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Suriname vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Suriname has a population of 634K (ranked 165/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Suriname's land area is 61,972 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 90th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Suriname Vietnam
Population
644193
102063551
Population rank 165/197 16/197
GDP
$4.71B
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 164/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$7,431
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 101/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,067
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$4.11B
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.6%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,481
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 71/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,252
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
61,972 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.25
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Suriname and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Suriname and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Suriname

Vietnam
Year GDP
Suriname Vietnam
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 -
1971 $301,000,000 -
1972 $311,950,000 -
1973 $339,450,000 -
1974 $409,850,000 -
1975 $465,500,000 -
1976 $505,500,000 -
1977 $641,500,000 -
1978 $735,500,000 -
1979 $782,500,000 -
1980 $795,000,000 -
1981 $889,000,000 -
1982 $915,000,000 -
1983 $883,500,000 -
1984 $864,000,000 -
1985 $873,000,000 $14,094,687,821
1986 $891,000,000 $26,336,616,250
1987 $980,000,000 $36,658,108,850
1988 $1,161,000,000 $25,423,812,649
1989 $542,600,000 $6,293,304,975
1990 $388,400,000 $6,471,740,806
1991 $448,100,000 $9,613,369,520
1992 $404,600,000 $9,866,990,236
1993 $428,764,706 $13,180,953,598
1994 $605,492,537 $16,286,433,533
1995 $691,590,498 $20,736,164,459
1996 $861,372,806 $24,657,470,575
1997 $926,422,500 $26,843,700,442
1998 $1,110,850,000 $27,209,602,050
1999 $886,290,698 $28,683,659,007
2000 $947,671,970 $31,172,518,403
2001 $834,279,358 $32,685,198,809
2002 $1,093,574,468 $35,064,105,501
2003 $1,274,190,311 $39,552,513,232
2004 $1,484,092,538 $45,427,854,693
2005 $1,793,410,397 $57,633,255,738
2006 $2,626,380,435 $66,371,664,817
2007 $2,936,612,022 $77,414,425,532
2008 $3,532,969,035 $99,130,304,099
2009 $3,875,409,836 $106,014,659,565
2010 $4,368,370,998 $147,201,173,197
2011 $4,422,276,622 $172,595,049,184
2012 $4,980,000,000 $195,590,661,129
2013 $5,145,757,576 $213,708,811,665
2014 $5,240,606,061 $233,451,469,643
2015 $5,126,237,646 $239,258,328,382
2016 $3,317,421,648 $257,096,001,178
2017 $3,591,679,431 $281,353,605,987
2018 $3,996,198,867 $310,106,478,395
2019 $4,016,040,575 $334,365,270,497
2020 $2,911,807,496 $346,615,738,538
2021 $3,107,923,198 $366,474,752,771
2022 $3,791,603,200 $413,445,230,669
2023 $3,455,146,281 $433,857,681,378
2024 $4,714,267,822 $476,388,230,307

Suriname and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Suriname

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Suriname Vietnam
1960 $378 -
1961 $395 -
1962 $409 -
1963 $424 -
1964 $435 -
1965 $482 -
1966 $575 -
1967 $644 -
1968 $681 -
1969 $708 -
1970 $724 -
1971 $768 -
1972 $785 -
1973 $858 -
1974 $1,041 -
1975 $1,190 -
1976 $1,302 -
1977 $1,666 -
1978 $1,928 -
1979 $2,072 -
1980 $2,118 -
1981 $2,368 -
1982 $2,430 -
1983 $2,333 -
1984 $2,261 -
1985 $2,256 $238.6
1986 $2,271 $436
1987 $2,469 $595
1988 $2,886 $405
1989 $1,329 $98.1
1990 $942 $98.8
1991 $1,080 $143.7
1992 $969 $144.5
1993 $1,022 $189.4
1994 $1,434 $229.9
1995 $1,610 $287.8
1996 $1,963 $337
1997 $2,068 $362
1998 $2,429 $361
1999 $1,898 $376
2000 $1,988 $404
2001 $1,715 $419
2002 $2,202 $445
2003 $2,516 $497
2004 $2,888 $565
2005 $3,453 $711
2006 $5,003 $808
2007 $5,530 $926
2008 $6,576 $1,164
2009 $7,130 $1,226
2010 $7,944 $1,683
2011 $7,950 $1,951
2012 $8,851 $2,185
2013 $9,043 $2,360
2014 $9,108 $2,546
2015 $8,814 $2,578
2016 $5,644 $2,735
2017 $6,050 $2,956
2018 $6,666 $3,222
2019 $6,630 $3,441
2020 $4,755 $3,534
2021 $5,030 $3,704
2022 $6,084 $4,148
2023 $5,494 $4,323
2024 $7,431 $4,717

