Guyana vs Suriname

Guyana (South America) and Suriname (South America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Guyana Suriname World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 1960 Guyana: 299.07 Suriname: 377.58 World: 452.65 1961 Guyana: 319.02 Suriname: 394.81 World: 471.93 1962 Guyana: 327.39 Suriname: 409.11 World: 496.11 1963 Guyana: 288.82 Suriname: 424.03 World: 525.19 1964 Guyana: 313.26 Suriname: 434.89 World: 563.85 1965 Guyana: 335.74 Suriname: 481.72 World: 601.89 1966 Guyana: 352.59 Suriname: 574.84 World: 638.97 1967 Guyana: 377.73 Suriname: 644.04 World: 664.4 1968 Guyana: 339.79 Suriname: 680.6 World: 703.46 1969 Guyana: 361.19 Suriname: 707.67 World: 761.11 1970 Guyana: 381.1 Suriname: 724.48 World: 817.68 1971 Guyana: 395.77 Suriname: 767.99 World: 884.88 1972 Guyana: 395.47 Suriname: 784.95 World: 1,002 1973 Guyana: 420.53 Suriname: 857.69 World: 1,201.53 1974 Guyana: 587.97 Suriname: 1,041.08 World: 1,362.19 1975 Guyana: 663.8 Suriname: 1,190.02 World: 1,488.94 1976 Guyana: 604.11 Suriname: 1,301.87 World: 1,589.73 1977 Guyana: 593 Suriname: 1,665.94 World: 1,766.28 1978 Guyana: 663.21 Suriname: 1,927.91 World: 2,055.49 1979 Guyana: 688.83 Suriname: 2,072.29 World: 2,335.19 1980 Guyana: 778.96 Suriname: 2,117.87 World: 2,587.01 1981 Guyana: 734.57 Suriname: 2,367.77 World: 2,628.62 1982 Guyana: 620.56 Suriname: 2,429.92 World: 2,554.08 1983 Guyana: 630.67 Suriname: 2,332.7 World: 2,561.17 1984 Guyana: 565.33 Suriname: 2,260.64 World: 2,614.33 1985 Guyana: 587.82 Suriname: 2,255.98 World: 2,690.59 1986 Guyana: 657.01 Suriname: 2,271.05 World: 3,118.57 1987 Guyana: 464.05 Suriname: 2,469.07 World: 3,487.88 1988 Guyana: 544.72 Suriname: 2,886.43 World: 3,829.99 1989 Guyana: 503.11 Suriname: 1,328.57 World: 3,930.51 1990 Guyana: 528.85 Suriname: 941.59 World: 4,338.94 1991 Guyana: 466.04 Suriname: 1,079.73 World: 4,453.9 1992 Guyana: 498.16 Suriname: 968.9 World: 