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Suriname vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Suriname has a population of 634K (ranked 165/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Suriname's land area is 61,972 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 90th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.71B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Suriname ranks 101/197 ($7,431), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Suriname Yemen
Population
644193
42727988
Population rank 165/197 37/197
GDP
$4.71B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 164/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$7,431
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 101/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,067
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$4.11B
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.6%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,481
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 71/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,252
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
61,972 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.25
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Suriname and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Suriname and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Suriname

Yemen
Year GDP
Suriname Yemen
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 -
1986 $891,000,000 -
1987 $980,000,000 -
1988 $1,161,000,000 -
1989 $542,600,000 -
1990 $388,400,000 $12,643,821,569
1991 $448,100,000 $14,665,445,462
1992 $404,600,000 $17,959,367,194
1993 $428,764,706 $21,736,802,664
1994 $605,492,537 $28,019,483,764
1995 $691,590,498 $12,796,345,679
1996 $861,372,806 $6,496,163,616
1997 $926,422,500 $6,838,298,531
1998 $1,110,850,000 $6,322,175,566
1999 $886,290,698 $7,639,325,296
2000 $947,671,970 $9,679,316,770
2001 $834,279,358 $9,852,990,693
2002 $1,093,574,468 $10,693,430,511
2003 $1,274,190,311 $11,777,532,662
2004 $1,484,092,538 $13,867,634,371
2005 $1,793,410,397 $16,731,566,717
2006 $2,626,380,435 $19,063,143,370
2007 $2,936,612,022 $21,650,528,674
2008 $3,532,969,035 $26,910,855,807
2009 $3,875,409,836 $25,130,278,213
2010 $4,368,370,998 $30,906,749,533
2011 $4,422,276,622 $32,726,417,878
2012 $4,980,000,000 $35,401,331,609
2013 $5,145,757,576 $40,415,233,436
2014 $5,240,606,061 $43,228,585,321
2015 $5,126,237,646 $42,444,490,074
2016 $3,317,421,648 $31,317,825,274
2017 $3,591,679,431 $26,842,229,045
2018 $3,996,198,867 $21,606,160,663
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 Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Suriname

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Suriname Yemen
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 -
1986 $2,271 -
1987 $2,469 -
1988 $2,886 -
1989 $1,329 -
1990 $942 $910
1991 $1,080 $1,016
1992 $969 $1,198
1993 $1,022 $1,397
1994 $1,434 $1,735
1995 $1,610 $764
1996 $1,963 $375
1997 $2,068 $383
1998 $2,429 $343
1999 $1,898 $401
2000 $1,988 $493
2001 $1,715 $487
2002 $2,202 $513
2003 $2,516 $549
2004 $2,888 $628
2005 $3,453 $734
2006 $5,003 $810
2007 $5,530 $890
2008 $6,576 $1,072
2009 $7,130 $969
2010 $7,944 $1,155
2011 $7,950 $1,186
2012 $8,851 $1,245
2013 $9,043 $1,379
2014 $9,108 $1,430
2015 $8,814 $1,362
2016 $5,644 $975
2017 $6,050 $811
2018 $6,666 $634
2019 $6,630 -
2020 $4,755 -
2021 $5,030 -
2022 $6,084 -
2023 $5,494 -
2024 $7,431 -

