.9
1975 53.3 60
1976 53.3 60.2
1977 53.5 60.3
1978 53.3 60.4
1979 53.4 60.5
1980 54.1 60.7
1981 54.4 60.8
1982 54.4 60.9
1983 49.6 61.1
1984 49.8 61.2
1985 50 61.4
1986 54.6 61.2
1987 54.7 61.3
1988 55 61.5
1989 54.9 62
1990 55.5 62.1
1991 55.6 62.2
1992 56 62.2
1993 56.1 62.4
1994 57 62.5
1995 57.4 62.8
1996 57.6 63.1
1997 58.1 63.4
1998 58.3 63.7
1999 58.6 64
2000 58.9 64.4
2001 59.3 64.8
2002 59.3 65.3
2003 58.3 65.8
2004 56.8 66.4
2005 57.2 67
2006 60.4 67.6
2007 61.4 68.3
2008 61.3 68.9
2009 62.7 69.3
2010 63 69.6
2011 63.2 69.8
2012 63.4 70
2013 63.4 70.1
2014 64 70.3
2015 64.4 70.6
2016 64.7 71
2017 65.1 71.2
2018 65.5 71.5
2019 65.8 71.8
2020 65.1 72.3
2021 64.5 68.9
2022 65.7 73.3
2023 66.3 73.6
2024 66.5 73.8
2025 66.7 73.9

Sudan and Suriname population clocks and comparison

Population
Sudan

Suriname
Year Population
Sudan Suriname
1960 8,364,489 263,918
1961 8,634,941 272,791
1962 8,919,028 283,912
1963 9,218,077 297,034
1964 9,531,109 309,041
1965 9,858,030 320,000
1966 10,197,578 331,135
1967 10,550,597 342,679
1968 10,917,999 354,616
1969 11,298,936 366,906
1970 11,695,771 379,442
1971 12,105,539 391,932
1972 12,527,856 397,413
1973 13,049,315 395,772
1974 13,580,723 393,676
1975 14,064,798 391,170
1976 14,569,716 388,289
1977 15,086,614 385,067
1978 15,695,003 381,502
1979 16,355,352 377,602
1980 17,058,905 375,377
1981 17,780,572 375,459
1982 18,486,645 376,555
1983 19,109,770 378,746
1984 19,546,528 382,193
1985 19,905,872 386,972
1986 20,288,238 392,330
1987 20,704,904 396,911
1988 21,138,431 402,227
1989 21,578,022 408,409
1990 22,021,481 412,493
1991 22,470,676 415,013
1992 22,927,355 417,589
1993 23,445,592 419,352
1994 24,043,948 422,375
1995 24,672,143 429,606
1996 25,231,528 438,830
1997 25,799,821 448,067
1998 26,458,999 457,406
1999 27,130,613 466,916
2000 27,816,745 476,643
2001 28,516,770 486,560
2002 29,228,727 496,551
2003 29,896,035 506,414
2004 30,556,637 513,923
2005 31,262,444 519,313
2006 31,992,435 524,997
2007 32,764,135 531,016
2008 33,623,980 537,245
2009 34,569,113 543,568
2010 35,414,399 549,923
2011 36,140,806 556,269
2012 36,923,178 562,633
2013 37,785,849 569,020
2014 38,823,318 575,373
2015 40,024,431 581,627
2016 41,259,892 587,757
2017 42,714,306 593,713
2018 44,230,596 599,513
2019 45,548,175 605,768
2020 46,789,231 612,317
2021 48,066,924 617,896
2022 49,383,346 623,164
2023 50,042,791 628,886
2024 50,448,963 634,431

Fertility rates in Sudan and Suriname

Fertility rate
Sudan

Suriname
Year Fertility rate
Sudan Suriname
1960 6.66 6.59
1961 6.66 6.58
1962 6.7 6.57
1963 6.76 6.51
1964 6.8 6.43
1965 6.84 6.32
1966 6.88 6.2
1967 6.91 6.04
1968 6.95 5.86
1969 6.97 5.7
1970 6.99 5.53
1971 7.02 5.36
1972 6.98 5.18
1973 6.94 5.01
1974 6.91 4.81
1975 6.87 4.63
1976 6.82 4.45
1977 6.78 4.26
1978 6.72 4.08
1979 6.65 3.93
1980 6.59 3.79
1981 6.53 3.75
1982 6.47 3.82
1983 6.41 3.87
1984 6.34 3.8
1985 6.28 3.71
1986 6.23 3.61
1987 6.18 3.53
1988 6.13 3.46
1989 6.11 3.39
1990 6.07 3.23
1991 6.05 3.09
1992 6.02 3.01
1993 5.97 2.94
1994 5.91 2.9
1995 5.86 2.9
1996 5.79 2.92
1997 5.72 2.95
1998 5.65 2.99
1999 5.62 3.02
2000 5.6 3.05
2001 5.56 3.06
2002 5.53 2.96
2003 5.49 2.84
2004 5.46 2.74
2005 5.4 2.71
2006 5.33 2.73
2007 5.27 2.74
2008 5.21 2.73
2009 5.17 2.71
2010 5.14 2.69
2011 5.09 2.67
2012 5.03 2.67
2013 4.97 2.65
2014 4.91 2.62
2015 4.9 2.57
2016 4.83 2.5
2017 4.76 2.43
2018 4.68 2.38
2019 4.62 2.35
2020 4.54 2.31
2021 4.46 2.3
2022 4.38 2.27
2023 4.32 2.25

