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Suriname vs Uruguay statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Suriname has a population of 634K (ranked 165/197), compared with 3.39M in Uruguay (ranked 133/197). Suriname's land area is 61,972 sq mi versus 67,576 sq mi for Uruguay (ranked 90th vs. 89th).

By GDP, Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B) and Uruguay ranks 80/197 ($81B). By GDP per capita, Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431), while Uruguay ranks 51/197 ($23,907).

Main facts and rankings

Suriname Uruguay
Population
644193
3384690
Population rank 165/197 133/197
GDP
$4.71B
2024
$81B
2024
GDP rank 164/197 80/197
GDP per capita
$7,431
2024
$23,907
2024
GDP per capita rank 101/197 51/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,067
2024
$36,418
2024
Government debt
$4.11B
2024
$55.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.6%
2025
68.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,481
2024
$16,423
2024
Government debt per person rank 71/185 37/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,252
2025
$12,053
2025
Land area
61,972 sq mi
2025
67,576 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
50.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.25
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
37.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
78.5 years
2025

Suriname and Uruguay: Comparison Charts

Suriname and Uruguay economies compared

GDP
Suriname

Uruguay
Year GDP
Suriname Uruguay
1960 $99,650,000 $1,242,289,239
1961 $107,700,000 $1,547,388,781
1962 $116,150,000 $1,710,004,407
1963 $125,950,000 $1,539,681,491
1964 $134,400,000 $1,975,701,816
1965 $154,150,000 $1,890,767,156
1966 $190,350,000 $1,809,185,094
1967 $220,700,000 $1,597,713,469
1968 $241,350,000 $1,593,674,185
1969 $259,650,000 $2,004,435,484
1970 $274,900,000 $2,137,096,774
1971 $301,000,000 $2,807,258,065
1972 $311,950,000 $2,189,418,689
1973 $339,450,000 $3,964,296,443
1974 $409,850,000 $4,090,209,682
1975 $465,500,000 $3,538,278,047
1976 $505,500,000 $3,667,161,241
1977 $641,500,000 $4,114,670,014
1978 $735,500,000 $4,910,254,566
1979 $782,500,000 $7,181,182,224
1980 $795,000,000 $10,163,020,116
1981 $889,000,000 $11,048,301,421
1982 $915,000,000 $9,178,780,077
1983 $883,500,000 $5,102,276,308
1984 $864,000,000 $4,850,238,550
1985 $873,000,000 $4,732,017,873
1986 $891,000,000 $5,880,112,788
1987 $980,000,000 $7,367,494,080
1988 $1,161,000,000 $8,213,538,369
1989 $542,600,000 $8,438,951,476
1990 $388,400,000 $9,298,807,850
1991 $448,100,000 $11,206,176,651
1992 $404,600,000 $12,878,148,791
1993 $428,764,706 $15,002,136,971
1994 $605,492,537 $17,474,588,896
1995 $691,590,498 $19,297,663,097
1996 $861,372,806 $20,515,458,114
1997 $926,422,500 $23,969,739,234
1998 $1,110,850,000 $25,385,886,978
1999 $886,290,698 $23,983,945,191
2000 $947,671,970 $22,823,270,892
2001 $834,279,358 $20,898,761,742
2002 $1,093,574,468 $13,606,515,723
2003 $1,274,190,311 $12,045,638,352
2004 $1,484,092,538 $13,686,329,890
2005 $1,793,410,397 $17,362,857,684
2006 $2,626,380,435 $19,741,420,740
2007 $2,936,612,022 $23,797,773,024
2008 $3,532,969,035 $31,119,602,539
2009 $3,875,409,836 $32,708,319,078
2010 $4,368,370,998 $41,950,361,212
2011 $4,422,276,622 $50,342,406,067
2012 $4,980,000,000 $54,232,266,359
2013 $5,145,757,576 $61,337,621,934
2014 $5,240,606,061 $61,496,186,974
2015 $5,126,237,646 $57,680,327,999
2016 $3,317,421,648 $57,480,787,465
2017 $3,591,679,431 $65,005,997,963
2018 $3,996,198,867 $65,344,577,416
2019 $4,016,040,575 $62,222,313,619
2020 $2,911,807,496 $53,559,359,262
2021 $3,107,923,198 $60,739,084,241
2022 $3,791,603,200 $70,594,110,920
2023 $3,455,146,281 $77,991,666,838
2024 $4,714,267,822 $80,961,511,074

