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Suriname vs Venezuela statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Suriname has a population of 634K (ranked 165/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). Suriname's land area is 61,972 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 90th vs. 32nd).

By GDP, Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Suriname Venezuela
Population
644193
28610737
Population rank 165/197 54/197
GDP
$4.71B
2024
$482B
2014
GDP rank 164/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$7,431
2024
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 101/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,067
2024
$17,349
2011
Government debt
$4.11B
2024
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.6%
2025
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,481
2024
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank 71/185 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,252
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
61,972 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.25
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Suriname and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Suriname and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Suriname

Venezuela
Year GDP
Suriname Venezuela
1960 $99,650,000 $7,663,938,303
1961 $107,700,000 $8,067,267,031
1962 $116,150,000 $8,814,309,884
1963 $125,950,000 $9,608,717,288
1964 $134,400,000 $8,192,413,793
1965 $154,150,000 $8,427,777,778
1966 $190,350,000 $8,781,333,333
1967 $220,700,000 $9,250,000,000
1968 $241,350,000 $10,034,444,444
1969 $259,650,000 $10,285,111,111
1970 $274,900,000 $11,561,111,111
1971 $301,000,000 $12,986,590,909
1972 $311,950,000 $13,977,727,273
1973 $339,450,000 $17,035,581,395
1974 $409,850,000 $26,100,930,233
1975 $465,500,000 $27,464,651,163
1976 $505,500,000 $31,419,534,884
1977 $641,500,000 $36,210,697,674
1978 $735,500,000 $39,316,279,070
1979 $782,500,000 $48,310,930,233
1980 $795,000,000 $59,116,511,628
1981 $889,000,000 $66,327,441,860
1982 $915,000,000 $67,736,744,186
1983 $883,500,000 $67,556,279,070
1984 $864,000,000 $59,867,743,468
1985 $873,000,000 $61,965,466,667
1986 $891,000,000 $60,516,123,711
1987 $980,000,000 $48,029,034,483
1988 $1,161,000,000 $60,226,413,793
1989 $542,600,000 $43,536,709,104
1990 $388,400,000 $48,606,952,195
1991 $448,100,000 $53,453,444,787
1992 $404,600,000 $60,416,519,620
1993 $428,764,706 $60,037,460,783
1994 $605,492,537 $58,418,666,667
1995 $691,590,498 $77,389,487,770
1996 $861,372,806 $70,543,211,119
1997 $926,422,500 $85,837,678,560
1998 $1,110,850,000 $91,336,763,255
1999 $886,290,698 $97,972,842,462
2000 $947,671,970 $117,146,466,003
2001 $834,279,358 $122,911,036,747
2002 $1,093,574,468 $92,893,587,734
2003 $1,274,190,311 $83,620,628,582
2004 $1,484,092,538 $112,451,400,425
2005 $1,793,410,397 $145,513,489,652
2006 $2,626,380,435 $183,477,522,124
2007 $2,936,612,022 $230,364,012,576
2008 $3,532,969,035 $315,953,388,511
2009 $3,875,409,836 $329,787,628,928
2010 $4,368,370,998 $393,192,354,511
2011 $4,422,276,622 $316,482,190,800
2012 $4,980,000,000 $381,286,237,848
2013 $5,145,757,576 $371,005,379,787
2014 $5,240,606,061 $482,359,318,768
2015 $5,126,237,646 -
2016 $3,317,421,648 -
2017 $3,591,679,431 -
2018 $3,996,198,867 -
2019 $4,016,040,575 -
2020 $2,911,807,496 -
2021 $3,107,923,198 -
2022 $3,791,603,200 -
2023 $3,455,146,281 -
2024 $4,714,267,822 -

Suriname and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Suriname

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Suriname Venezuela
1960 $378 $939
1961 $395 $954
1962 $409 $1,007
1963 $424 $1,060
1964 $435 $874
1965 $482 $869
1966 $575 $876
1967 $644 $893
1968 $681 $938
1969 $708 $932
1970 $724 $1,015
1971 $768 $1,106
1972 $785 $1,155
1973 $858 $1,367
1974 $1,041 $2,034
1975 $1,190 $2,078
1976 $1,302 $2,309
1977 $1,666 $2,585
1978 $1,928 $2,727
1979 $2,072 $3,257
1980 $2,118 $3,874
1981 $2,368 $4,228
1982 $2,430 $4,202
1983 $2,333 $4,079
1984 $2,261 $3,520
1985 $2,256 $3,549
1986 $2,271 $3,376
1987 $2,469 $2,611
1988 $2,886 $3,191
1989 $1,329 $2,250
1990 $942 $2,452
1991 $1,080 $2,633
1992 $969 $2,907
1993 $1,022 $2,825
1994 $1,434 $2,689
1995 $1,610 $3,487
1996 $1,963 $3,113
1997 $2,068 $3,711
1998 $2,429 $3,870
1999 $1,898 $4,071
2000 $1,988 $4,776
2001 $1,715 $4,920
2002 $2,202 $3,652
2003 $2,516 $3,230
2004 $2,888 $4,269
2005 $3,453 $5,432
2006 $5,003 $6,739
2007 $5,530 $8,332
2008 $6,576 $11,262
2009 $7,130 $11,597
2010 $7,944 $13,646
2011 $7,950 $10,844
2012 $8,851 $12,901
2013 $9,043 $12,403
2014 $9,108 $15,944
2015 $8,814 -
2016 $5,644 -
2017 $6,050 -
2018 $6,666 -
2019 $6,630 -
2020 $4,755 -
2021 $5,030 -
2022 $6,084 -
2023 $5,494 -
2024 $7,431 -