4,679.98 1993 Guyana: 603.08 Suriname: 1,022.45 World: 4,685.3 1994 Guyana: 721.44 Suriname: 1,433.54 World: 4,967.01 1995 Guyana: 819.67 Suriname: 1,609.83 World: 5,463.2 1996 Guyana: 927.52 Suriname: 1,962.89 World: 5,507.22 1997 Guyana: 982.8 Suriname: 2,067.6 World: 5,408.57 1998 Guyana: 939.69 Suriname: 2,428.59 World: 5,302.34 1999 Guyana: 908.79 Suriname: 1,898.18 World: 5,401.23 2000 Guyana: 931.8 Suriname: 1,988.22 World: 5,512.56 2001 Guyana: 931.57 Suriname: 1,714.65 World: 5,404.2 2002 Guyana: 950.87 Suriname: 2,202.34 World: 5,539.32 2003 Guyana: 973.74 Suriname: 2,516.1 World: 6,129.87 2004 Guyana: 1,033.31 Suriname: 2,887.77 World: 6,818 2005 Guyana: 1,084.07 Suriname: 3,453.43 World: 7,290.57 2006 Guyana: 3,135.61 Suriname: 5,002.66 World: 7,803.19 2007 Guyana: 3,608.29 Suriname: 5,530.18 World: 8,685.33 2008 Guyana: 4,008.96 Suriname: 6,576.09 World: 9,425.74 2009 Guyana: 4,209.13 Suriname: 7,129.58 World: 8,827.04 2010 Guyana: 4,581.76 Suriname: 7,943.6 World: 9,555.07 2011 Guyana: 4,947.22 Suriname: 7,949.89 World: 10,496.93 2012 Guyana: 5,444.4 Suriname: 8,851.24 World: 10,597.85 2013 Guyana: 5,556.91 Suriname: 9,043.19 World: 10,759.35 2014 Guyana: 5,472.69 Suriname: 9,108.19 World: 10,912.24 2015 Guyana: 5,640.42 Suriname: 8,813.62 World: 10,191.98 2016 Guyana: 5,870.88 Suriname: 5,644.21 World: 10,239.47 2017 Guyana: 6,178.67 Suriname: 6,049.52 World: 10,784.4 2018 Guyana: 6,048.39 Suriname: 6,665.74 World: 11,344.73 2019 Guyana: 6,405.82 Suriname: 6,629.67 World: 11,417.6 2020 Guyana: 6,775.71 Suriname: 4,755.39 World: 10,999.49 2021 Guyana: 9,860.87 Suriname: 5,029.85 World: 12,472.91 2022 Guyana: 17,913.49 Suriname: 6,084.44 World: 12,876.24 2023 Guyana: 20,473.7 Suriname: 5,521.98 World: 13,313.86 2024 Guyana: 29,675.25 Suriname: 6,961.79 World: 13,717.09 2025 Guyana: 32,413.79 Suriname: 7,069.87 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Guyana Suriname World

