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Suriname vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Suriname has a population of 634K (ranked 165/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Suriname's land area is 61,972 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 90th vs. 60th).

By GDP, Suriname ranks 164/197 ($4.42B) and Zimbabwe ranks 102/197 ($41.5B). By GDP per capita, Suriname ranks 102/197 ($6,962), while Zimbabwe ranks 148/197 ($2,497).

Main facts and rankings

Suriname Zimbabwe
Population
645315
17277165
Population rank 165/197 74/197
GDP
$4.42B
2024
$41.5B
2024
GDP rank 164/197 102/197
GDP per capita
$6,962
2024
$2,497
2024
GDP per capita rank 102/197 148/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,801
2024
$5,928
2024
Government debt
$3.85B
2024
$39.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
81.1%
2026
56.1%
2026
Government debt per person
$6,072
2024
$2,362
2024
Government debt per person rank 74/185 115/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,252
2026
$2,797
2026
Land area
61,972 sq mi
2026
149,364 sq mi
2026
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.25
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
29.4 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
74 years
2026
63.6 years
2026

Suriname and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Suriname and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Suriname

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Suriname Zimbabwe
1960 $99,650,000 $1,053,528,036
1961 $107,700,000 $1,097,206,526
1962 $116,150,000 $1,118,172,226
1963 $125,950,000 $1,160,103,724
1964 $134,400,000 $1,217,759,447
1965 $154,150,000 $1,312,105,394
1966 $190,350,000 $1,282,403,936
1967 $220,700,000 $1,397,715,282
1968 $241,350,000 $1,480,355,355
1969 $259,650,000 $1,748,891,294
1970 $274,900,000 $1,885,168,339
1971 $301,000,000 $2,179,828,710
1972 $311,950,000 $2,679,096,597
1973 $339,450,000 $3,311,043,292
1974 $409,850,000 $3,984,194,614
1975 $465,500,000 $4,373,532,601
1976 $505,500,000 $4,320,576,877
1977 $641,500,000 $4,366,610,469
1978 $735,500,000 $4,353,822,343
1979 $782,500,000 $5,180,102,910
1980 $795,000,000 $6,682,278,300
1981 $889,000,000 $8,015,464,252
1982 $915,000,000 $8,544,060,905
1983 $883,500,000 $7,768,031,182
1984 $864,000,000 $6,355,369,172
1985 $873,000,000 $5,640,137,575
1986 $891,000,000 $6,220,698,247
1987 $980,000,000 $6,744,657,033
1988 $1,161,000,000 $7,818,774,177
1989 $542,600,000 $8,290,553,535
1990 $388,400,000 $8,788,301,546
1991 $448,100,000 $8,646,000,000
1992 $404,600,000 $6,755,000,000
1993 $428,764,706 $6,567,250,000
1994 $605,492,537 $6,894,250,000
1995 $691,590,498 $7,115,000,000
1996 $861,372,806 $8,557,500,000
1997 $926,422,500 $8,534,000,000
1998 $1,110,850,000 $6,405,250,000
1999 $886,290,698 $6,861,500,000
2000 $947,671,970 $6,693,250,000
2001 $834,279,358 $6,780,750,000
2002 $1,093,574,468 $6,345,250,000
2003 $1,274,190,311 $5,730,500,000
2004 $1,484,092,538 $5,808,500,000
2005 $1,793,410,397 $5,758,250,000
2006 $2,626,380,435 $5,446,750,000
2007 $2,936,612,022 $5,294,750,000
2008 $3,532,969,035 $4,418,000,000
2009 $3,875,409,836 $9,670,750,000
2010 $4,368,370,998 $12,047,750,000
2011 $4,422,276,622 $14,109,000,000
2012 $4,980,000,000 $17,123,500,000
2013 $5,145,757,576 $19,100,750,000
2014 $5,240,606,061 $19,505,500,000
2015 $5,126,237,646 $19,973,250,000
2016 $3,317,421,648 $20,559,250,000
2017 $3,591,679,431 $51,035,657,371
2018 $3,996,198,867 $34,141,666,667
2019 $4,016,040,575 $33,357,695,635
2020 $2,911,807,496 $31,980,334,561
2021 $3,107,923,198 $41,287,673,690
2022 $3,791,603,200 $40,757,561,709
2023 $3,472,693,412 $35,871,779,681
2024 $4,416,775,112 $41,539,411,516