Suriname vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Suriname

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Suriname Venezuela
1950 50.7 51.1
1951 51.1 52
1952 51.4 52.7
1953 52.1 53.4
1954 52.8 54.1
1955 53.5 54.8
1956 54.1 55.5
1957 54.7 56.2
1958 55.4 56.9
1959 55.9 57.7
1960 56.6 58.4
1961 57.3 59.1
1962 58 59.7
1963 58.5 60.5
1964 58.9 61.2
1965 59.1 61.9
1966 59.2 62.9
1967 59.2 63.6
1968 59.3 63.9
1969 59.4 63.8
1970 59.5 64.8
1971 59.6 65.2
1972 59.7 65.6
1973 59.8 65.7
1974 59.9 66.2
1975 60 66.7
1976 60.2 67.3
1977 60.3 67.7
1978 60.4 68.1
1979 60.5 68.2
1980 60.7 68.2
1981 60.8 68.7
1982 60.9 69
1983 61.1 69.5
1984 61.2 69.7
1985 61.4 70
1986 61.2 70.5
1987 61.3 70.7
1988 61.5 70.8
1989 62 70.8
1990 62.1 71
1991 62.2 71.2
1992 62.2 71.2
1993 62.4 71.4
1994 62.5 71.3
1995 62.8 71.7
1996 63.1 71.9
1997 63.4 72.6
1998 63.7 72.4
1999 64 72.1
2000 64.4 72.4
2001 64.8 71
2002 65.3 72.8
2003 65.8 72.1
2004 66.4 72.8
2005 67 73.1
2006 67.6 73
2007 68.3 73.3
2008 68.9 72.6
2009 69.3 72.8
2010 69.6 73.1
2011 69.8 73.1
2012 70 73.1
2013 70.1 73.1
2014 70.3 72.8
2015 70.6 73
2016 71 72
2017 71.2 71.9
2018 71.5 72.6
2019 71.8 72.8
2020 72.3 72.4
2021 68.9 71.5
2022 73.3 72.6
2023 73.6 72.5
2024 73.8 72.7
2025 73.9 72.8

Suriname and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Suriname

Venezuela
Year Population
Suriname Venezuela
1960 263,918 8,160,090
1961 272,791 8,455,915
1962 283,912 8,756,870
1963 297,034 9,064,021
1964 309,041 9,377,712
1965 320,000 9,697,790
1966 331,135 10,024,854
1967 342,679 10,358,513
1968 354,616 10,697,530
1969 366,906 11,040,280
1970 379,442 11,387,790
1971 391,932 11,741,008
1972 397,413 12,099,180
1973 395,772 12,463,537
1974 393,676 12,835,351
1975 391,170 13,215,892
1976 388,289 13,606,284
1977 385,067 14,006,812
1978 381,502 14,416,684
1979 377,602 14,834,552
1980 375,377 15,258,218
1981 375,459 15,687,297
1982 376,555 16,121,874
1983 378,746 16,562,205
1984 382,193 17,008,841
1985 386,972 17,461,434
1986 392,330 17,923,536
1987 396,911 18,394,963
1988 402,227 18,871,020
1989 408,409 19,348,921
1990 412,493 19,827,010
1991 415,013 20,304,896
1992 417,589 20,780,948
1993 419,352 21,254,520
1994 422,375 21,725,188
1995 429,606 22,193,821
1996 438,830 22,662,113
1997 448,067 23,131,685
1998 457,406 23,601,337
1999 466,916 24,066,593
2000 476,643 24,526,708
2001 486,560 24,979,922
2002 496,551 25,435,671
2003 506,414 25,892,703
2004 513,923 26,340,838
2005 519,313 26,785,804
2006 524,997 27,224,686
2007 531,016 27,649,363
2008 537,245 28,053,696
2009 543,568 28,438,298
2010 549,923 28,813,101
2011 556,269 29,185,212
2012 562,633 29,553,826
2013 569,020 29,912,198
2014 575,373 30,254,079
2015 581,627 30,573,972
2016 587,757 30,765,720
2017 593,713 30,565,323
2018 599,513 29,807,592
2019 605,768 28,938,098
2020 612,317 28,444,077
2021 617,896 28,237,826
2022 623,164 28,213,017
2023 628,886 28,300,854
2024 634,431 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Suriname and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Suriname