Suriname and Uruguay economies compared

GDP per capita
Suriname

Uruguay
Year GDP per capita
Suriname Uruguay
1960 $378 $491
1961 $395 $604
1962 $409 $659
1963 $424 $587
1964 $435 $745
1965 $482 $705
1966 $575 $668
1967 $644 $585
1968 $681 $579
1969 $708 $723
1970 $724 $766
1971 $768 $1,000
1972 $785 $776
1973 $858 $1,397
1974 $1,041 $1,433
1975 $1,190 $1,232
1976 $1,302 $1,268
1977 $1,666 $1,414
1978 $1,928 $1,678
1979 $2,072 $2,443
1980 $2,118 $3,443
1981 $2,368 $3,728
1982 $2,430 $3,085
1983 $2,333 $1,707
1984 $2,261 $1,615
1985 $2,256 $1,568
1986 $2,271 $1,939
1987 $2,469 $2,416
1988 $2,886 $2,677
1989 $1,329 $2,734
1990 $942 $2,995
1991 $1,080 $3,589
1992 $969 $4,102
1993 $1,022 $4,753
1994 $1,434 $5,508
1995 $1,610 $6,050
1996 $1,963 $6,398
1997 $2,068 $7,436
1998 $2,429 $7,837
1999 $1,898 $7,371
2000 $1,988 $6,988
2001 $1,715 $6,383
2002 $2,202 $4,150
2003 $2,516 $3,671
2004 $2,888 $4,169
2005 $3,453 $5,284
2006 $5,003 $6,001
2007 $5,530 $7,222
2008 $6,576 $9,424
2009 $7,130 $9,881
2010 $7,944 $12,641
2011 $7,950 $15,132
2012 $8,851 $16,260
2013 $9,043 $18,335
2014 $9,108 $18,322
2015 $8,814 $17,126
2016 $5,644 $17,010
2017 $6,050 $19,185
2018 $6,666 $19,250
2019 $6,630 $18,316
2020 $4,755 $15,758
2021 $5,030 $17,882
2022 $6,084 $20,819
2023 $5,494 $23,019
2024 $7,431 $23,907

Suriname vs. Uruguay life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Suriname

Uruguay
Year Life expectancy, years
Suriname Uruguay
1950 50.7 65.6
1951 51.1 65.8
1952 51.4 66.1
1953 52.1 66.3
1954 52.8 66.5
1955 53.5 66.7
1956 54.1 66.9
1957 54.7 67.1
1958 55.4 67.3
1959 55.9 67.5
1960 56.6 67.7
1961 57.3 67.8
1962 58 67.9
1963 58.5 68
1964 58.9 68.1
1965 59.1 68.2
1966 59.2 68.3
1967 59.2 68.4
1968 59.3 68.5
1969 59.4 68.6
1970 59.5 68.7
1971 59.6 68.9
1972 59.7 69.2
1973 59.8 69.3
1974 59.9 69.5
1975 60 69.7
1976 60.2 69.9
1977 60.3 70.1
1978 60.4 70.3
1979 60.5 70.3
1980 60.7 70.5
1981 60.8 71
1982 60.9 71.5
1983 61.1 71.6
1984 61.2 71.7
1985 61.4 71.9
1986 61.2 72.2
1987 61.3 72.2
1988 61.5 72.4
1989 62 72.6
1990 62.1 73
1991 62.2 73.2
1992 62.2 73.2
1993 62.4 73.1
1994 62.5 73.2
1995 62.8 73.5
1996 63.1 73.8
1997 63.4 73.9
1998 63.7 74
1999 64 74.3
2000 64.4 74.7
2001 64.8 75
2002 65.3 75
2003 65.8 75.1
2004 66.4 75.3
2005 67 75.8
2006 67.6 75.9
2007 68.3 76.2
2008 68.9 76.3
2009 69.3 76.7
2010 69.6 76.7
2011 69.8 76.6
2012 70 76.7
2013 70.1 77
2014 70.3 77.2
2015 70.6 77.3
2016 71 77.4
2017 71.2 77.6
2018 71.5 77.5
2019 71.8 77.5
2020 72.3 78.4
2021 68.9 75.4
2022 73.3 76.5
2023 73.6 78.1
2024 73.8 78.3
2025 73.9 78.5

