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Suriname vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Suriname has a population of 634K (ranked 165/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Suriname's land area is 61,972 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 90th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Suriname UAE
Population
644193
11372700
Population rank 165/197 86/197
GDP
$4.71B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 164/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$7,431
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 101/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,067
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$4.11B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.6%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,481
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 71/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,252
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
61,972 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.25
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Suriname and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Suriname and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Suriname

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Suriname UAE
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 $685,986,701
1971 $301,000,000 $939,893,600
1972 $311,950,000 $1,415,086,929
1973 $339,450,000 $4,231,243,616
1974 $409,850,000 $11,651,505,689
1975 $465,500,000 $14,720,728,249
1976 $505,500,000 $19,213,158,779
1977 $641,500,000 $24,871,775,165
1978 $735,500,000 $23,775,764,225
1979 $782,500,000 $31,225,659,621
1980 $795,000,000 $43,599,160,050
1981 $889,000,000 $49,333,424,135
1982 $915,000,000 $46,622,718,605
1983 $883,500,000 $42,803,323,345
1984 $864,000,000 $41,807,954,236
1985 $873,000,000 $40,603,650,232
1986 $891,000,000 $33,943,612,095
1987 $980,000,000 $36,384,908,744
1988 $1,161,000,000 $36,275,674,203
1989 $542,600,000 $41,464,995,914
1990 $388,400,000 $50,701,443,748
1991 $448,100,000 $51,552,165,622
1992 $404,600,000 $54,239,171,888
1993 $428,764,706 $55,625,170,253
1994 $605,492,537 $59,305,093,980
1995 $691,590,498 $65,743,666,576
1996 $861,372,806 $73,571,233,996
1997 $926,422,500 $78,839,008,445
1998 $1,110,850,000 $75,674,336,283
1999 $886,290,698 $84,445,473,111
2000 $947,671,970 $104,337,372,362
2001 $834,279,358 $103,311,640,572
2002 $1,093,574,468 $109,816,201,498
2003 $1,274,190,311 $124,346,358,067
2004 $1,484,092,538 $147,824,370,320
2005 $1,793,410,397 $180,617,467,965
2006 $2,626,380,435 $222,116,541,865
2007 $2,936,612,022 $257,916,133,424
2008 $3,532,969,035 $315,474,615,739
2009 $3,875,409,836 $253,547,358,747
2010 $4,368,370,998 $300,189,052,689
2011 $4,422,276,622 $360,832,739,551
2012 $4,980,000,000 $384,610,125,391
2013 $5,145,757,576 $400,218,529,748
2014 $5,240,606,061 $414,105,366,753
2015 $5,126,237,646 $370,275,469,571
2016 $3,317,421,648 $369,255,326,236
2017 $3,591,679,431 $390,516,804,030
2018 $3,996,198,867 $427,049,432,158
2019 $4,016,040,575 $417,989,721,743
2020 $2,911,807,496 $349,473,015,330
2021 $3,107,923,198 $415,178,792,757
2022 $3,791,603,200 $502,731,935,194
2023 $3,455,146,281 $514,130,432,648
2024 $4,714,267,822 $537,078,829,135

Suriname and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Suriname

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Suriname UAE
1960 $378 -
1961 $395 -
1962 $409 -
1963 $424 -
1964 $435 -
1965 $482 -
1966 $575 -
1967 $644 -
1968 $681 -
1969 $708 -
1970 $724 $2,394
1971 $768 $2,805
1972 $785 $3,675
1973 $858 $9,696
1974 $1,041 $23,823
1975 $1,190 $27,117
1976 $1,302 $31,197
1977 $1,666 $35,020
1978 $1,928 $29,379
1979 $2,072 $34,238
1980 $2,118 $42,925
1981 $2,368 $44,854
1982 $2,430 $39,972
1983 $2,333 $34,650
1984 $2,261 $32,012
1985 $2,256 $29,468
1986 $2,271 $23,132
1987 $2,469 $23,113
1988 $2,886 $21,570
1989 $1,329 $23,167
1990 $942 $26,710
1991 $1,080 $25,691
1992 $969 $25,648
1993 $1,022 $25,033
1994 $1,434 $25,473
1995 $1,610 $27,003
1996 $1,963 $28,323
1997 $2,068 $27,983
1998 $2,429 $24,889
1999 $1,898 $25,856
2000 $1,988 $29,866
2001 $1,715 $27,745
2002 $2,202 $27,754
2003 $2,516 $29,660
2004 $2,888 $33,377
2005 $3,453 $38,719
2006 $5,003 $44,343
2007 $5,530 $45,855
2008 $6,576 $50,054
2009 $7,130 $37,803
2010 $7,944 $43,697
2011 $7,950 $50,789
2012 $8,851 $52,034
2013 $9,043 $52,024
2014 $9,108 $51,381
2015 $8,814 $43,535
2016 $5,644 $41,326
2017 $6,050 $42,341
2018 $6,666 $45,690
2019 $6,630 $44,251
2020 $4,755 $37,174
2021 $5,030 $43,360
2022 $6,084 $49,899
2023 $5,494 $49,041
2024 $7,431 $49,378