Suriname vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Suriname

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Suriname Vietnam
1950 50.7 48
1951 51.1 48.7
1952 51.4 49.4
1953 52.1 50
1954 52.8 52
1955 53.5 54.8
1956 54.1 55.5
1957 54.7 56.2
1958 55.4 56.8
1959 55.9 57.4
1960 56.6 58
1961 57.3 58.5
1962 58 58.2
1963 58.5 56.9
1964 58.9 57.5
1965 59.1 57
1966 59.2 56.9
1967 59.2 56.7
1968 59.3 52.7
1969 59.4 54.8
1970 59.5 54.9
1971 59.6 55.6
1972 59.7 51.9
1973 59.8 55.7
1974 59.9 54.8
1975 60 61.9
1976 60.2 63.7
1977 60.3 64.1
1978 60.4 64.5
1979 60.5 65
1980 60.7 65.3
1981 60.8 65.8
1982 60.9 66.2
1983 61.1 66.5
1984 61.2 66.9
1985 61.4 67.2
1986 61.2 67.6
1987 61.3 68
1988 61.5 68.6
1989 62 68.8
1990 62.1 69
1991 62.2 69.3
1992 62.2 69.6
1993 62.4 70
1994 62.5 70.4
1995 62.8 70.9
1996 63.1 71.3
1997 63.4 71.7
1998 63.7 72.3
1999 64 72.6
2000 64.4 72.7
2001 64.8 73
2002 65.3 73.1
2003 65.8 73.2
2004 66.4 73.1
2005 67 73.2
2006 67.6 73.3
2007 68.3 73.4
2008 68.9 73.5
2009 69.3 73.5
2010 69.6 73.6
2011 69.8 73.7
2012 70 73.8
2013 70.1 73.8
2014 70.3 73.9
2015 70.6 74
2016 71 74
2017 71.2 74
2018 71.5 74.1
2019 71.8 74.2
2020 72.3 75.4
2021 68.9 74.1
2022 73.3 74.5
2023 73.6 74.6
2024 73.8 74.7
2025 73.9 74.9

Suriname and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Suriname

Vietnam
Year Population
Suriname Vietnam
1960 263,918 32,531,933
1961 272,791 33,409,059
1962 283,912 34,288,560
1963 297,034 35,249,101
1964 309,041 36,201,563
1965 320,000 37,129,656
1966 331,135 38,024,836
1967 342,679 38,895,080
1968 354,616 39,734,609
1969 366,906 40,582,096
1970 379,442 41,475,230
1971 391,932 42,449,276
1972 397,413 43,429,168
1973 395,772 44,409,861
1974 393,676 45,413,537
1975 391,170 46,482,903
1976 388,289 47,684,931
1977 385,067 48,954,872
1978 381,502 50,249,552
1979 377,602 51,378,211
1980 375,377 52,490,101
1981 375,459 53,738,141
1982 376,555 55,011,289
1983 378,746 56,337,921
1984 382,193 57,706,067
1985 386,972 59,060,622
1986 392,330 60,347,048
1987 396,911 61,584,651
1988 402,227 62,843,228
1989 408,409 64,147,348
1990 412,493 65,504,552
1991 415,013 66,891,775
1992 417,589 68,260,337
1993 419,352 69,586,384
1994 422,375 70,854,391
1995 429,606 72,049,940
1996 438,830 73,156,447
1997 448,067 74,226,889
1998 457,406 75,299,660
1999 466,916 76,287,452
2000 476,643 77,154,011
2001 486,560 77,969,361
2002 496,551 78,772,224
2003 506,414 79,563,777
2004 513,923 80,338,971
2005 519,313 81,088,313
2006 524,997 82,167,897
2007 531,016 83,633,375
2008 537,245 85,175,788
2009 543,568 86,460,018
2010 549,923 87,455,152
2011 556,269 88,468,314
2012 562,633 89,510,356
2013 569,020 90,573,104
2014 575,373 91,679,578
2015 581,627 92,823,254
2016 587,757 94,000,117
2017 593,713 95,176,977
2018 599,513 96,237,319
2019 605,768 97,173,776
2020 612,317 98,079,191
2021 617,896 98,935,098
2022 623,164 99,680,655
2023 628,886 100,352,192
2024 634,431 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Suriname and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Suriname

