Paraguay vs Suriname

Paraguay (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

Paraguay Suriname World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1960 Paraguay: 153.38 Suriname: 377.58 World: 452.65 1961 Paraguay: 167.09 Suriname: 394.81 World: 471.93 1962 Paraguay: 182.81 Suriname: 409.11 World: 496.11 1963 Paraguay: 189.87 Suriname: 424.03 World: 525.19 1964 Paraguay: 196.97 Suriname: 434.89 World: 563.85 1965 Paraguay: 208.73 Suriname: 481.72 World: 601.89 1966 Paraguay: 213.95 Suriname: 574.84 World: 638.97 1967 Paraguay: 220.93 Suriname: 644.04 World: 664.4 1968 Paraguay: 226.8 Suriname: 680.6 World: 703.46 1969 Paraguay: 238.24 Suriname: 707.67 World: 761.11 1970 Paraguay: 249 Suriname: 724.48 World: 817.68 1971 Paraguay: 272.08 Suriname: 767.99 World: 884.88 1972 Paraguay: 307.63 Suriname: 784.95 World: 1,002 1973 Paraguay: 388.71 Suriname: 857.69 World: 1,201.53 1974 Paraguay: 507.87 Suriname: 1,041.08 World: 1,362.19 1975 Paraguay: 561.52 Suriname: 1,190.02 World: 1,488.94 1976 Paraguay: 615.83 Suriname: 1,301.87 World: 1,589.73 1977 Paraguay: 739.83 Suriname: 1,665.94 World: 1,766.28 1978 Paraguay: 882.93 Suriname: 1,927.91 World: 2,055.49 1979 Paraguay: 1,148.9 Suriname: 2,072.29 World: 2,335.19 1980 Paraguay: 1,456.84 Suriname: 2,117.87 World: 2,587.01 1981 Paraguay: 1,792.62 Suriname: 2,367.77 World: 2,628.62 1982 Paraguay: 1,679.82 Suriname: 2,429.92 World: 2,554.08 1983 Paraguay: 1,709.8 Suriname: 2,332.7 World: 2,561.17 1984 Paraguay: 1,319.23 Suriname: 2,260.64 World: 2,614.33 1985 Paraguay: 934.99 Suriname: 2,255.98 World: 2,690.59 1986 Paraguay: 1,031.16 Suriname: 2,271.05 World: 3,118.57 1987 Paraguay: 1,068.95 Suriname: 2,469.07 World: 3,487.88 1988 Paraguay: 1,113.89 Suriname: 2,886.43 World: 3,829.99 1989 Paraguay: 1,211.3 Suriname: 1,328.57 World: 3,930.51 1990 Paraguay: 1,440.16 Suriname: 941.59 World: 4,338.94 1991 Paraguay: 1,685.27 Suriname: 1,079.73 World: 4,453.9 1992 Paraguay: 1,682.67 Suriname: 968.9 World: 4,679.98 1993 Paraguay: 1,661.71 Suriname: 1,022.45 World: 4,685.3 1994 Paraguay: 1,760.29 Suriname: 1,433.54 World: 4,967.01 1995 Paraguay: 1,978.72 Suriname: 1,609.83 World: 5,463.2 1996 Paraguay: 2,088.17 Suriname: 1,962.89 World: 5,507.22 1997 Paraguay: 2,078.51 Suriname: 2,067.6 World: 5,408.57 1998 Paraguay: 1,889.88 Suriname: 2,428.59 World: 5,302.34 1999 Paraguay: 1,766.31 Suriname: 1,898.18 World: 5,401.23 2000 Paraguay: 1,736.12 Suriname: 1,988.22 World: 5,512.56 2001 Paraguay: 1,637.69 Suriname: 1,714.65 World: 5,404.2 2002 Paraguay: 1,367.77 Suriname: 2,202.34 World: 5,539.32 2003 Paraguay: 1,444 Suriname: 2,516.1 World: 6,129.87 2004 Paraguay: 1,786.22 Suriname: 2,887.77 World: 6,818 2005 Paraguay: 1,970.87 Suriname: 3,453.43 World: 7,290.57 2006 Paraguay: 2,439.43 Suriname: 5,002.66 World: 7,803.19 2007 Paraguay: 3,211.94 Suriname: 5,530.18 World: 8,685.33 2008 Paraguay: 4,384.95 Suriname: 6,576.09 World: 9,425.74 2009 Paraguay: 