50 55 60 65 70 75 1960 Guyana: 57.51 Suriname: 56.6 World: 50.94 1961 Guyana: 57.91 Suriname: 57.29 World: 52.8 1962 Guyana: 58.3 Suriname: 58.02 World: 55.29 1963 Guyana: 58.64 Suriname: 58.5 World: 55.65 1964 Guyana: 58.96 Suriname: 58.91 World: 56.1 1965 Guyana: 59.14 Suriname: 59.14 World: 55.93 1966 Guyana: 59.33 Suriname: 59.23 World: 56.45 1967 Guyana: 59.53 Suriname: 59.17 World: 56.9 1968 Guyana: 59.69 Suriname: 59.29 World: 57.34 1969 Guyana: 59.84 Suriname: 59.39 World: 57.68 1970 Guyana: 59.96 Suriname: 59.49 World: 57.94 1971 Guyana: 60.07 Suriname: 59.59 World: 58.02 1972 Guyana: 60.13 Suriname: 59.69 World: 58.84 1973 Guyana: 60.21 Suriname: 59.79 World: 59.3 1974 Guyana: 60.31 Suriname: 59.91 World: 59.7 1975 Guyana: 60.38 Suriname: 60.04 World: 60.13 1976 Guyana: 60.45 Suriname: 60.16 World: 60.45 1977 Guyana: 60.56 Suriname: 60.28 World: 61.04 1978 Guyana: 60.65 Suriname: 60.4 World: 61.39 1979 Guyana: 60.74 Suriname: 60.53 World: 61.84 1980 Guyana: 60.81 Suriname: 60.65 World: 62.15 1981 Guyana: 60.91 Suriname: 60.8 World: 62.52 1982 Guyana: 61.01 Suriname: 60.93 World: 62.87 1983 Guyana: 61.16 Suriname: 61.07 World: 63.13 1984 Guyana: 61.26 Suriname: 61.21 World: 63.44 1985 Guyana: 61.38 Suriname: 61.36 World: 63.73 1986 Guyana: 61.52 Suriname: 61.16 World: 64.12 1987 Guyana: 61.7 Suriname: 61.31 World: 64.46 1988 Guyana: 61.85 Suriname: 61.48 World: 64.67 1989 Guyana: 62.05 Suriname: 61.98 World: 64.96 1990 Guyana: 62.25 Suriname: 62.09 World: 65.11 1991 Guyana: 62.46 Suriname: 62.15 World: 65.3 1992 Guyana: 62.82 Suriname: 62.25 World: 65.55 1993 Guyana: 63.02 Suriname: 62.38 World: 65.74 1994 Guyana: 63.01 Suriname: 62.54 World: 65.96 1995 Guyana: 62.67 Suriname: 62.78 World: 66.2 1996 Guyana: 62.69 Suriname: 63.08 World: 66.52 1997 Guyana: 62.88 Suriname: 63.39 World: 66.83 1998 Guyana: 63.43 Suriname: 63.71 World: 67.07 1999 Guyana: 63.77 Suriname: 64.04 World: 67.31 2000 Guyana: 64.08 Suriname: 64.41 World: 67.65 2001 Guyana: 64.38 Suriname: 64.82 World: 67.95 2002 Guyana: 64.18 Suriname: 65.27 World: 68.23 2003 Guyana: 64.12 Suriname: 65.78 World: 68.52 2004 Guyana: 64.21 Suriname: 66.36 World: 68.77 2005 Guyana: 64.39 Suriname: 67 World: 69.11 2006 Guyana: 64.85 Suriname: 67.64 World: 69.47 2007 Guyana: 65.46 Suriname: 68.31 World: 69.81 2008 Guyana: 65.72 Suriname: 68.87 World: 70 2009 Guyana: 66.03 Suriname: 69.32 World: 70.38 2010 Guyana: 66.2 Suriname: 69.63 World: 70.68 2011 Guyana: 66.47 Suriname: 69.82 World: 70.97 2012 Guyana: 66.44 Suriname: 69.96 World: 71.26 2013 Guyana: 66.71 Suriname: 70.11 World: 71.53 2014 Guyana: 67.33 Suriname: 70.33 World: 71.78 