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Suriname Vietnam
1960 6.59 6.27
1961 6.58 5.48
1962 6.57 6.26
1963 6.51 6.39
1964 6.43 6.29
1965 6.32 6.16
1966 6.2 5.97
1967 6.04 5.88
1968 5.86 6.03
1969 5.7 6.01
1970 5.53 6.02
1971 5.36 6.07
1972 5.18 6.1
1973 5.01 6.11
1974 4.81 5.78
1975 4.63 5.62
1976 4.45 5.46
1977 4.26 5.29
1978 4.08 5.1
1979 3.93 4.94
1980 3.79 4.8
1981 3.75 4.67
1982 3.82 4.59
1983 3.87 4.52
1984 3.8 4.41
1985 3.71 4.21
1986 3.61 3.96
1987 3.53 3.72
1988 3.46 3.62
1989 3.39 3.64
1990 3.23 3.6
1991 3.09 3.52
1992 3.01 3.35
1993 2.94 3.17
1994 2.9 2.94
1995 2.9 2.7
1996 2.92 2.47
1997 2.95 2.27
1998 2.99 2.1
1999 3.02 2
2000 3.05 2.03
2001 3.06 2.02
2002 2.96 2.01
2003 2.84 2
2004 2.74 1.97
2005 2.71 1.89
2006 2.73 1.87
2007 2.74 1.91
2008 2.73 1.93
2009 2.71 1.92
2010 2.69 1.91
2011 2.67 1.93
2012 2.67 1.97
2013 2.65 1.98
2014 2.62 2.09
2015 2.57 2.1
2016 2.5 2
2017 2.43 1.99
2018 2.38 1.88
2019 2.35 1.94
2020 2.31 1.96
2021 2.3 1.94
2022 2.27 1.93
2023 2.25 1.91

Suriname and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Suriname

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Suriname Vietnam
1960 18.1 21.2
1961 18.2 20.7
1962 17.8 20.2
1963 17.3 19.7
1964 16.8 19.2
1965 16.4 18.9
1966 16.1 18.7
1967 15.8 18.5
1968 15.6 18.4
1969 15.6 18.4
1970 15.6 18.4
1971 15.7 18.4
1972 16 18.5
1973 16.3 18.5
1974 16.7 18.6
1975 17 18.7
1976 17.4 18.8
1977 17.6 19
1978 17.9 19.1
1979 18.1 19.3
1980 18.4 19.4
1981 18.7 19.5
1982 18.9 19.6
1983 19.2 19.7
1984 19.5 19.8
1985 19.7 19.9
1986 20 20
1987 20.2 20.1
1988 20.4 20.2
1989 20.6 20.4
1990 20.8 20.5
1991 21 20.7
1992 21.2 20.9
1993 21.5 21.1
1994 21.7 21.4
1995 22 21.7
1996 22.4 22
1997 22.8 22.4
1998 23.2 22.9
1999 23.6 23.3
2000 24 23.7
2001 24.4 24.2
2002 24.7 24.6
2003 25 25
2004 25.3 25.4
2005 25.5 25.8
2006 25.6 26.3
2007 25.8 26.9
2008 26.1 27.4
2009 26.3 27.9
2010 26.5 28.3
2011 26.7 28.7
2012 26.9 29
2013 27.1 29.4
2014 27.3 29.8
2015 27.5 30.2
2016 27.7 30.5
2017 27.9 30.8
2018 28.1 31.2
2019 28.3 31.6
2020 28.6 32.1
2021 28.7 32.5
2022 28.9 33
2023 29.2 33.4
2024 29.4 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Suriname Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$3.72B
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.2%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.18%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.92%
2016
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
48.3%
2023
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
39.9%
2023
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2022
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.63B
2024
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$160M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
279,000
2017
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.78%
2020
1.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
70.6%
2024

Energy

Suriname Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,695 kg
2023
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.5
2023
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.63 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.18 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.4%
2022
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
14.5%
2021
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.3%
2023
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
12.3%
2023
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,897 kWh
2023
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
41.9%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
61%
2023
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Suriname Vietnam
% of world population
0.008%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,166
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
66.5%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.3
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
22
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.28
2022
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2021
96.1%
2022
English speaking
87.1%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
78.4%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Suriname Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$344
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.4
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.47%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.48
2021
0.83
2016
Maternal mortality per 100K births
84
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
16.2
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
29.8%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.8%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.93 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Suriname Vietnam
% of world land
0.11%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
97,682 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
275.8 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
58,531 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,674 mi
2003
354,460 mi
2019

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