3,941.85 Suriname: 7,129.58 World: 8,827.04 2010 Paraguay: 4,750.96 Suriname: 7,943.6 World: 9,555.07 2011 Paraguay: 5,805.4 Suriname: 7,949.89 World: 10,496.93 2012 Paraguay: 5,642.17 Suriname: 8,851.24 World: 10,597.85 2013 Paraguay: 6,435.68 Suriname: 9,043.19 World: 10,759.35 2014 Paraguay: 6,652.25 Suriname: 9,108.19 World: 10,912.24 2015 Paraguay: 5,879.34 Suriname: 8,813.62 World: 10,191.98 2016 Paraguay: 5,775.16 Suriname: 5,644.21 World: 10,239.47 2017 Paraguay: 6,152.27 Suriname: 6,049.52 World: 10,784.4 2018 Paraguay: 6,258.45 Suriname: 6,665.74 World: 11,344.73 2019 Paraguay: 5,821.18 Suriname: 6,629.67 World: 11,417.6 2020 Paraguay: 5,365.47 Suriname: 4,755.39 World: 10,999.49 2021 Paraguay: 5,974.91 Suriname: 5,029.85 World: 12,472.91 2022 Paraguay: 6,189.1 Suriname: 6,084.44 World: 12,876.24 2023 Paraguay: 6,303.27 Suriname: 5,521.98 World: 13,313.86 2024 Paraguay: 6,456.61 Suriname: 6,961.79 World: 13,717.09 2025 Paraguay: 7,026.62 Suriname: 7,069.87 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Paraguay Suriname World

50 55 60 65 70 75 1960 Paraguay: 60.2 Suriname: 56.6 World: 50.94 1961 Paraguay: 60.52 Suriname: 57.29 World: 52.8 1962 Paraguay: 60.82 Suriname: 58.02 World: 55.29 1963 Paraguay: 61.1 Suriname: 58.5 World: 55.65 1964 Paraguay: 61.37 Suriname: 58.91 World: 56.1 1965 Paraguay: 61.61 Suriname: 59.14 World: 55.93 1966 Paraguay: 61.83 Suriname: 59.23 World: 56.45 1967 Paraguay: 62.03 Suriname: 59.17 World: 56.9 1968 Paraguay: 62.21 Suriname: 59.29 World: 57.34 1969 Paraguay: 62.39 Suriname: 59.39 World: 57.68 1970 Paraguay: 62.55 Suriname: 59.49 World: 57.94 1971 Paraguay: 62.73 Suriname: 59.59 World: 58.02 1972 Paraguay: 62.89 Suriname: 59.69 World: 58.84 1973 Paraguay: 63.06 Suriname: 59.79 World: 59.3 1974 Paraguay: 63.23 Suriname: 59.91 World: 59.7 1975 Paraguay: 63.44 Suriname: 60.04 World: 60.13 1976 Paraguay: 63.65 Suriname: 60.16 World: 60.45 1977 Paraguay: 63.86 Suriname: 60.28 World: 61.04 1978 Paraguay: 64.08 Suriname: 60.4 World: 61.39 1979 Paraguay: 64.3 Suriname: 60.53 World: 61.84 1980 Paraguay: 64.55 Suriname: 60.65 World: 62.15 1981 Paraguay: 64.81 Suriname: 60.8 World: 62.52 1982 Paraguay: 65.08 Suriname: 60.93 World: 62.87 1983 Paraguay: 65.29 Suriname: 61.07 World: 63.13 1984 Paraguay: 65.61 Suriname: 61.21 World: 63.44 1985 Paraguay: 65.89 Suriname: 61.36 World: 63.73 1986 Paraguay: 66.17 Suriname: 61.16 World: 64.12 1987 Paraguay: 66.45 Suriname: 61.31 World: 64.46 1988 Paraguay: 66.71 Suriname: 61.48 World: 64.67 1989 Paraguay: 66.92 Suriname: 61.98 World: 64.96 1990 Paraguay: 67.34 Suriname: 62.09 World: 65.11 1991 Paraguay: 67.68 Suriname: 62.15 World: 65.3 1992 Paraguay: 67.96 Suriname: 62.25 World: 65.55 1993 Paraguay: 68.23 Suriname: 62.38 World: 65.74 1994 Paraguay: 68.5 Suriname: 62.54 World: 65.96 1995 Paraguay: 68.78 Suriname: 62.78 World: 66.2 1996 Paraguay: 69.05 Suriname: 63.08 World: 66.52 1997 Paraguay: 69.28 Suriname: 