Suriname Analytics
LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. Dutch
: 33,966
- 2. Standard Chinese
: 4,761
Mother Tongue : Dutch
Literacy Rate (%) : 94
Country Capital | : | Paramaribo |
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GDP Per capita | : | 22,104 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 85th/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 73 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 0 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 478,609 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 163rd/195 |
Area | : | 156,016 |
Area Rank | : | 90th/195 |
Total Population | : | 640 |
Total Population Rank | : | 164th/195 |
Suriname Highlights
Suriname is the 164th ranked country in population and 90th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Better than World Average-
- 1. Suriname is the 16th highest ranked in HIV Infections (Per 1000) out of 195 countries in the world. This implies a poorer healthcare infrastructure in the country or lesser health awareness among people compared to other countries.
- 2. The average Literacy Rate (%) of 195 countries in the world is 86. Suriname is the 108th highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This indicates that there is a better educational infrastructure in this country as compared to other countries.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Suriname is the 28th worst ranked in Teachers in primary edu. out of 195 countries in the world. This may indicate that the investment by the country in primary education is lesser when compared to other countries.
- 2. The average Employment in Services of the countries in the world is 10,251,634. Suriname is the 31st worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate lesser diposable income among the population of the country, or simply imply lesser urbanisation compared to other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Suriname is the 32nd worst ranked in Total Population (2025) . Taking into context the total population of the world, this country is less populated in comparison to other countries.
Suriname Metrics
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density . | Density | 828 | 1 | 1129 | ||
2 | Tree density. | Density | 22,685 | 7 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Honey prod. | Tons | 16,211 | 115 | 1234 | ||
2 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,684,006 | 99 | 1231 | ||
3 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 95 | 1230 | ||
4 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 77 | 1230 | ||
5 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 65 | 1233 | ||
6 | Oil Prod. | Barrels/day | 4,369,531 | 70 | 1233 | ||
7 | Oil Prodcuced/Total Oil Produced % | 5 | 63 | 1230 | |||
8 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 66 | 1235 | ||
9 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 49 | 1230 | ||
10 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 44 | 1230 | ||
11 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 44 | 1230 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 2 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 175 | 1231 | ||
2 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 173 | 1235 | |||
3 | GDP (Billions USD) | $ Billions | 613 | 153 | 1231 | ||
4 | Import Ban(Number of products) | Count | 12 | 84 | 1233 | ||
5 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 85 | 1231 |
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Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Hindu Pop./Total Pop.%. | % People | 2 | 6 | 1126 | ||
2 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 91 | 1127 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 133 | 1231 | ||
2 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 71 | 1234 | ||
3 | Jewish Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 0 | 42 | 1231 | ||
4 | Hindu Pop./Total Hindu Pop.% | % People | 0 | 20 | 1233 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 10 | 1130 | ||
2 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 16 | 1129 | ||
3 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 97 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 161 | 1233 | ||
2 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 150 | 1234 | ||
3 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 143 | 1231 | ||
4 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 164,032 | 143 | 1235 | ||
5 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 125 | 1232 | ||
6 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 20 | 101 | 1234 | ||
7 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 46 | 95 | 1232 | ||
8 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 53 | 1232 | ||
9 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 30 | 1230 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 28 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 156 | 1231 | ||
2 | # Theaters | Count | 310 | 58 | 1234 | ||
3 | Theaters/Total Theaters %. | Percent | 0 | 55 | 1233 | ||
4 | Theaters per 100000 | Ratio | 1 | 49 | 1235 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 54 | 1125 | ||
2 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 57 | 1127 | ||
3 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 62 | 1126 | ||
4 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 63 | 1130 | ||
5 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 79 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 168 | 1230 | ||
2 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 165 | 1230 | ||
3 | Total Labour Force (2023) | # People | 20,409,734 | 163 | 1234 | ||
4 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 160 | 1234 | ||
5 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 159 | 1234 | ||
6 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 158 | 1230 | ||
7 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 124 | 1231 | ||
8 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 123 | 1233 | ||
9 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 124 | 1233 | ||
10 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 120 | 1232 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 33 | 78 | 1129 | ||
2 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 26 | 88 | 1126 | ||
3 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 104 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 163 | 1234 | ||
2 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 143 | 1231 | ||
3 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 141 | 1232 | ||
4 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,064,509 | 150 | 1235 | ||
5 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 126 | 1231 | ||
6 | Twitter users | # People | 3,179,254 | 144 | 1232 | ||
7 | Facebook users | # People | 7,174,483 | 141 | 1232 | ||
8 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 15 | 101 | 1230 | ||
9 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 14 | 96 | 1233 | ||
10 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 30 | 83 | 1230 | ||
11 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 33 | 80 | 1235 | ||
12 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 71 | 1235 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 85 | 1128 | ||
2 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 120 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 141 | 1231 | ||
2 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 163 | 1230 | ||
3 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 132 | 1233 | ||
4 | Urban Population | # People | 23,726,053 | 160 | 1230 | ||
5 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 110 | 1232 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 108 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 163 | 1233 | ||
2 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 160 | 1231 | ||
3 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 160 | 1235 | ||
4 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 159 | 1230 | ||
5 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 117 | 1235 | ||
6 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 92 | 1235 | ||
7 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 79 | 1234 | ||
8 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 77 | 1230 | ||
9 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 76 | 1231 | ||
10 | # Students per teacher in Primary edu. | Ratio | 260 | 28 | 1230 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 312 | 190 | 1230 | ||
2 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 165 | 1230 | ||
3 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 165 | 1232 | ||
4 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 164 | 1233 | ||
5 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 161 | 1234 | ||
6 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 124 | 1230 | ||
7 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 125 | 1233 | ||
8 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 101 | 1232 | ||
9 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 70 | 1234 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 160 | 1233 | ||
2 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 108 | 1232 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 135 | 1235 | ||
2 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 119 | 1234 | ||
3 | # Olympic Medals | Count | 157 | 104 | 1231 | ||
4 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 93 | 1232 | ||
5 | Jewish Population | # People | 78,295 | 72 | 1232 | ||
6 | Hindu Population | # People | 6,207,784 | 21 | 1231 |
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Standard Chinese | # People | 6,821,357 | 43 | 1233 | ||
2 | Dutch | # People | 91,018 | 10 | 1233 | ||
3 | Dutch as a % of total Dutch speakers | % People | 0 | 9 | 1234 |
Suriname Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | Dutch | 5.31 % |
2 | Standard Chinese | 0.74 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Suriname
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Paramaribo | 268,039 |
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