2015 Guyana: 67.72 Suriname: 70.57 World: 71.97 2016 Guyana: 68.07 Suriname: 70.98 World: 72.19 2017 Guyana: 68.54 Suriname: 71.25 World: 72.37 2018 Guyana: 68.83 Suriname: 71.47 World: 72.64 2019 Guyana: 69.07 Suriname: 71.77 World: 72.87 2020 Guyana: 67.75 Suriname: 72.32 World: 72.18 2021 Guyana: 64.32 Suriname: 68.94 World: 71.22 2022 Guyana: 69.89 Suriname: 73.25 World: 72.97 2023 Guyana: 70.18 Suriname: 73.63 World: 73.33 2024 Guyana: 70.32 Suriname: 73.76 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Guyana Suriname World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Guyana: 6.33 Suriname: 6.59 World: 4.69 1961 Guyana: 6.34 Suriname: 6.58 World: 4.56 1962 Guyana: 6.33 Suriname: 6.57 World: 5.02 1963 Guyana: 6.31 Suriname: 6.51 World: 5.31 1964 Guyana: 6.23 Suriname: 6.43 World: 5.13 1965 Guyana: 6.14 Suriname: 6.32 World: 5.08 1966 Guyana: 6.02 Suriname: 6.2 World: 4.97 1967 Guyana: 5.89 Suriname: 6.04 World: 4.87 1968 Guyana: 5.75 Suriname: 5.86 World: 4.98 1969 Guyana: 5.58 Suriname: 5.7 World: 4.88 1970 Guyana: 5.41 Suriname: 5.53 World: 4.84 1971 Guyana: 5.26 Suriname: 5.36 World: 4.69 1972 Guyana: 5.08 Suriname: 5.18 World: 4.55 1973 Guyana: 4.87 Suriname: 5.01 World: 4.42 1974 Guyana: 4.64 Suriname: 4.81 World: 4.26 1975 Guyana: 4.45 Suriname: 4.63 World: 4.07 1976 Guyana: 4.28 Suriname: 4.45 World: 3.97 1977 Guyana: 4.12 Suriname: 4.26 World: 3.84 1978 Guyana: 3.97 Suriname: 4.08 World: 3.77 1979 Guyana: 3.86 Suriname: 3.93 World: 3.76 1980 Guyana: 3.77 Suriname: 3.79 World: 3.73 1981 Guyana: 3.72 Suriname: 3.75 World: 3.71 1982 Guyana: 3.68 Suriname: 3.82 World: 3.72 1983 Guyana: 3.64 Suriname: 3.87 World: 3.59 1984 Guyana: 3.54 Suriname: 3.8 World: 3.57 1985 Guyana: 3.47 Suriname: 3.71 World: 3.53 1986 Guyana: 3.38 Suriname: 3.61 World: 3.51 1987 Guyana: 3.31 Suriname: 3.53 World: 3.48 1988 Guyana: 3.23 Suriname: 3.46 World: 3.39 1989 Guyana: 3.19 Suriname: 3.39 World: 3.35 1990 Guyana: 3.18 Suriname: 3.23 World: 3.31 1991 Guyana: 3.18 Suriname: 3.09 World: 3.13 1992 Guyana: 3.19 Suriname: 3.01 World: 3.04 1993 Guyana: 3.2 Suriname: 2.94 World: 2.97 1994 Guyana: 3.23 Suriname: 2.9 World: 2.92 1995 Guyana: 3.24 Suriname: 2.9 World: 2.87 1996 Guyana: 3.23 Suriname: 2.92 World: 2.82 1997 Guyana: 3.22 Suriname: 2.95 World: 2.78 1998 Guyana: 3.18 Suriname: 2.99 World: 2.75 1999 Guyana: 3.13 Suriname: 3.02 World: 2.72 2000 Guyana: 3.06 Suriname: 3.05 World: 2.73 2001 Guyana: 2.96 Suriname: 3.06 World: 2.69 2002 Guyana: 2.84 Suriname: 2.96 World: 2.66 2003 Guyana: 2.75 Suriname: 2.84 World: 2.64 2004 Guyana: 2.68 Suriname: 2.74 World: 2.63 2005 Guyana: 2.65 Suriname: 2.71 