Suriname and Uruguay population clocks and comparison

Population
Suriname

Uruguay
Year Population
Suriname Uruguay
1960 263,918 2,529,957
1961 272,791 2,562,044
1962 283,912 2,593,298
1963 297,034 2,623,766
1964 309,041 2,653,180
1965 320,000 2,681,169
1966 331,135 2,707,646
1967 342,679 2,732,277
1968 354,616 2,754,606
1969 366,906 2,773,974
1970 379,442 2,790,807
1971 391,932 2,806,462
1972 397,413 2,821,644
1973 395,772 2,837,133
1974 393,676 2,853,944
1975 391,170 2,872,320
1976 388,289 2,891,392
1977 385,067 2,909,461
1978 381,502 2,925,715
1979 377,602 2,939,903
1980 375,377 2,951,953
1981 375,459 2,963,246
1982 376,555 2,975,492
1983 378,746 2,988,778
1984 382,193 3,002,488
1985 386,972 3,017,037
1986 392,330 3,032,845
1987 396,911 3,049,896
1988 402,227 3,067,961
1989 408,409 3,086,255
1990 412,493 3,104,403
1991 415,013 3,122,354
1992 417,589 3,139,702
1993 419,352 3,156,345
1994 422,375 3,172,834
1995 429,606 3,189,440
1996 438,830 3,206,324
1997 448,067 3,223,345
1998 457,406 3,239,280
1999 466,916 3,254,015
2000 476,643 3,266,206
2001 486,560 3,274,251
2002 496,551 3,278,867
2003 506,414 3,281,186
2004 513,923 3,283,148
2005 519,313 3,285,771
2006 524,997 3,289,506
2007 531,016 3,295,153
2008 537,245 3,302,177
2009 543,568 3,310,091
2010 549,923 3,318,580
2011 556,269 3,326,825
2012 562,633 3,335,401
2013 569,020 3,345,337
2014 575,373 3,356,334
2015 581,627 3,368,017
2016 587,757 3,379,283
2017 593,713 3,388,438
2018 599,513 3,394,534
2019 605,768 3,397,206
2020 612,317 3,398,968
2021 617,896 3,396,695
2022 623,164 3,390,913
2023 628,886 3,388,081
2024 634,431 3,386,588

Fertility rates in Suriname and Uruguay

Fertility rate
Suriname

Uruguay
Year Fertility rate
Suriname Uruguay
1960 6.59 2.83
1961 6.58 2.85
1962 6.57 2.87
1963 6.51 2.88
1964 6.43 2.86
1965 6.32 2.84
1966 6.2 2.82
1967 6.04 2.78
1968 5.86 2.77
1969 5.7 2.77
1970 5.53 2.77
1971 5.36 2.77
1972 5.18 2.78
1973 5.01 2.86
1974 4.81 2.96
1975 4.63 3.02
1976 4.45 3.01
1977 4.26 2.9
1978 4.08 2.83
1979 3.93 2.71
1980 3.79 2.59
1981 3.75 2.53
1982 3.82 2.51
1983 3.87 2.49
1984 3.8 2.47
1985 3.71 2.47
1986 3.61 2.47
1987 3.53 2.49
1988 3.46 2.5
1989 3.39 2.5
1990 3.23 2.48
1991 3.09 2.45
1992 3.01 2.43
1993 2.94 2.41
1994 2.9 2.42
1995 2.9 2.4
1996 2.92 2.36
1997 2.95 2.33
1998 2.99 2.27
1999 3.02 2.25
2000 3.05 2.2
2001 3.06 2.16
2002 2.96 2.16
2003 2.84 2.12
2004 2.74 2.09
2005 2.71 2.1
2006 2.73 2.07
2007 2.74 2.05
2008 2.73 2.03
2009 2.71 2.02
2010 2.69 2.01
2011 2.67 1.99
2012 2.67 2.01
2013 2.65 2.03
2014 2.62 2.03
2015 2.57 2.04
2016 2.5 1.97
2017 2.43 1.82
2018 2.38 1.68
2019 2.35 1.57
2020 2.31 1.5
2021 2.3 1.45
2022 2.27 1.43
2023 2.25 1.41