63.39 World: 66.83 1998 Paraguay: 69.51 Suriname: 63.71 World: 67.07 1999 Paraguay: 69.77 Suriname: 64.04 World: 67.31 2000 Paraguay: 70.03 Suriname: 64.41 World: 67.65 2001 Paraguay: 70.28 Suriname: 64.82 World: 67.95 2002 Paraguay: 70.54 Suriname: 65.27 World: 68.23 2003 Paraguay: 70.8 Suriname: 65.78 World: 68.52 2004 Paraguay: 71.05 Suriname: 66.36 World: 68.77 2005 Paraguay: 71.32 Suriname: 67 World: 69.11 2006 Paraguay: 71.58 Suriname: 67.64 World: 69.47 2007 Paraguay: 71.82 Suriname: 68.31 World: 69.81 2008 Paraguay: 72.05 Suriname: 68.87 World: 70 2009 Paraguay: 72.28 Suriname: 69.32 World: 70.38 2010 Paraguay: 72.55 Suriname: 69.63 World: 70.68 2011 Paraguay: 72.79 Suriname: 69.82 World: 70.97 2012 Paraguay: 73.11 Suriname: 69.96 World: 71.26 2013 Paraguay: 73.29 Suriname: 70.11 World: 71.53 2014 Paraguay: 73.42 Suriname: 70.33 World: 71.78 2015 Paraguay: 73.45 Suriname: 70.57 World: 71.97 2016 Paraguay: 73.49 Suriname: 70.98 World: 72.19 2017 Paraguay: 73.45 Suriname: 71.25 World: 72.37 2018 Paraguay: 73.63 Suriname: 71.47 World: 72.64 2019 Paraguay: 73.67 Suriname: 71.77 World: 72.87 2020 Paraguay: 72.72 Suriname: 72.32 World: 72.18 2021 Paraguay: 68.11 Suriname: 68.94 World: 71.22 2022 Paraguay: 72.32 Suriname: 73.25 World: 72.97 2023 Paraguay: 73.84 Suriname: 73.63 World: 73.33 2024 Paraguay: 73.98 Suriname: 73.76 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Paraguay Suriname World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Paraguay: 6.5 Suriname: 6.59 World: 4.69 1961 Paraguay: 6.49 Suriname: 6.58 World: 4.56 1962 Paraguay: 6.47 Suriname: 6.57 World: 5.02 1963 Paraguay: 6.45 Suriname: 6.51 World: 5.31 1964 Paraguay: 6.42 Suriname: 6.43 World: 5.13 1965 Paraguay: 6.35 Suriname: 6.32 World: 5.08 1966 Paraguay: 6.23 Suriname: 6.2 World: 4.97 1967 Paraguay: 6.1 Suriname: 6.04 World: 4.87 1968 Paraguay: 5.97 Suriname: 5.86 World: 4.98 1969 Paraguay: 5.84 Suriname: 5.7 World: 4.88 1970 Paraguay: 5.72 Suriname: 5.53 World: 4.84 1971 Paraguay: 5.59 Suriname: 5.36 World: 4.69 1972 Paraguay: 5.46 Suriname: 5.18 World: 4.55 1973 Paraguay: 5.35 Suriname: 5.01 World: 4.42 1974 Paraguay: 5.27 Suriname: 4.81 World: 4.26 1975 Paraguay: 5.18 Suriname: 4.63 World: 4.07 1976 Paraguay: 5.12 Suriname: 4.45 World: 3.97 1977 Paraguay: 5.08 Suriname: 4.26 World: 3.84 1978 Paraguay: 5.04 Suriname: 4.08 World: 3.77 1979 Paraguay: 5.06 Suriname: 3.93 World: 3.76 1980 Paraguay: 5.1 Suriname: 3.79 World: 3.73 1981 Paraguay: 5.15 Suriname: 3.75 World: 3.71 1982 Paraguay: 5.13 Suriname: 3.82 World: 3.72 1983 Paraguay: 5.09 Suriname: 3.87 World: 3.59 1984 Paraguay: 5.04 Suriname: 3.8 World: 3.57 1985 Paraguay: 4.97 Suriname: 3.71 World: 3.53 1986 Paraguay: 4.93 Suriname: 3.61 World: 3.51 1987 Paraguay: 4.85 Suriname: 3.53 World: 3.48 1988 Paraguay: 4.77 Suriname: 3.46 World: 3.39 1989 Paraguay: 4.68 Suriname: 3.39 World: 3.35 1990 Paraguay: 4.57 Suriname: 3.23 World: 3.31 1991 Paraguay: 4.48 