World: 2.61 2006 Guyana: 2.66 Suriname: 2.73 World: 2.61 2007 Guyana: 2.68 Suriname: 2.74 World: 2.6 2008 Guyana: 2.7 Suriname: 2.73 World: 2.6 2009 Guyana: 2.69 Suriname: 2.71 World: 2.59 2010 Guyana: 2.68 Suriname: 2.69 World: 2.57 2011 Guyana: 2.69 Suriname: 2.67 World: 2.55 2012 Guyana: 2.7 Suriname: 2.67 World: 2.56 2013 Guyana: 2.71 Suriname: 2.65 World: 2.53 2014 Guyana: 2.7 Suriname: 2.62 World: 2.52 2015 Guyana: 2.67 Suriname: 2.57 World: 2.49 2016 Guyana: 2.63 Suriname: 2.5 World: 2.49 2017 Guyana: 2.59 Suriname: 2.43 World: 2.46 2018 Guyana: 2.55 Suriname: 2.38 World: 2.39 2019 Guyana: 2.52 Suriname: 2.35 World: 2.35 2020 Guyana: 2.49 Suriname: 2.31 World: 2.28 2021 Guyana: 2.46 Suriname: 2.3 World: 2.25 2022 Guyana: 2.44 Suriname: 2.27 World: 2.22 2023 Guyana: 2.41 Suriname: 2.25 World: 2.2 2024 Guyana: 2.4 Suriname: 2.23 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Guyana Suriname World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Guyana: 12.09 Suriname: 17.19 World: 5.12 1992 Guyana: 11.9 Suriname: 17.28 World: 5.28 1993 Guyana: 11.62 Suriname: 15.64 World: 5.54 1994 Guyana: 11.53 Suriname: 12.7 World: 5.79 1995 Guyana: 11.57 Suriname: 8.39 World: 5.92 1996 Guyana: 11.54 Suriname: 10.88 World: 5.98 1997 Guyana: 11.57 Suriname: 10.56 World: 6.01 1998 Guyana: 11.69 Suriname: 10.63 World: 6.16 1999 Guyana: 11.77 Suriname: 13.6 World: 6.28 2000 Guyana: 11.92 Suriname: 12.87 World: 6.11 2001 Guyana: 11.8 Suriname: 12.05 World: 6.19 2002 Guyana: 11.81 Suriname: 11.19 World: 6.41 2003 Guyana: 11.53 Suriname: 10.34 World: 6.48 2004 Guyana: 11.28 Suriname: 9.49 World: 6.33 2005 Guyana: 11.09 Suriname: 9.3 World: 6.22 2006 Guyana: 10.7 Suriname: 9.14 World: 5.97 2007 Guyana: 10.84 Suriname: 9.02 World: 5.77 2008 Guyana: 11.02 Suriname: 8.85 World: 5.82 2009 Guyana: 11.31 Suriname: 8.72 World: 6.41 2010 Guyana: 11.63 Suriname: 7.15 World: 6.28 2011 Guyana: 11.81 Suriname: 7.54 World: 6.15 2012 Guyana: 12.03 Suriname: 8.1 World: 6.15 2013 Guyana: 12.3 Suriname: 6.6 World: 6.1 2014 Guyana: 12.64 Suriname: 6.94 World: 5.96 2015 Guyana: 13.01 Suriname: 7.22 World: 6 2016 Guyana: 13.26 Suriname: 7.92 World: 5.97 2017 Guyana: 13.47 Suriname: 7.91 World: 5.9 2018 Guyana: 13.63 Suriname: 7.82 World: 5.76 2019 Guyana: 13.17 Suriname: 7.76 World: 5.59 2020 Guyana: 15.31 Suriname: 8.97 World: 6.59 2021 Guyana: 14.58 Suriname: 8.71 World: 6.05 2022 Guyana: 11.91 Suriname: 7.97 World: 5.23 2023 Guyana: 11.92 Suriname: 7.7 World: 4.85 2024 Guyana: 11.87 Suriname: 7.62 World: 4.81 2025 Guyana: 11.96 Suriname: 7.83 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Guyana Suriname World