Suriname vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Suriname

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Suriname UAE
1950 50.7 42.1
1951 51.1 42.9
1952 51.4 43.6
1953 52.1 44.4
1954 52.8 45.2
1955 53.5 46
1956 54.1 46.9
1957 54.7 47.8
1958 55.4 48.8
1959 55.9 49.7
1960 56.6 50.7
1961 57.3 51.6
1962 58 52.5
1963 58.5 53.5
1964 58.9 54.5
1965 59.1 55.5
1966 59.2 56.6
1967 59.2 57.6
1968 59.3 58.7
1969 59.4 59.8
1970 59.5 60.8
1971 59.6 61.8
1972 59.7 62.7
1973 59.8 63.5
1974 59.9 64.4
1975 60 65.1
1976 60.2 65.8
1977 60.3 66.5
1978 60.4 67.1
1979 60.5 67.6
1980 60.7 68.2
1981 60.8 68.6
1982 60.9 69.1
1983 61.1 69.4
1984 61.2 69.8
1985 61.4 70.1
1986 61.2 70.4
1987 61.3 70.6
1988 61.5 70.8
1989 62 71
1990 62.1 71.1
1991 62.2 71.1
1992 62.2 71.2
1993 62.4 71.2
1994 62.5 71.2
1995 62.8 71.4
1996 63.1 71.8
1997 63.4 72.6
1998 63.7 73.7
1999 64 75
2000 64.4 76.3
2001 64.8 77.6
2002 65.3 78.7
2003 65.8 79.6
2004 66.4 80.3
2005 67 80.8
2006 67.6 81.2
2007 68.3 81.4
2008 68.9 81.6
2009 69.3 81.7
2010 69.6 81.9
2011 69.8 81.9
2012 70 81.9
2013 70.1 82
2014 70.3 82
2015 70.6 82.1
2016 71 82.2
2017 71.2 82.4
2018 71.5 82.4
2019 71.8 82.6
2020 72.3 81.9
2021 68.9 79.1
2022 73.3 80.5
2023 73.6 82.9
2024 73.8 83.1
2025 73.9 83.2

Suriname and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Suriname

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Suriname UAE
1960 263,918 131,334
1961 272,791 137,989
1962 283,912 144,946
1963 297,034 152,211
1964 309,041 159,692
1965 320,000 167,103
1966 331,135 173,976
1967 342,679 179,700
1968 354,616 199,416
1969 366,906 239,660
1970 379,442 286,536
1971 391,932 335,027
1972 397,413 385,014
1973 395,772 436,399
1974 393,676 489,087
1975 391,170 542,856
1976 388,289 615,866
1977 385,067 710,209
1978 381,502 809,274
1979 377,602 912,010
1980 375,377 1,015,700
1981 375,459 1,099,855
1982 376,555 1,166,370
1983 378,746 1,235,305
1984 382,193 1,305,996
1985 386,972 1,377,911
1986 392,330 1,467,383
1987 396,911 1,574,244
1988 402,227 1,681,788
1989 408,409 1,789,851
1990 412,493 1,898,220
1991 415,013 2,006,626
1992 417,589 2,114,730
1993 419,352 2,222,093
1994 422,375 2,328,188
1995 429,606 2,434,662
1996 438,830 2,597,564
1997 448,067 2,817,410
1998 457,406 3,040,421
1999 466,916 3,266,009
2000 476,643 3,493,575
2001 486,560 3,723,590
2002 496,551 3,956,826
2003 506,414 4,192,457
2004 513,923 4,428,967
2005 519,313 4,664,790
2006 524,997 5,009,100
2007 531,016 5,624,635
2008 537,245 6,302,664
2009 543,568 6,707,058
2010 549,923 6,869,838
2011 556,269 7,104,538
2012 562,633 7,391,448
2013 569,020 7,693,031
2014 575,373 8,059,440
2015 581,627 8,505,237
2016 587,757 8,935,095
2017 593,713 9,223,225
2018 599,513 9,346,701
2019 605,768 9,445,785
2020 612,317 9,401,038
2021 617,896 9,575,152
2022 623,164 10,074,977
2023 628,886 10,483,751
2024 634,431 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Suriname and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Suriname