Suriname and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Suriname

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Suriname Zimbabwe
1960 $378 $276.6
1961 $395 $279.2
1962 $409 $275.7
1963 $424 $277.1
1964 $435 $281.9
1965 $482 $294.3
1966 $575 $278.7
1967 $644 $294.4
1968 $681 $302
1969 $708 $346
1970 $724 $361
1971 $768 $406
1972 $785 $483
1973 $858 $579
1974 $1,041 $674
1975 $1,190 $717
1976 $1,302 $687
1977 $1,666 $677
1978 $1,928 $665
1979 $2,072 $779
1980 $2,118 $949
1981 $2,368 $1,069
1982 $2,430 $1,096
1983 $2,333 $959
1984 $2,261 $757
1985 $2,256 $649
1986 $2,271 $693
1987 $2,469 $726
1988 $2,886 $816
1989 $1,329 $840
1990 $942 $867
1991 $1,080 $831
1992 $969 $631
1993 $1,022 $605
1994 $1,434 $634
1995 $1,610 $648
1996 $1,963 $767
1997 $2,068 $751
1998 $2,429 $552
1999 $1,898 $582
2000 $1,988 $563
2001 $1,715 $566
2002 $2,202 $525
2003 $2,516 $468
2004 $2,888 $470
2005 $3,453 $461
2006 $5,003 $431
2007 $5,530 $414
2008 $6,576 $341
2009 $7,130 $736
2010 $7,944 $902
2011 $7,950 $1,038
2012 $8,851 $1,239
2013 $9,043 $1,363
2014 $9,108 $1,373
2015 $8,814 $1,387
2016 $5,644 $1,408
2017 $6,050 $3,445
2018 $6,666 $2,271
2019 $6,630 $2,184
2020 $4,755 $2,060
2021 $5,030 $2,614
2022 $6,084 $2,536
2023 $5,522 $2,195
2024 $6,962 $2,497

Suriname vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Suriname

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Suriname Zimbabwe
1950 50.7 49.4
1951 51.1 49.8
1952 51.4 50.2
1953 52.1 50.6
1954 52.8 51
1955 53.5 51.4
1956 54.1 51.8
1957 54.7 52.2
1958 55.4 52.6
1959 55.9 53
1960 56.6 53.5
1961 57.3 54
1962 58 54.5
1963 58.5 54.9
1964 58.9 55.4
1965 59.1 55.9
1966 59.2 56.4
1967 59.2 56.8
1968 59.3 57.1
1969 59.4 57.5
1970 59.5 57.8
1971 59.6 58
1972 59.7 58.2
1973 59.8 58.1
1974 59.9 58.2
1975 60 58.2
1976 60.2 57.6
1977 60.3 57
1978 60.4 54.7
1979 60.5 54.9
1980 60.7 59.1
1981 60.8 59.4
1982 60.9 59.9
1983 61.1 60
1984 61.2 60.6
1985 61.4 60.9
1986 61.2 61
1987 61.3 60.7
1988 61.5 60.2
1989 62 59.4
1990 62.1 58.3
1991 62.2 57
1992 62.2 55.6
1993 62.4 54
1994 62.5 52.5
1995 62.8 51.1
1996 63.1 49
1997 63.4 48.5
1998 63.7 47.6
1999 64 46.4
2000 64.4 46
2001 64.8 44.5
2002 65.3 45.9
2003 65.8 45.4
2004 66.4 46
2005 67 46.6
2006 67.6 47.1
2007 68.3 47.6
2008 68.9 48.5
2009 69.3 49.7
2010 69.6 51.9
2011 69.8 53.9
2012 70 55.4
2013 70.1 56.8
2014 70.3 58.1
2015 70.6 59
2016 71 59.8
2017 71.2 60.3
2018 71.5 60.9
2019 71.8 61.1
2020 72.3 61.5
2021 68.9 60.1
2022 73.3 62.4
2023 73.6 62.8
2024 73.8 63.1
2025 73.9 63.3
2026 74 63.6