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Suriname Venezuela
1960 6.59 6.38
1961 6.58 6.3
1962 6.57 6.23
1963 6.51 6.16
1964 6.43 6.07
1965 6.32 5.98
1966 6.2 5.87
1967 6.04 5.75
1968 5.86 5.61
1969 5.7 5.47
1970 5.53 5.32
1971 5.36 5.17
1972 5.18 5.04
1973 5.01 4.91
1974 4.81 4.79
1975 4.63 4.69
1976 4.45 4.59
1977 4.26 4.49
1978 4.08 4.4
1979 3.93 4.3
1980 3.79 4.2
1981 3.75 4.1
1982 3.82 4.01
1983 3.87 3.93
1984 3.8 3.86
1985 3.71 3.79
1986 3.61 3.73
1987 3.53 3.67
1988 3.46 3.6
1989 3.39 3.52
1990 3.23 3.45
1991 3.09 3.37
1992 3.01 3.29
1993 2.94 3.22
1994 2.9 3.15
1995 2.9 3.08
1996 2.92 3.02
1997 2.95 2.97
1998 2.99 2.91
1999 3.02 2.86
2000 3.05 2.79
2001 3.06 2.78
2002 2.96 2.74
2003 2.84 2.7
2004 2.74 2.64
2005 2.71 2.63
2006 2.73 2.6
2007 2.74 2.52
2008 2.73 2.48
2009 2.71 2.42
2010 2.69 2.4
2011 2.67 2.4
2012 2.67 2.38
2013 2.65 2.33
2014 2.62 2.3
2015 2.57 2.25
2016 2.5 2.22
2017 2.43 2.18
2018 2.38 2.15
2019 2.35 2.13
2020 2.31 2.12
2021 2.3 2.11
2022 2.27 2.09
2023 2.25 2.08

Suriname and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Suriname

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Suriname Venezuela
1960 18.1 16.6
1961 18.2 16.6
1962 17.8 16.5
1963 17.3 16.5
1964 16.8 16.5
1965 16.4 16.5
1966 16.1 16.6
1967 15.8 16.6
1968 15.6 16.7
1969 15.6 16.9
1970 15.6 17
1971 15.7 17.2
1972 16 17.3
1973 16.3 17.5
1974 16.7 17.7
1975 17 17.9
1976 17.4 18.1
1977 17.6 18.3
1978 17.9 18.5
1979 18.1 18.7
1980 18.4 18.8
1981 18.7 19
1982 18.9 19.2
1983 19.2 19.4
1984 19.5 19.6
1985 19.7 19.8
1986 20 20
1987 20.2 20.2
1988 20.4 20.4
1989 20.6 20.6
1990 20.8 20.8
1991 21 21
1992 21.2 21.2
1993 21.5 21.4
1994 21.7 21.6
1995 22 21.9
1996 22.4 22.1
1997 22.8 22.3
1998 23.2 22.6
1999 23.6 22.8
2000 24 23.1
2001 24.4 23.4
2002 24.7 23.6
2003 25 23.9
2004 25.3 24.1
2005 25.5 24.4
2006 25.6 24.7
2007 25.8 24.9
2008 26.1 25.2
2009 26.3 25.5
2010 26.5 25.8
2011 26.7 26.1
2012 26.9 26.5
2013 27.1 26.8
2014 27.3 27.1
2015 27.5 27.4
2016 27.7 27.7
2017 27.9 28
2018 28.1 28.4
2019 28.3 28.9
2020 28.6 29.2
2021 28.7 29.6
2022 28.9 29.8
2023 29.2 30
2024 29.4 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Suriname Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$3.72B
2024
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.2%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.18%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.92%
2016
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP
48.3%
2023
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
39.9%
2023
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2022
1.2%
2006
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold
$1.63B
2024
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received
$160M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
279,000
2017
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
0.78%
2020
1.9%
2016
Banked people share n/a
87.3%
2024

Energy

Suriname Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,695 kg
2023
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.5
2023
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.63 megatons
2023
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.18 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.4%
2022
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
14.5%
2021
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.3%
2023
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
12.3%
2023
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,897 kWh
2023
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
41.9%
2021
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
61%
2023
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Suriname Venezuela
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,166
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
66.5%
2024
88.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.3
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
10
2024
Higher education index
22
2025
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.28
2022
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
39
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2021
97.6%
2022
English speaking
87.1%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
78.4%
2023
61.6%
2017

Health

Suriname Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita
$344
2022
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.4
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.47%
2022
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.48
2021
1.66
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
84
2023
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
16.2
2023
24.3
2023
Obesity rate
29.8%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.8%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
73
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.93 liters
2020
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Suriname Venezuela
% of world land
0.11%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
97,682 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
275.8 sq mi
2025
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
58,531 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,674 mi
2003
59,769 mi
2014

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