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Suriname UAE
1960 6.59 6.5
1961 6.58 6.49
1962 6.57 6.49
1963 6.51 6.5
1964 6.43 6.49
1965 6.32 6.5
1966 6.2 6.5
1967 6.04 6.51
1968 5.86 6.53
1969 5.7 6.52
1970 5.53 6.52
1971 5.36 6.52
1972 5.18 6.5
1973 5.01 6.46
1974 4.81 6.41
1975 4.63 6.35
1976 4.45 6.29
1977 4.26 6.22
1978 4.08 6.15
1979 3.93 6.06
1980 3.79 5.95
1981 3.75 5.81
1982 3.82 5.66
1983 3.87 5.48
1984 3.8 5.3
1985 3.71 5.13
1986 3.61 5
1987 3.53 4.88
1988 3.46 4.77
1989 3.39 4.65
1990 3.23 4.51
1991 3.09 4.25
1992 3.01 4.09
1993 2.94 3.82
1994 2.9 3.76
1995 2.9 3.28
1996 2.92 3.06
1997 2.95 2.83
1998 2.99 2.77
1999 3.02 2.79
2000 3.05 2.73
2001 3.06 2.62
2002 2.96 2.54
2003 2.84 2.49
2004 2.74 2.38
2005 2.71 2.23
2006 2.73 1.96
2007 2.74 1.79
2008 2.73 1.52
2009 2.71 1.58
2010 2.69 1.57
2011 2.67 1.54
2012 2.67 1.53
2013 2.65 1.53
2014 2.62 1.48
2015 2.57 1.42
2016 2.5 1.37
2017 2.43 1.35
2018 2.38 1.29
2019 2.35 1.25
2020 2.31 1.29
2021 2.3 1.16
2022 2.27 1.15
2023 2.25 1.2

Suriname and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Suriname

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Suriname UAE
1960 18.1 19.6
1961 18.2 20.1
1962 17.8 20.6
1963 17.3 21
1964 16.8 21.5
1965 16.4 22
1966 16.1 22.6
1967 15.8 23.3
1968 15.6 23.5
1969 15.6 23.1
1970 15.6 23
1971 15.7 23.2
1972 16 23.6
1973 16.3 24.1
1974 16.7 24.7
1975 17 25.4
1976 17.4 25.6
1977 17.6 25.4
1978 17.9 25.5
1979 18.1 25.8
1980 18.4 26.2
1981 18.7 26.4
1982 18.9 26.4
1983 19.2 26.4
1984 19.5 26.4
1985 19.7 26.6
1986 20 26.5
1987 20.2 26.1
1988 20.4 25.9
1989 20.6 25.8
1990 20.8 25.8
1991 21 26
1992 21.2 26.4
1993 21.5 26.8
1994 21.7 27.4
1995 22 28
1996 22.4 28.1
1997 22.8 27.9
1998 23.2 27.9
1999 23.6 28
2000 24 28.2
2001 24.4 28.6
2002 24.7 29.1
2003 25 29.6
2004 25.3 30.3
2005 25.5 30.9
2006 25.6 31.4
2007 25.8 31.6
2008 26.1 31.6
2009 26.3 31.6
2010 26.5 31.7
2011 26.7 31.7
2012 26.9 31.7
2013 27.1 31.7
2014 27.3 31.8
2015 27.5 31.8
2016 27.7 31.8
2017 27.9 31.8
2018 28.1 31.8
2019 28.3 31.8
2020 28.6 31.8
2021 28.7 31.9
2022 28.9 31.9
2023 29.2 32.2
2024 29.4 32.6

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Finance

Suriname UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$3.72B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.2%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.18%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.92%
2016
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.3%
2023
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
39.9%
2023
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2022
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.63B
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$160M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
279,000
2017
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.78%
2020
n/a
Banked people share n/a
85.7%
2021

Energy

Suriname UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,695 kg
2023
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.5
2023
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.63 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.18 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.4%
2022
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
14.5%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.3%
2023
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share
12.3%
2023
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,897 kWh
2023
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
41.9%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
61%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Suriname UAE
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,166
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
66.5%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.3
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
22
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.28
2022
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2021
98.8%
2024
English speaking
87.1%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
78.4%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Suriname UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$344
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.4
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.47%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.48
2021
2.91
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
84
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
16.2
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
29.8%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.8%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.93 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Suriname UAE
% of world land
0.11%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
97,682 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
275.8 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
58,531 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,674 mi
2003
2,535 mi
2008

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