Suriname and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Suriname

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Suriname Zimbabwe
1960 263,918 3,809,389
1961 272,791 3,930,401
1962 283,912 4,055,959
1963 297,034 4,185,877
1964 309,041 4,320,006
1965 320,000 4,458,462
1966 331,135 4,601,217
1967 342,679 4,748,307
1968 354,616 4,900,440
1969 366,906 5,058,181
1970 379,442 5,215,918
1971 391,932 5,374,712
1972 397,413 5,542,445
1973 395,772 5,720,404
1974 393,676 5,908,328
1975 391,170 6,098,658
1976 388,289 6,287,105
1977 385,067 6,449,512
1978 381,502 6,543,575
1979 377,602 6,647,556
1980 375,377 7,041,303
1981 375,459 7,498,635
1982 376,555 7,796,496
1983 378,746 8,098,404
1984 382,193 8,391,488
1985 386,972 8,686,813
1986 392,330 8,982,578
1987 396,911 9,284,644
1988 402,227 9,583,094
1989 408,409 9,864,798
1990 412,493 10,137,281
1991 415,013 10,404,816
1992 417,589 10,702,700
1993 419,352 10,860,288
1994 422,375 10,873,148
1995 429,606 10,974,599
1996 438,830 11,158,360
1997 448,067 11,369,827
1998 457,406 11,594,297
1999 466,916 11,783,458
2000 476,643 11,892,055
2001 486,560 11,971,901
2002 496,551 12,087,653
2003 506,414 12,232,323
2004 513,923 12,365,896
2005 519,313 12,483,432
2006 524,997 12,636,445
2007 531,016 12,804,058
2008 537,245 12,959,149
2009 543,568 13,142,790
2010 549,923 13,356,548
2011 556,269 13,595,424
2012 562,633 13,817,887
2013 569,020 14,013,808
2014 575,373 14,207,359
2015 581,627 14,399,013
2016 587,757 14,600,294
2017 593,713 14,812,482
2018 599,513 15,034,452
2019 605,768 15,271,368
2020 612,317 15,526,888
2021 617,896 15,797,210
2022 623,164 16,069,056
2023 628,886 16,340,822
2024 634,431 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Suriname and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Suriname

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Suriname Zimbabwe
1960 6.59 7.2
1961 6.58 7.21
1962 6.57 7.23
1963 6.51 7.23
1964 6.43 7.23
1965 6.32 7.23
1966 6.2 7.2
1967 6.04 7.16
1968 5.86 7.11
1969 5.7 7.04
1970 5.53 6.98
1971 5.36 6.94
1972 5.18 6.94
1973 5.01 6.94
1974 4.81 6.88
1975 4.63 6.83
1976 4.45 6.77
1977 4.26 6.71
1978 4.08 6.66
1979 3.93 6.59
1980 3.79 6.52
1981 3.75 6.45
1982 3.82 6.33
1983 3.87 6.2
1984 3.8 6.04
1985 3.71 5.87
1986 3.61 5.69
1987 3.53 5.5
1988 3.46 5.28
1989 3.39 5.07
1990 3.23 4.88
1991 3.09 4.72
1992 3.01 4.57
1993 2.94 4.39
1994 2.9 4.28
1995 2.9 4.15
1996 2.92 4.11
1997 2.95 4.08
1998 2.99 4.07
1999 3.02 4.06
2000 3.05 4.01
2001 3.06 3.98
2002 2.96 3.93
2003 2.84 3.86
2004 2.74 3.78
2005 2.71 3.69
2006 2.73 3.64
2007 2.74 3.68
2008 2.73 3.78
2009 2.71 3.95
2010 2.69 4.04
2011 2.67 4.13
2012 2.67 4.13
2013 2.65 4.11
2014 2.62 4.01
2015 2.57 3.91
2016 2.5 3.83
2017 2.43 3.77
2018 2.38 3.74
2019 2.35 3.75
2020 2.31 3.75
2021 2.3 3.77
2022 2.27 3.77
2023 2.25 3.72