Suriname vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Suriname

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Suriname Yemen
1950 50.7 28.9
1951 51.1 29.3
1952 51.4 29.6
1953 52.1 30
1954 52.8 30.4
1955 53.5 30.8
1956 54.1 31.3
1957 54.7 31.8
1958 55.4 32.4
1959 55.9 32.9
1960 56.6 33.5
1961 57.3 34.1
1962 58 33.7
1963 58.5 33.4
1964 58.9 34.9
1965 59.1 35.6
1966 59.2 36.3
1967 59.2 37.1
1968 59.3 38
1969 59.4 39.6
1970 59.5 40.6
1971 59.6 41.8
1972 59.7 42.7
1973 59.8 43.6
1974 59.9 44.5
1975 60 45.5
1976 60.2 46.4
1977 60.3 47.4
1978 60.4 48.5
1979 60.5 49.5
1980 60.7 50.6
1981 60.8 51.7
1982 60.9 52.4
1983 61.1 53.6
1984 61.2 54.6
1985 61.4 55.4
1986 61.2 54
1987 61.3 56.8
1988 61.5 57.4
1989 62 58
1990 62.1 58.5
1991 62.2 58.8
1992 62.2 59.3
1993 62.4 59.7
1994 62.5 59.8
1995 62.8 60.5
1996 63.1 60.9
1997 63.4 61.3
1998 63.7 61.8
1999 64 62.3
2000 64.4 62.8
2001 64.8 63.3
2002 65.3 63.8
2003 65.8 64.4
2004 66.4 64.9
2005 67 65.4
2006 67.6 65.8
2007 68.3 66.2
2008 68.9 66.6
2009 69.3 66.9
2010 69.6 67.2
2011 69.8 67.4
2012 70 67.6
2013 70.1 68
2014 70.3 68
2015 70.6 66.8
2016 71 67.1
2017 71.2 67.1
2018 71.5 65.9
2019 71.8 66.6
2020 72.3 66.4
2021 68.9 66
2022 73.3 68
2023 73.6 69.3
2024 73.8 69.4
2025 73.9 69.6

Suriname and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Suriname

Yemen
Year Population
Suriname Yemen
1960 263,918 5,532,301
1961 272,791 5,655,232
1962 283,912 5,782,221
1963 297,034 5,911,135
1964 309,041 6,048,006
1965 320,000 6,195,593
1966 331,135 6,351,494
1967 342,679 6,516,444
1968 354,616 6,690,524
1969 366,906 6,875,859
1970 379,442 7,065,279
1971 391,932 7,257,462
1972 397,413 7,460,068
1973 395,772 7,672,796
1974 393,676 7,896,783
1975 391,170 8,133,598
1976 388,289 8,384,113
1977 385,067 8,648,222
1978 381,502 8,926,586
1979 377,602 9,224,194
1980 375,377 9,543,358
1981 375,459 9,882,362
1982 376,555 10,241,006
1983 378,746 10,621,499
1984 382,193 11,025,597
1985 386,972 11,453,825
1986 392,330 11,901,040
1987 396,911 12,369,912
1988 402,227 12,859,708
1989 408,409 13,364,174
1990 412,493 13,887,862
1991 415,013 14,430,201
1992 417,589 14,989,494
1993 419,352 15,563,914
1994 422,375 16,149,147
1995 429,606 16,740,058
1996 438,830 17,313,177
1997 448,067 17,873,936
1998 457,406 18,446,013
1999 466,916 19,029,420
2000 476,643 19,624,141
2001 486,560 20,226,147
2002 496,551 20,835,086
2003 506,414 21,456,379
2004 513,923 22,095,167
2005 519,313 22,790,085
2006 524,997 23,543,083
2007 531,016 24,318,082
2008 537,245 25,111,941
2009 543,568 25,927,724
2010 549,923 26,754,387
2011 556,269 27,582,897
2012 562,633 28,433,647
2013 569,020 29,312,952
2014 575,373 30,226,309
2015 581,627 31,159,379
2016 587,757 32,109,010
2017 593,713 33,090,921
2018 599,513 34,085,182
2019 605,768 35,111,408
2020 612,317 36,134,863
2021 617,896 37,140,230
2022 623,164 38,222,876
2023 628,886 39,390,799
2024 634,431 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Suriname and Yemen