Suriname: 3.09 World: 3.13 1992 Paraguay: 4.4 Suriname: 3.01 World: 3.04 1993 Paraguay: 4.28 Suriname: 2.94 World: 2.97 1994 Paraguay: 4.2 Suriname: 2.9 World: 2.92 1995 Paraguay: 4.11 Suriname: 2.9 World: 2.87 1996 Paraguay: 4.01 Suriname: 2.92 World: 2.82 1997 Paraguay: 3.91 Suriname: 2.95 World: 2.78 1998 Paraguay: 3.8 Suriname: 2.99 World: 2.75 1999 Paraguay: 3.67 Suriname: 3.02 World: 2.72 2000 Paraguay: 3.51 Suriname: 3.05 World: 2.73 2001 Paraguay: 3.36 Suriname: 3.06 World: 2.69 2002 Paraguay: 3.23 Suriname: 2.96 World: 2.66 2003 Paraguay: 3.12 Suriname: 2.84 World: 2.64 2004 Paraguay: 3.05 Suriname: 2.74 World: 2.63 2005 Paraguay: 2.97 Suriname: 2.71 World: 2.61 2006 Paraguay: 2.89 Suriname: 2.73 World: 2.61 2007 Paraguay: 2.82 Suriname: 2.74 World: 2.6 2008 Paraguay: 2.79 Suriname: 2.73 World: 2.6 2009 Paraguay: 2.76 Suriname: 2.71 World: 2.59 2010 Paraguay: 2.7 Suriname: 2.69 World: 2.57 2011 Paraguay: 2.67 Suriname: 2.67 World: 2.55 2012 Paraguay: 2.66 Suriname: 2.67 World: 2.56 2013 Paraguay: 2.64 Suriname: 2.65 World: 2.53 2014 Paraguay: 2.65 Suriname: 2.62 World: 2.52 2015 Paraguay: 2.65 Suriname: 2.57 World: 2.49 2016 Paraguay: 2.62 Suriname: 2.5 World: 2.49 2017 Paraguay: 2.59 Suriname: 2.43 World: 2.46 2018 Paraguay: 2.56 Suriname: 2.38 World: 2.39 2019 Paraguay: 2.53 Suriname: 2.35 World: 2.35 2020 Paraguay: 2.5 Suriname: 2.31 World: 2.28 2021 Paraguay: 2.47 Suriname: 2.3 World: 2.25 2022 Paraguay: 2.44 Suriname: 2.27 World: 2.22 2023 Paraguay: 2.42 Suriname: 2.25 World: 2.2 2024 Paraguay: 2.42 Suriname: 2.23 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Paraguay Suriname World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Paraguay: 5.1 Suriname: 17.19 World: 5.12 1992 Paraguay: 4.98 Suriname: 17.28 World: 5.28 1993 Paraguay: 5.06 Suriname: 15.64 World: 5.54 1994 Paraguay: 4.41 Suriname: 12.7 World: 5.79 1995 Paraguay: 3.4 Suriname: 8.39 World: 5.92 1996 Paraguay: 8.15 Suriname: 10.88 World: 5.98 1997 Paraguay: 5.36 Suriname: 10.56 World: 6.01 1998 Paraguay: 4.42 Suriname: 10.63 World: 6.16 1999 Paraguay: 5.34 Suriname: 13.6 World: 6.28 2000 Paraguay: 7.61 Suriname: 12.87 World: 6.11 2001 Paraguay: 6.21 Suriname: 12.05 World: 6.19 2002 Paraguay: 9.39 Suriname: 11.19 World: 6.41 2003 Paraguay: 6.81 Suriname: 10.34 World: 6.48 2004 Paraguay: 6.51 Suriname: 9.49 World: 6.33 2005 Paraguay: 4.83 Suriname: 9.3 World: 6.22 2006 Paraguay: 5.28 Suriname: 9.14 World: 5.97 2007 Paraguay: 4.71 Suriname: 9.02 World: 5.77 2008 Paraguay: 4.42 Suriname: 8.85 World: 5.82 2009 Paraguay: 5.46 Suriname: 8.72 World: 6.41 2010 Paraguay: 4.57 Suriname: 7.15 World: 6.28 2011 Paraguay: 4.67 Suriname: 7.54 World: 6.15 2012 Paraguay: 4.09 Suriname: 8.1 World: 6.15 2013 Paraguay: 4.39 Suriname: 6.6 World: 6.1 2014 Paraguay: 5.03 Suriname: 6.94 World: 5.96 2015 Paraguay: 4.56 Suriname: 7.22 World: 6 2016 Paraguay: 5.26 Suriname: 7.92 World: 5.97 2017 Paraguay: 6.14 Suriname: 7.91 World: 5.9 2018 Paraguay: 6.22 Suriname: 7.82 World: 5.76 2019 Paraguay: 6.6 Suriname: 7.76 World: 5.59 2020 Paraguay: 7.55 Suriname: 8.97 World: 6.59 2021 Paraguay: 7.31 Suriname: 8.71 World: 6.05 2022 Paraguay: 6.76 Suriname: 7.97 World: 5.23 2023 Paraguay: 5.79 Suriname: 7.7 World: 4.85 2024 Paraguay: 5.69 Suriname: 7.62 World: 4.81 2025 Paraguay: 4.8 Suriname: 7.83 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Paraguay Suriname World