Suriname and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Suriname

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Suriname Zimbabwe
1960 18.1 16.4
1961 18.2 16.2
1962 17.8 16
1963 17.3 15.8
1964 16.8 15.7
1965 16.4 15.7
1966 16.1 15.7
1967 15.8 15.7
1968 15.6 15.7
1969 15.6 15.7
1970 15.6 15.7
1971 15.7 15.8
1972 16 15.8
1973 16.3 15.8
1974 16.7 15.9
1975 17 15.9
1976 17.4 15.8
1977 17.6 15.8
1978 17.9 15.7
1979 18.1 15.6
1980 18.4 15.6
1981 18.7 15.7
1982 18.9 15.8
1983 19.2 15.8
1984 19.5 15.8
1985 19.7 15.9
1986 20 15.9
1987 20.2 15.9
1988 20.4 15.9
1989 20.6 16.1
1990 20.8 16.3
1991 21 16.5
1992 21.2 16.4
1993 21.5 16.3
1994 21.7 16.4
1995 22 16.6
1996 22.4 16.9
1997 22.8 17.2
1998 23.2 17.5
1999 23.6 17.7
2000 24 17.8
2001 24.4 18
2002 24.7 18.1
2003 25 18.2
2004 25.3 18.3
2005 25.5 18.3
2006 25.6 18.5
2007 25.8 18.5
2008 26.1 18.5
2009 26.3 18.4
2010 26.5 18.3
2011 26.7 18.2
2012 26.9 18.1
2013 27.1 18
2014 27.3 18
2015 27.5 18
2016 27.7 18
2017 27.9 18.1
2018 28.1 18.2
2019 28.3 18.3
2020 28.6 18.5
2021 28.7 18.6
2022 28.9 18.7
2023 29.2 18.9
2024 29.4 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Suriname Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$3.61B
2024
$39.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.8%
2026
18.3%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.35%
2024
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.88%
2026
+0.44%
2026
Unemployment rate
7.92%
2016
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
50.8%
2024
50.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
35.1%
2024
35%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.2%
2022
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$1.63B
2024
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$160M
2024
$3.51B
2024
International tourist arrivals
279,000
2017
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.78%
2020
1.25%
2020
Banked people share n/a
49.5%
2024

Energy

Suriname Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,695 kg
2023
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.5
2023
$13
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.58 megatons
2024
12.9 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
4.06 tons
2024
0.77 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2023
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
14.5%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.3%
2023
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share
12.3%
2023
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,897 kWh
2023
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
41.9%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
61%
2023
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.6%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Suriname Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,166
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
65.8%
2024
39.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.3
2026
28.4
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
22
2026
46
2026
Homicides per 100K people
7.28
2022
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2021
89.8%
2022
English speaking
87.1%
2023
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
78.4%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Suriname Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$344
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$79.4
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
74 years
2026
63.6 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.47%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.48
2021
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
84
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
16.2
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
29.8%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.8%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
63
2026
29
2026
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.93 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Suriname Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.11%
2026
0.26%
2026
Land area per capita
97,682 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
275.8 sq mi
2026
62,422 sq mi
2026
Forest area
58,531 sq mi
2026
66,820 sq mi
2026
Roads length
2,674 mi
2003
60,439 mi
2019

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