Suriname and Uruguay demographics compared

Median age
Suriname

Uruguay
Year Median age, years
Suriname Uruguay
1960 18.1 29
1961 18.2 29.1
1962 17.8 29.2
1963 17.3 29.2
1964 16.8 29.3
1965 16.4 29.4
1966 16.1 29.5
1967 15.8 29.6
1968 15.6 29.7
1969 15.6 29.8
1970 15.6 29.9
1971 15.7 29.9
1972 16 30
1973 16.3 30.1
1974 16.7 30.1
1975 17 30.1
1976 17.4 30.1
1977 17.6 30.1
1978 17.9 30
1979 18.1 30
1980 18.4 30.1
1981 18.7 30.1
1982 18.9 30.2
1983 19.2 30.3
1984 19.5 30.3
1985 19.7 30.4
1986 20 30.5
1987 20.2 30.6
1988 20.4 30.7
1989 20.6 30.8
1990 20.8 30.9
1991 21 31
1992 21.2 31.1
1993 21.5 31.2
1994 21.7 31.4
1995 22 31.5
1996 22.4 31.6
1997 22.8 31.7
1998 23.2 31.8
1999 23.6 31.9
2000 24 32
2001 24.4 32.2
2002 24.7 32.3
2003 25 32.5
2004 25.3 32.7
2005 25.5 32.9
2006 25.6 33.1
2007 25.8 33.3
2008 26.1 33.5
2009 26.3 33.7
2010 26.5 34
2011 26.7 34.2
2012 26.9 34.5
2013 27.1 34.7
2014 27.3 34.9
2015 27.5 35
2016 27.7 35.2
2017 27.9 35.3
2018 28.1 35.5
2019 28.3 35.8
2020 28.6 36
2021 28.7 36.3
2022 28.9 36.5
2023 29.2 36.8
2024 29.4 37.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Suriname Uruguay
GNI, Atlas method
$3.72B
2024
$73.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.2%
2025
31.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
4.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.18%
2025
-2.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.92%
2016
8.21%
2024
Services, % of GDP
48.3%
2023
65.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
39.9%
2023
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
30%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2022
2.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
17
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$284M
1996
Total reserves including gold
$1.63B
2024
$17.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$160M
2024
$136M
2024
International tourist arrivals
279,000
2017
3,480,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.78%
2020
7.71%
2020
Banked people share n/a
73.7%
2024

Energy

Suriname Uruguay
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,695 kg
2023
1,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.5
2023
$20.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.63 megatons
2023
8.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.18 tons
2023
2.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.4%
2022
44.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
14.5%
2021
57.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.3%
2023
17.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share
12.3%
2023
46.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,897 kWh
2023
3,590 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
41.9%
2021
84.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
61%
2023
38.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Suriname Uruguay
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,166
2024
-1,348
2024
Urban population
66.5%
2024
95.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.3 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.3
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
76
2024
Higher education index
22
2025
61
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.28
2022
11.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
14.8
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
151
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2021
98.9%
2024
English speaking
87.1%
2023
24%
2023
People using the Internet
78.4%
2023
92%
2024

Health

Suriname Uruguay
Government health expenditure per capita
$344
2022
$1,851
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.4
2022
$302
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
78.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.47%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.48
2021
4.63
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
84
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
16.2
2023
6.7
2023
Obesity rate
29.8%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.8%
2024
7.8%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.93 liters
2020
5.61 liters
2020

Territory

Suriname Uruguay
% of world land
0.11%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
97,682 sq mi
2024
19,954 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
275.8 sq mi
2025
54,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
58,531 sq mi
2025
8,085 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,674 mi
2003
48,300 mi
2010

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