0 2 4 6 1970 Guyana: 2.14 Suriname: 1.65 World: 4.14 1971 Guyana: 2.11 Suriname: 1.6 World: 4.04 1972 Guyana: 2.11 Suriname: 1.82 World: 4.16 1973 Guyana: 2.42 Suriname: 1.9 World: 4.32 1974 Guyana: 2.11 Suriname: 1.72 World: 4.23 1975 Guyana: 2.47 Suriname: 1.92 World: 4.14 1976 Guyana: 2.48 Suriname: 1.84 World: 4.31 1977 Guyana: 2.46 Suriname: 2.03 World: 4.36 1978 Guyana: 2.3 Suriname: 2.1 World: 4.42 1979 Guyana: 2.18 Suriname: 2.1 World: 4.46 1980 Guyana: 2.29 Suriname: 2.06 World: 4.33 1981 Guyana: 2.28 Suriname: 1.75 World: 4.18 1982 Guyana: 1.86 Suriname: 1.55 World: 4.05 1983 Guyana: 1.67 Suriname: 1.13 World: 4.01 1984 Guyana: 1.81 Suriname: 0.99 World: 4.07 1985 Guyana: 1.87 Suriname: 1.27 World: 4.05 1986 Guyana: 1.78 Suriname: 1.27 World: 4.04 1987 Guyana: 1.76 Suriname: 0.99 World: 4.1 1988 Guyana: 1.84 Suriname: 1.2 World: 4.16 1989 Guyana: 1.63 Suriname: 1.4 World: 4.16 1990 Guyana: 1.57 Suriname: 2.66 World: 4.15 1991 Guyana: 1.53 Suriname: 3.02 World: 4.1 1992 Guyana: 1.44 Suriname: 2.93 World: 4.01 1993 Guyana: 1.45 Suriname: 2.93 World: 3.97 1994 Guyana: 1.87 Suriname: 2.93 World: 3.94 1995 Guyana: 2.02 Suriname: 2.94 World: 3.99 1996 Guyana: 2.08 Suriname: 2.84 World: 4.01 1997 Guyana: 2.26 Suriname: 2.86 World: 4.02 1998 Guyana: 2.29 Suriname: 2.85 World: 3.98 1999 Guyana: 2.27 Suriname: 2.73 World: 3.95 2000 Guyana: 2.17 Suriname: 3.11 World: 4.01 2001 Guyana: 2.15 Suriname: 3.13 World: 4.01 2002 Guyana: 2.13 Suriname: 2.25 World: 4.02 2003 Guyana: 2.12 Suriname: 2.44 World: 4.15 2004 Guyana: 2.2 Suriname: 2.71 World: 4.28 2005 Guyana: 1.95 Suriname: 3.25 World: 4.39 2006 Guyana: 1.76 Suriname: 2.92 World: 4.48 2007 Guyana: 2.12 Suriname: 2.66 World: 4.59 2008 Guyana: 2.13 Suriname: 2.72 World: 4.56 2009 Guyana: 2.17 Suriname: 2.67 World: 4.45 2010 Guyana: 2.35 Suriname: 3.18 World: 4.67 2011 Guyana: 2.46 Suriname: 3.52 World: 4.76 2012 Guyana: 2.68 Suriname: 4.35 World: 4.77 2013 Guyana: 2.64 Suriname: 4.02 World: 4.81 2014 Guyana: 2.74 Suriname: 4.56 World: 4.78 2015 Guyana: 2.73 Suriname: 4.69 World: 4.7 2016 Guyana: 3.22 Suriname: 5.04 World: 4.65 2017 Guyana: 3.21 Suriname: 4.13 World: 4.67 2018 Guyana: 3.26 Suriname: 3.59 World: 4.73 2019 Guyana: 3.46 Suriname: 4.39 World: 4.7 2020 Guyana: 4.12 Suriname: 4.25 World: 4.47 2021 Guyana: 4.07 Suriname: 4.4 World: 4.68 2022 Guyana: 4.48 Suriname: 4.59 World: 4.67 2023 Guyana: 4.53 Suriname: 3.97 World: 4.68 2024 Guyana: 4.56 Suriname: 4.06 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2023

