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Suriname vs Trinidad and Tobago statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Suriname has a population of 634K (ranked 165/197), compared with 1.37M in Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 154/197). Suriname's land area is 61,972 sq mi versus 1,981 sq mi for Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 90th vs. 166th).

By GDP, Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B) and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 114/197 ($26.4B). By GDP per capita, Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431), while Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60/197 ($19,315).

Main facts and rankings

Suriname Trinidad
Population
644193
1372940
Population rank 165/197 154/197
GDP
$4.71B
2024
$26.4B
2024
GDP rank 164/197 114/197
GDP per capita
$7,431
2024
$19,315
2024
GDP per capita rank 101/197 60/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,067
2024
$36,021
2024
Government debt
$4.11B
2024
$17B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.6%
2025
67.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,481
2024
$12,454
2024
Government debt per person rank 71/185 45/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,252
2025
$11,432
2025
Land area
61,972 sq mi
2025
1,981 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
691 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.25
2023
1.53
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
38.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
73.7 years
2025

Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago: Comparison Charts

Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago economies compared

GDP
Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago
Year GDP
Suriname Trinidad
1960 $99,650,000 $535,673,252
1961 $107,700,000 $584,964,621
1962 $116,150,000 $619,322,810
1963 $125,950,000 $678,239,329
1964 $134,400,000 $711,897,520
1965 $154,150,000 $736,573,159
1966 $190,350,000 $723,739,857
1967 $220,700,000 $761,981,912
1968 $241,350,000 $758,899,950
1969 $259,650,000 $779,200,000
1970 $274,900,000 $821,850,000
1971 $301,000,000 $896,765,215
1972 $311,950,000 $1,083,391,758
1973 $339,450,000 $1,308,785,431
1974 $409,850,000 $2,042,001,071
1975 $465,500,000 $2,442,669,825
1976 $505,500,000 $2,500,424,955
1977 $641,500,000 $3,138,666,667
1978 $735,500,000 $3,562,333,458
1979 $782,500,000 $4,602,416,625
1980 $795,000,000 $6,235,833,333
1981 $889,000,000 $6,992,083,333
1982 $915,000,000 $8,140,416,667
1983 $883,500,000 $7,763,750,000
1984 $864,000,000 $7,757,083,333
1985 $873,000,000 $7,375,918,367
1986 $891,000,000 $4,794,444,444
1987 $980,000,000 $4,797,777,778
1988 $1,161,000,000 $4,496,910,569
1989 $542,600,000 $4,323,058,824
1990 $388,400,000 $5,068,000,000
1991 $448,100,000 $5,307,905,882
1992 $404,600,000 $5,439,552,941
1993 $428,764,706 $4,669,491,134
1994 $605,492,537 $4,947,181,646
1995 $691,590,498 $5,329,217,747
1996 $861,372,806 $5,759,570,336
1997 $926,422,500 $5,737,771,523
1998 $1,110,850,000 $6,043,686,654
1999 $886,290,698 $6,808,982,521
2000 $947,671,970 $8,154,342,116
2001 $834,279,358 $8,824,849,191
2002 $1,093,574,468 $9,008,298,229
2003 $1,274,190,311 $11,305,459,802
2004 $1,484,092,538 $13,280,291,990
2005 $1,793,410,397 $15,982,389,018
2006 $2,626,380,435 $18,369,361,094
2007 $2,936,612,022 $21,641,620,050
2008 $3,532,969,035 $27,871,587,350
2009 $3,875,409,836 $19,172,165,226
2010 $4,368,370,998 $22,157,920,592
2011 $4,422,276,622 $25,433,007,437
2012 $4,980,000,000 $27,147,349,937
2013 $5,145,757,576 $28,560,536,917
2014 $5,240,606,061 $29,474,180,442
2015 $5,126,237,646 $26,841,143,095
2016 $3,317,421,648 $23,624,333,664
2017 $3,591,679,431 $23,847,765,529
2018 $3,996,198,867 $23,888,910,152
2019 $4,016,040,575 $23,588,037,787
2020 $2,911,807,496 $20,991,339,707
2021 $3,107,923,198 $24,177,305,760
2022 $3,791,603,200 $28,510,328,245
2023 $3,455,146,281 $25,489,373,405
2024 $4,714,267,822 $26,428,963,758

Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago economies compared

GDP per capita
Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago
Year GDP per capita
Suriname Trinidad
1960 $378 $634
1961 $395 $678
1962 $409 $704
1963 $424 $756
1964 $435 $780
1965 $482 $793
1966 $575 $768
1967 $644 $797
1968 $681 $783
1969 $708 $795
1970 $724 $829
1971 $768 $894
1972 $785 $1,067
1973 $858 $1,273
1974 $1,041 $1,962
1975 $1,190 $2,319
1976 $1,302 $2,345
1977 $1,666 $2,907
1978 $1,928 $3,258
1979 $2,072 $4,155
1980 $2,118 $5,559
1981 $2,368 $6,160
1982 $2,430 $7,091
1983 $2,333 $6,690
1984 $2,261 $6,613
1985 $2,256 $6,212
1986 $2,271 $3,985
1987 $2,469 $3,941
1988 $2,886 $3,656
1989 $1,329 $3,482
1990 $942 $4,047
1991 $1,080 $4,205
1992 $969 $4,277
1993 $1,022 $3,647
1994 $1,434 $3,840
1995 $1,610 $4,115
1996 $1,963 $4,427
1997 $2,068 $4,394
1998 $2,429 $4,613
1999 $1,898 $5,179
2000 $1,988 $6,179
2001 $1,715 $6,657
2002 $2,202 $6,763
2003 $2,516 $8,445
2004 $2,888 $9,871
2005 $3,453 $12,346
2006 $5,003 $14,153
2007 $5,530 $16,607
2008 $6,576 $21,299
2009 $7,130 $14,634
2010 $7,944 $16,815
2011 $7,950 $19,151
2012 $8,851 $20,332
2013 $9,043 $21,305
2014 $9,108 $21,908
2015 $8,814 $19,887
2016 $5,644 $17,449
2017 $6,050 $17,579
2018 $6,666 $17,576
2019 $6,630 $17,293
2020 $4,755 $15,359
2021 $5,030 $17,679
2022 $6,084 $20,874
2023 $5,494 $18,639
2024 $7,431 $19,315

Suriname vs. Trinidad and Tobago life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Life expectancy, years
Suriname Trinidad
1950 50.7 57
1951 51.1 57.3
1952 51.4 57.7
1953 52.1 58.3
1954 52.8 59.1
1955 53.5 59.7
1956 54.1 60.3
1957 54.7 60.7
1958 55.4 61.4
1959 55.9 61.9
1960 56.6 62.5
1961 57.3 63
1962 58 63.4
1963 58.5 63.6
1964 58.9 64
1965 59.1 64.2
1966 59.2 64.3
1967 59.2 64.5
1968 59.3 64.6
1969 59.4 64.8
1970 59.5 64.9
1971 59.6 64.9
1972 59.7 65.2
1973 59.8 65.4
1974 59.9 65.5
1975 60 65.6
1976 60.2 66
1977 60.3 66.2
1978 60.4 66.2
1979 60.5 66.4
1980 60.7 66.5
1981 60.8 66.5
1982 60.9 66.4
1983 61.1 66.4
1984 61.2 66.6
1985 61.4 66.7
1986 61.2 66.9
1987 61.3 67.1
1988 61.5 67.4
1989 62 67.5
1990 62.1 67.6
1991 62.2 67.8
1992 62.2 67.8
1993 62.4 67.8
1994 62.5 67.8
1995 62.8 68
1996 63.1 68
1997 63.4 68.1
1998 63.7 68.3
1999 64 68.5
2000 64.4 68.6
2001 64.8 68.9
2002 65.3 69.2
2003 65.8 69.5
2004 66.4 69.9
2005 67 70.2
2006 67.6 70.4
2007 68.3 70.8
2008 68.9 71.1
2009 69.3 71.4
2010 69.6 71.8
2011 69.8 72.2
2012 70 72.5
2013 70.1 72.8
2014 70.3 72.9
2015 70.6 72.9
2016 71 72.9
2017 71.2 73
2018 71.5 72.7
2019 71.8 72.8
2020 72.3 72.6
2021 68.9 71.1
2022 73.3 73.3
2023 73.6 73.5
2024 73.8 73.6
2025 73.9 73.7

Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago population clocks and comparison

Population
Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Population
Suriname Trinidad
1960 263,918 844,943
1961 272,791 863,144
1962 283,912 880,194
1963 297,034 896,804
1964 309,041 912,963
1965 320,000 928,425
1966 331,135 942,937
1967 342,679 956,418
1968 354,616 969,006
1969 366,906 980,706
1970 379,442 991,471
1971 391,932 1,002,585
1972 397,413 1,014,921
1973 395,772 1,027,851
1974 393,676 1,040,761
1975 391,170 1,053,469
1976 388,289 1,066,311
1977 385,067 1,079,554
1978 381,502 1,093,380
1979 377,602 1,107,639
1980 375,377 1,121,744
1981 375,459 1,135,132
1982 376,555 1,147,927
1983 378,746 1,160,534
1984 382,193 1,172,984
1985 386,972 1,187,366
1986 392,330 1,203,124
1987 396,911 1,217,364
1988 402,227 1,230,069
1989 408,409 1,241,600
1990 412,493 1,252,208
1991 415,013 1,262,171
1992 417,589 1,271,674
1993 419,352 1,280,466
1994 422,375 1,288,341
1995 429,606 1,295,169
1996 438,830 1,300,928
1997 448,067 1,305,836
1998 457,406 1,310,225
1999 466,916 1,314,708
2000 476,643 1,319,774
2001 486,560 1,325,567
2002 496,551 1,332,011
2003 506,414 1,338,709
2004 513,923 1,345,380
2005 519,313 1,294,494
2006 524,997 1,297,944
2007 531,016 1,303,188
2008 537,245 1,308,587
2009 543,568 1,310,106
2010 549,923 1,317,714
2011 556,269 1,328,019
2012 562,633 1,335,194
2013 569,020 1,340,557
2014 575,373 1,345,343
2015 581,627 1,349,667
2016 587,757 1,353,895
2017 593,713 1,356,633
2018 599,513 1,359,193
2019 605,768 1,363,985
2020 612,317 1,366,725
2021 617,896 1,367,558
2022 623,164 1,365,805
2023 628,886 1,367,510
2024 634,431 1,368,333

Fertility rates in Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate
Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Fertility rate
Suriname Trinidad
1960 6.59 5.41
1961 6.58 5.41
1962 6.57 5.36
1963 6.51 5.24
1964 6.43 5.08
1965 6.32 4.88
1966 6.2 4.62
1967 6.04 4.35
1968 5.86 4.11
1969 5.7 3.86
1970 5.53 3.71
1971 5.36 3.61
1972 5.18 3.55
1973 5.01 3.47
1974 4.81 3.32
1975 4.63 3.21
1976 4.45 3.14
1977 4.26 3.12
1978 4.08 3.13
1979 3.93 3.13
1980 3.79 3.15
1981 3.75 3.13
1982 3.82 3.11
1983 3.87 3.07
1984 3.8 3.02
1985 3.71 2.99
1986 3.61 2.9
1987 3.53 2.78
1988 3.46 2.65
1989 3.39 2.53
1990 3.23 2.39
1991 3.09 2.29
1992 3.01 2.21
1993 2.94 2.13
1994 2.9 2.06
1995 2.9 1.97
1996 2.92 1.89
1997 2.95 1.83
1998 2.99 1.78
1999 3.02 1.76
2000 3.05 1.73
2001 3.06 1.71
2002 2.96 1.67
2003 2.84 1.65
2004 2.74 1.63
2005 2.71 1.63
2006 2.73 1.62
2007 2.74 1.62
2008 2.73 1.62
2009 2.71 1.62
2010 2.69 1.61
2011 2.67 1.61
2012 2.67 1.61
2013 2.65 1.6
2014 2.62 1.6
2015 2.57 1.6
2016 2.5 1.6
2017 2.43 1.59
2018 2.38 1.59
2019 2.35 1.58
2020 2.31 1.57
2021 2.3 1.56
2022 2.27 1.54
2023 2.25 1.53

Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago demographics compared

Median age
Suriname

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Median age, years
Suriname Trinidad
1960 18.1 18.5
1961 18.2 18.4
1962 17.8 18.4
1963 17.3 18.3
1964 16.8 18.3
1965 16.4 18.3
1966 16.1 18.4
1967 15.8 18.4
1968 15.6 18.5
1969 15.6 18.6
1970 15.6 18.8
1971 15.7 19.1
1972 16 19.3
1973 16.3 19.6
1974 16.7 19.9
1975 17 20.2
1976 17.4 20.6
1977 17.6 20.8
1978 17.9 21.1
1979 18.1 21.4
1980 18.4 21.7
1981 18.7 21.9
1982 18.9 22.2
1983 19.2 22.4
1984 19.5 22.6
1985 19.7 22.8
1986 20 23.1
1987 20.2 23.3
1988 20.4 23.6
1989 20.6 23.9
1990 20.8 24.2
1991 21 24.5
1992 21.2 24.8
1993 21.5 25.1
1994 21.7 25.3
1995 22 25.6
1996 22.4 26
1997 22.8 26.4
1998 23.2 26.7
1999 23.6 27.1
2000 24 27.5
2001 24.4 27.9
2002 24.7 28.3
2003 25 28.7
2004 25.3 29.1
2005 25.5 29.5
2006 25.6 29.8
2007 25.8 30.3
2008 26.1 30.7
2009 26.3 31.2
2010 26.5 31.7
2011 26.7 32.1
2012 26.9 32.6
2013 27.1 33.1
2014 27.3 33.5
2015 27.5 34
2016 27.7 34.4
2017 27.9 34.9
2018 28.1 35.3
2019 28.3 35.7
2020 28.6 36.3
2021 28.7 36.8
2022 28.9 37.2
2023 29.2 37.7
2024 29.4 38.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Suriname Trinidad
GNI, Atlas method
$3.72B
2024
$27.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.2%
2025
32.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
3.01%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.89%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
5,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.18%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.92%
2016
3.36%
2023
Services, % of GDP
48.3%
2023
59.9%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
39.9%
2023
35%
2023
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
63.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
29.9%
1992
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2022
2.1%
1992
Listed domestic companies n/a
26
2001
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.89B
2001
Total reserves including gold
$1.63B
2024
$5.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$160M
2024
$199M
2024
International tourist arrivals
279,000
2017
141,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.78%
2020
2.34%
2020
Banked people share n/a
74.6%
2024

Energy

Suriname Trinidad
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,695 kg
2023
11,038 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.5
2023
$2.99
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.63 megatons
2023
27.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.18 tons
2023
19.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.4%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
14.5%
2021
0.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.3%
2023
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
12.3%
2023
-75.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,897 kWh
2023
6,591 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
41.9%
2021
0.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
61%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
98.7%
2023

Society

Suriname Trinidad
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,166
2024
+1,334
2024
Urban population
66.5%
2024
53.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.36 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.3
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
22
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.28
2022
39.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
9.3
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
142
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2021
97.9%
2000
English speaking
87.1%
2023
87.7%
2023
People using the Internet
78.4%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Suriname Trinidad
Government health expenditure per capita
$344
2022
$1,292
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.4
2022
$636
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
73.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.47%
2022
0.04%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.48
2021
3.41
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
84
2023
54
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
16.2
2023
19.1
2023
Obesity rate
29.8%
2022
28.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.8%
2024
12.4%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
86
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.93 liters
2020
6.03 liters
2020

Territory

Suriname Trinidad
% of world land
0.11%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
97,682 sq mi
2024
1,448 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
275.8 sq mi
2025
208.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
58,531 sq mi
2025
876 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,674 mi
2003
n/a

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