Sudan and Suriname demographics compared

Median age
Sudan

Suriname
Year Median age, years
Sudan Suriname
1960 16.7 18.1
1961 16.7 18.2
1962 16.7 17.8
1963 16.6 17.3
1964 16.5 16.8
1965 16.5 16.4
1966 16.4 16.1
1967 16.4 15.8
1968 16.3 15.6
1969 16.3 15.6
1970 16.2 15.6
1971 16.2 15.7
1972 16.1 16
1973 16 16.3
1974 15.9 16.7
1975 16 17
1976 16 17.4
1977 16.1 17.6
1978 16.2 17.9
1979 16.4 18.1
1980 16.5 18.4
1981 16.6 18.7
1982 16.7 18.9
1983 16.7 19.2
1984 16.8 19.5
1985 16.8 19.7
1986 16.8 20
1987 16.9 20.2
1988 16.9 20.4
1989 16.8 20.6
1990 16.8 20.8
1991 16.8 21
1992 16.8 21.2
1993 16.8 21.5
1994 16.8 21.7
1995 16.8 22
1996 16.8 22.4
1997 16.8 22.8
1998 16.8 23.2
1999 16.9 23.6
2000 16.9 24
2001 17 24.4
2002 17 24.7
2003 17.1 25
2004 17.1 25.3
2005 17.1 25.5
2006 17.2 25.6
2007 17.3 25.8
2008 17.3 26.1
2009 17.4 26.3
2010 17.5 26.5
2011 17.4 26.7
2012 17.5 26.9
2013 17.5 27.1
2014 17.7 27.3
2015 17.9 27.5
2016 18.1 27.7
2017 18.3 27.9
2018 18.6 28.1
2019 18.7 28.3
2020 18.9 28.6
2021 19 28.7
2022 19.2 28.9
2023 19.3 29.2
2024 19.4 29.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sudan Suriname
GNI, Atlas method
$36.2B
2024
$3.72B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
6.17%
2025
29.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.02%
2009
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.92%
2021
n/a
Armed forces personnel
144,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.68%
2025
-1.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.53%
2022
7.92%
2016
Services, % of GDP
54.9%
2024
48.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
23%
2024
39.9%
2023
Economic freedom index
35.3
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2014
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2014
2.2%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$178M
2017
$1.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$900M
2024
$160M
2024
International tourist arrivals
836,000
2018
279,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
20.9%
2018
0.78%
2020
Banked people share
15.3%
2014
n/a

Energy

Sudan Suriname
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
412 kg
2022
1,695 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.15
2022
$12.5
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
2.63 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.43 tons
2023
4.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
30.2%
2022
90.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
61%
2021
14.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.99%
2022
10.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
18.9%
2022
12.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
278.8 kWh
2022
2,897 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
58%
2021
41.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.4%
2022
61%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Sudan Suriname
% of world population
0.62%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-544,257
2024
-1,166
2024
Urban population
36.8%
2024
66.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.8
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
15
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
43
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.1
2008
7.28
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
15.3
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
60.7%
2018
95%
2021
English speaking
93.7%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
26.4%
2020
78.4%
2023

Health

Sudan Suriname
Government health expenditure per capita
$31.6
2022
$344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.2
2022
$79.4
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
73.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.7%
2022
1.47%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.26
2017
1.48
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
256
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.1
2023
16.2
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
29.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
13.8%
2024
Air quality index
33
2025
63
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
5.93 liters
2020

Territory

Sudan Suriname
% of world land
1.25%
2025
0.11%
2025
Land area per capita
14,296 sq mi
2024
97,682 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
435,002 sq mi
2025
275.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
68,892 sq mi
2025
58,531 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,263 mi
2019
2,674 mi
2003

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