Guyana Suriname World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Guyana: 5.7 Suriname: 6.4 World: 15.6 2006 Guyana: 8.9 Suriname: 9.5 World: 17.2 2007 Guyana: 13.8 Suriname: 14.11 World: 20.2 2008 Guyana: 18.2 Suriname: 21.06 World: 22.8 2009 Guyana: 23.9 Suriname: 31.36 World: 25.3 2010 Guyana: 29.9 Suriname: 31.59 World: 28.4 2011 Guyana: 30 Suriname: 32 World: 30.9 2012 Guyana: 30.5 Suriname: 34.68 World: 33.3 2013 Guyana: 31 Suriname: 37.4 World: 35.3 2014 Guyana: 32 Suriname: 40.08 World: 37.4 2015 Guyana: 34 Suriname: 42.76 World: 39.9 2016 Guyana: 35.66 Suriname: 45.4 World: 43.6 2017 Guyana: 42.68 Suriname: 48.95 World: 46.3 2018 Guyana: 48.6 Suriname: 55.1 World: 49.4 2019 Guyana: 55.31 Suriname: 62.03 World: 53.9 2023 Guyana: 79.36 Suriname: 87.4 World: 69.2 2005 2011 2014 2023

Population

Indicator Guyana Suriname
Population 835,986 2025
164th of 215		 639,850 2025
168th of 215
Population density 3.9 /km² 2023
209th of 214		 3.9 /km² 2023
208th of 214
Population growth 0.59 % 2025
130th of 215		 0.85 % 2025
109th of 215
Life expectancy 70.3 years 2024
149th of 215		 73.8 years 2024
116th of 215
Fertility rate 2.40 2024
82nd of 215		 2.23 2024
89th of 215
Birth rate 19.9 ‰ 2024
75th of 215		 17.2 ‰ 2024
88th of 215
Infant mortality 23.2 ‰ 2024
135th of 196		 14.8 ‰ 2024
112th of 196
Urban population 26.5 % 2025
200th of 215		 65.8 % 2025
103rd of 215
Aged 65+ 7.0 % 2025
123rd of 215		 8.2 % 2025
114th of 215
Living in cities 28.4 % 2025
147th of 215		 39.5 % 2025
100th of 215
Living in towns 45.5 % 2025
47th of 215		 33.9 % 2025
93rd of 215
Living in rural areas 26.1 % 2025
98th of 215		 26.6 % 2025
93rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Guyana Suriname
Human Development Index 0.776 2023
90th of 193		 0.722 2023
114th of 193
Gender Inequality Index 0.427 2023
109th of 172		 0.391 2023
97th of 172

Economy

Indicator Guyana Suriname
GDP 27.1 bn US$ 2025
119th of 186		 4.5 bn US$ 2025
156th of 186
GDP per capita 32,414 US$ 2025
38th of 186		 7,070 US$ 2025
99th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 97,899 int. $ 2025
8th of 185		 22,652 int. $ 2025
86th of 185
GNI per capita 28,470 US$ 2025
38th of 182		 6,140 US$ 2025
103rd of 182
GDP growth 19.3 % 2025
1st of 186		 1.8 % 2025
139th of 186
Inflation 3.3 % 2025
73rd of 165		 9.2 % 2025
18th of 165
FDI inflows 35.0 % 2024
4th of 192		 45.1 % 2025
9th of 192
Manufacturing 1.9 % 2025
129th of 132		 19.8 % 2024
Agriculture 7.7 % 2025
72nd of 158		 6.8 % 2024
Military spending 0.9 % 2024
119th of 147		 -

Labour

Indicator Guyana Suriname
Unemployment 12.0 % 2025
158th of 181		 7.8 % 2025
130th of 181
Youth unemployment 24.9 % 2025
153rd of 181		 25.4 % 2025
155th of 181
Women in the labour force 47.4 % 2025
128th of 181		 44.9 % 2025
135th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 12.2 % 2025
98th of 181		 7.0 % 2025
120th of 181
Weekly hours worked 43.3 h 2025
36th of 181		 40.1 h 2025
79th of 181
Youth NEET rate 43.0 % 2025
176th of 181		 19.0 % 2025
96th of 181
Labour income share 56.1 % 2025
21st of 114		 49.9 % 2025
42nd of 114
Output per hour 99.6 $ 2025
5th of 181		 25.6 $ 2025
82nd of 181

Health

Indicator Guyana Suriname
Health spending 2.5 % 2023
188th of 192		 5.4 % 2023
119th of 192
Health spending per person 505 US$ 2023
90th of 191		 297 US$ 2023
112th of 191
Physicians 1.39 /1,000 2020 1.36 /1,000 2023
Under-5 mortality 25.2 ‰ 2024
132nd of 196		 15.8 ‰ 2024
104th of 196
Maternal mortality 75 /100k 2023
118th of 194		 84 /100k 2023
124th of 194
Tobacco use 11.7 % 2024
47th of 166		 -
Safe drinking water 67.2 % 2024
90th of 147		 55.8 % 2024
104th of 147