0 2 4 6 1970 Paraguay: 0.27 Suriname: 1.65 World: 4.14 1971 Paraguay: 0.26 Suriname: 1.6 World: 4.04 1972 Paraguay: 0.28 Suriname: 1.82 World: 4.16 1973 Paraguay: 0.3 Suriname: 1.9 World: 4.32 1974 Paraguay: 0.29 Suriname: 1.72 World: 4.23 1975 Paraguay: 0.3 Suriname: 1.92 World: 4.14 1976 Paraguay: 0.32 Suriname: 1.84 World: 4.31 1977 Paraguay: 0.45 Suriname: 2.03 World: 4.36 1978 Paraguay: 0.53 Suriname: 2.1 World: 4.42 1979 Paraguay: 0.49 Suriname: 2.1 World: 4.46 1980 Paraguay: 0.49 Suriname: 2.06 World: 4.33 1981 Paraguay: 0.46 Suriname: 1.75 World: 4.18 1982 Paraguay: 0.44 Suriname: 1.55 World: 4.05 1983 Paraguay: 0.42 Suriname: 1.13 World: 4.01 1984 Paraguay: 0.45 Suriname: 0.99 World: 4.07 1985 Paraguay: 0.44 Suriname: 1.27 World: 4.05 1986 Paraguay: 0.45 Suriname: 1.27 World: 4.04 1987 Paraguay: 0.49 Suriname: 0.99 World: 4.1 1988 Paraguay: 0.54 Suriname: 1.2 World: 4.16 1989 Paraguay: 0.52 Suriname: 1.4 World: 4.16 1990 Paraguay: 0.54 Suriname: 2.66 World: 4.15 1991 Paraguay: 0.52 Suriname: 3.02 World: 4.1 1992 Paraguay: 0.6 Suriname: 2.93 World: 4.01 1993 Paraguay: 0.67 Suriname: 2.93 World: 3.97 1994 Paraguay: 0.76 Suriname: 2.93 World: 3.94 1995 Paraguay: 0.84 Suriname: 2.94 World: 3.99 1996 Paraguay: 0.81 Suriname: 2.84 World: 4.01 1997 Paraguay: 0.88 Suriname: 2.86 World: 4.02 1998 Paraguay: 0.9 Suriname: 2.85 World: 3.98 1999 Paraguay: 0.88 Suriname: 2.73 World: 3.95 2000 Paraguay: 0.71 Suriname: 3.11 World: 4.01 2001 Paraguay: 0.73 Suriname: 3.13 World: 4.01 2002 Paraguay: 0.75 Suriname: 2.25 World: 4.02 2003 Paraguay: 0.77 Suriname: 2.44 World: 4.15 2004 Paraguay: 0.77 Suriname: 2.71 World: 4.28 2005 Paraguay: 0.7 Suriname: 3.25 World: 4.39 2006 Paraguay: 0.75 Suriname: 2.92 World: 4.48 2007 Paraguay: 0.7 Suriname: 2.66 World: 4.59 2008 Paraguay: 0.81 Suriname: 2.72 World: 4.56 2009 Paraguay: 0.83 Suriname: 2.67 World: 4.45 2010 Paraguay: 0.91 Suriname: 3.18 World: 4.67 2011 Paraguay: 0.94 Suriname: 3.52 World: 4.76 2012 Paraguay: 0.92 Suriname: 4.35 World: 4.77 2013 Paraguay: 0.94 Suriname: 4.02 World: 4.81 2014 Paraguay: 0.98 Suriname: 4.56 World: 4.78 2015 Paraguay: 1.08 Suriname: 4.69 World: 4.7 2016 Paraguay: 1.2 Suriname: 5.04 World: 4.65 2017 Paraguay: 1.34 Suriname: 4.13 World: 4.67 2018 Paraguay: 1.36 Suriname: 3.59 World: 4.73 2019 Paraguay: 1.31 Suriname: 4.39 World: 4.7 2020 Paraguay: 1.19 Suriname: 4.25 World: 4.47 2021 Paraguay: 1.19 Suriname: 4.4 World: 4.68 2022 Paraguay: 1.18 Suriname: 4.59 World: 4.67 2023 Paraguay: 1.13 Suriname: 3.97 World: 4.68 2024 Paraguay: 1.16 Suriname: 4.06 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2023