Fertility rate
Suriname

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Suriname Yemen
1960 6.59 7.99
1961 6.58 8
1962 6.57 8.01
1963 6.51 8.03
1964 6.43 8.07
1965 6.32 8.1
1966 6.2 8.14
1967 6.04 8.17
1968 5.86 8.19
1969 5.7 8.22
1970 5.53 8.23
1971 5.36 8.26
1972 5.18 8.27
1973 5.01 8.29
1974 4.81 8.33
1975 4.63 8.37
1976 4.45 8.42
1977 4.26 8.47
1978 4.08 8.5
1979 3.93 8.67
1980 3.79 8.71
1981 3.75 8.75
1982 3.82 8.79
1983 3.87 8.83
1984 3.8 8.85
1985 3.71 8.86
1986 3.61 8.86
1987 3.53 8.83
1988 3.46 8.79
1989 3.39 8.71
1990 3.23 8.61
1991 3.09 8.46
1992 3.01 8.27
1993 2.94 8.05
1994 2.9 7.8
1995 2.9 7.53
1996 2.92 7
1997 2.95 6.82
1998 2.99 6.64
1999 3.02 6.49
2000 3.05 6.32
2001 3.06 6.14
2002 2.96 5.97
2003 2.84 5.84
2004 2.74 5.71
2005 2.71 5.56
2006 2.73 5.41
2007 2.74 5.26
2008 2.73 5.11
2009 2.71 5
2010 2.69 4.81
2011 2.67 4.63
2012 2.67 4.63
2013 2.65 4.62
2014 2.62 4.62
2015 2.57 4.62
2016 2.5 4.61
2017 2.43 4.61
2018 2.38 4.61
2019 2.35 4.6
2020 2.31 4.6
2021 2.3 4.6
2022 2.27 4.59
2023 2.25 4.59

Suriname and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Suriname

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Suriname Yemen
1960 18.1 19.7
1961 18.2 19.6
1962 17.8 19.6
1963 17.3 19.5
1964 16.8 19.4
1965 16.4 19.3
1966 16.1 19.2
1967 15.8 19.1
1968 15.6 18.9
1969 15.6 18.7
1970 15.6 18.4
1971 15.7 18.1
1972 16 17.8
1973 16.3 17.6
1974 16.7 17.3
1975 17 17
1976 17.4 16.8
1977 17.6 16.6
1978 17.9 16.3
1979 18.1 16.1
1980 18.4 15.9
1981 18.7 15.7
1982 18.9 15.5
1983 19.2 15.3
1984 19.5 15.1
1985 19.7 15
1986 20 14.9
1987 20.2 14.8
1988 20.4 14.7
1989 20.6 14.6
1990 20.8 14.6
1991 21 14.6
1992 21.2 14.6
1993 21.5 14.6
1994 21.7 14.6
1995 22 14.7
1996 22.4 14.8
1997 22.8 14.9
1998 23.2 15
1999 23.6 15.2
2000 24 15.4
2001 24.4 15.6
2002 24.7 15.8
2003 25 16
2004 25.3 16.2
2005 25.5 16.4
2006 25.6 16.7
2007 25.8 16.9
2008 26.1 17.2
2009 26.3 17.4
2010 26.5 17.7
2011 26.7 17.9
2012 26.9 18.1
2013 27.1 18.3
2014 27.3 18.5
2015 27.5 18.7
2016 27.7 18.8
2017 27.9 18.9
2018 28.1 19
2019 28.3 19.1
2020 28.6 19.1
2021 28.7 19.1
2022 28.9 19.2
2023 29.2 19.2
2024 29.4 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Suriname Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$3.72B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29.2%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.18%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.92%
2016
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
48.3%
2023
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
39.9%
2023
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2022
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$1.63B
2024
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$160M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
279,000
2017
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
0.78%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share n/a
11.9%
2022

Energy

Suriname Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,695 kg
2023
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.5
2023
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.63 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.18 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.4%
2022
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
14.5%
2021
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.3%
2023
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share
12.3%
2023
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,897 kWh
2023
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
41.9%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
61%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Suriname Yemen
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,166
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
66.5%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.3
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
22
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.28
2022
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2021
54.1%
2004
English speaking
87.1%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
78.4%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Suriname Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$344
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.4
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
73.9 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.47%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.48
2021
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
84
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
16.2
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
29.8%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.8%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.93 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Suriname Yemen
% of world land
0.11%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
97,682 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
275.8 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
58,531 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,674 mi
2003
n/a

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