Food

Indicator Guyana Suriname
Calories per person 3,318 kcal 2023
46th of 155		 2,539 kcal 2023
125th of 155
Protein supply 110.0 g 2022
39th of 174		 71.6 g 2022
133rd of 174
Animal protein supply 56.2 g 2022
60th of 174		 35.3 g 2022
106th of 174
Fat supply 73.6 g 2022
119th of 174		 69.7 g 2022
121st of 174
Food insecurity 25.5 % 2024
72nd of 134		 35.9 % 2022
Severe food insecurity 4.7 % 2024
58th of 124		 7.2 % 2022
Cereal import dependency -105.7 % 2022
150th of 160		 -4.3 % 2022
130th of 160

Education

Indicator Guyana Suriname
Literacy 85.6 % 2020 92.9 % 2012
Secondary enrolment 91.4 % 2024
61st of 108		 76.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 26.4 % 2024
97th of 128		 2.6 % 2024
128th of 128
Education spending 4.5 % 2018 2.9 % 2023
86th of 121
Expected schooling 13.0 yrs 2023
112th of 195		 11.0 yrs 2023
159th of 195
Mean schooling 8.7 yrs 2023
118th of 193		 8.4 yrs 2023
123rd of 193

Society

Indicator Guyana Suriname
Internet use 83.0 % 2024
88th of 182		 87.4 % 2023
Mobile subscriptions 112.6 /100 2022 142.1 /100 2024
29th of 151
Electricity access 93.0 % 2024
155th of 213		 99.0 % 2024
134th of 213
Women in parliament 36.1 % 2025
42nd of 184		 31.4 % 2025
66th of 184
Income inequality - 39.2 2022
Extreme poverty - 2.2 % 2022

Refugees

Indicator Guyana Suriname
Refugees hosted 35 2025
147th of 177		 24 2025
150th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
141st of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
142nd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 29 2025
146th of 177		 3,191 2025
81st of 177
Refugees from the country 342 2025
126th of 199		 56 2025
164th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.4 ‰ 2025
79th of 199		 0.1 ‰ 2025
120th of 199

Governance

Indicator Guyana Suriname
Control of corruption 40.8 /100 2024
122nd of 207		 40.2 /100 2024
123rd of 207
Government effectiveness 49.4 /100 2024
110th of 205		 42.5 /100 2024
139th of 205
Rule of law 51.2 /100 2024
120th of 207		 53.4 /100 2024
111th of 207
Regulatory quality 47.8 /100 2024
131st of 205		 40.4 /100 2024
174th of 205
Voice and accountability 55.0 /100 2024
106th of 205		 57.8 /100 2024
96th of 205
Political stability 69.6 /100 2024
94th of 207		 74.1 /100 2024
77th of 207

Environment

Indicator Guyana Suriname
CO₂ per capita 4.56 t 2024
145th of 202		 4.06 t 2024
136th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 4.5 Mt 2024
140th of 204		 3.0 Mt 2024
147th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
139th of 204		 0.01 % 2024
148th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
141st of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
138th of 204
GHG per capita 10.51 t 2024
174th of 202		 5.78 t 2024
134th of 202
Renewable energy 12.1 % 2022
128th of 211		 14.5 % 2021
126th of 211
Forest area 87.1 % 2023
6th of 212		 94.4 % 2023
1st of 212
PM2.5 exposure 16.9 µg/m³ 2023
100th of 200		 15.7 µg/m³ 2023
88th of 200
Water stress 3.3 % 2022
38th of 176		 4.0 % 2022
46th of 176
Land area 211,140 km² 2023
83rd of 214		 160,508 km² 2023
91st of 214

Energy

Indicator Guyana Suriname
Renewable electricity 2.9 % 2024
172nd of 190		 52.9 % 2024
63rd of 190
Wind and solar 1.4 % 2024
136th of 190		 0.6 % 2024
153rd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
86th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
156th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 2.9 % 2024
172nd of 190		 52.9 % 2024
75th of 190
Fossil electricity 97.1 % 2024
172nd of 190		 47.1 % 2024
75th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
47th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
91st of 188
Carbon intensity of power 642 g/kWh 2024
158th of 190		 323 g/kWh 2024
70th of 190
Electricity per capita 1.66 MWh 2024
120th of 191		 2.74 MWh 2024
93rd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.