Paraguay Suriname World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Paraguay: 7.91 Suriname: 6.4 World: 15.6 2006 Paraguay: 7.96 Suriname: 9.5 World: 17.2 2007 Paraguay: 11.21 Suriname: 14.11 World: 20.2 2008 Paraguay: 14.27 Suriname: 21.06 World: 22.8 2009 Paraguay: 18.9 Suriname: 31.36 World: 25.3 2010 Paraguay: 19.8 Suriname: 31.59 World: 28.4 2011 Paraguay: 24.76 Suriname: 32 World: 30.9 2012 Paraguay: 29.34 Suriname: 34.68 World: 33.3 2013 Paraguay: 36.9 Suriname: 37.4 World: 35.3 2014 Paraguay: 43.01 Suriname: 40.08 World: 37.4 2015 Paraguay: 49.72 Suriname: 42.76 World: 39.9 2016 Paraguay: 53.4 Suriname: 45.4 World: 43.6 2017 Paraguay: 61.08 Suriname: 48.95 World: 46.3 2018 Paraguay: 64.99 Suriname: 55.1 World: 49.4 2019 Paraguay: 68.52 Suriname: 62.03 World: 53.9 2023 Paraguay: 78.09 Suriname: 87.4 World: 69.2 2005 2011 2014 2023

Population

Indicator Paraguay Suriname
Population 7 mn 2025
107th of 215		 639,850 2025
168th of 215
Population density 17.3 /km² 2023
191st of 214		 3.9 /km² 2023
208th of 214
Population growth 1.20 % 2025
87th of 215		 0.85 % 2025
109th of 215
Life expectancy 74.0 years 2024
113th of 215		 73.8 years 2024
116th of 215
Fertility rate 2.42 2024
80th of 215		 2.23 2024
89th of 215
Birth rate 19.7 ‰ 2024
76th of 215		 17.2 ‰ 2024
88th of 215
Infant mortality 14.5 ‰ 2024
109th of 196		 14.8 ‰ 2024
112th of 196
Urban population 70.4 % 2025
88th of 215		 65.8 % 2025
103rd of 215
Aged 65+ 6.7 % 2025
127th of 215		 8.2 % 2025
114th of 215
Living in cities 35.2 % 2025
115th of 215		 39.5 % 2025
100th of 215
Living in towns 25.5 % 2025
148th of 215		 33.9 % 2025
93rd of 215
Living in rural areas 39.3 % 2025
47th of 215		 26.6 % 2025
93rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Paraguay Suriname
Human Development Index 0.756 2023
99th of 193		 0.722 2023
114th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.599 2023
91st of 169		 -
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.689 2023
71st of 156		 -
Gender Inequality Index 0.412 2023
104th of 172		 0.391 2023
97th of 172

Economy

Indicator Paraguay Suriname
GDP 49.3 bn US$ 2025
97th of 186		 4.5 bn US$ 2025
156th of 186
GDP per capita 7,027 US$ 2025
100th of 186		 7,070 US$ 2025
99th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 20,181 int. $ 2025
94th of 185		 22,652 int. $ 2025
86th of 185
GNI per capita 6,750 US$ 2025
97th of 182		 6,140 US$ 2025
103rd of 182
GDP growth 6.6 % 2025
21st of 186		 1.8 % 2025
139th of 186
Inflation 4.0 % 2025
49th of 165		 9.2 % 2025
18th of 165
Trade 76.5 % 2025
74th of 138		 -
Exports 37.2 % 2025
67th of 138		 -
FDI inflows 2.4 % 2025
97th of 192		 45.1 % 2025
9th of 192
Manufacturing 19.4 % 2025
18th of 132		 19.8 % 2024
Agriculture 11.6 % 2025
52nd of 158		 6.8 % 2024
Tax revenue 11.3 % 2024
73rd of 89		 -
Military spending 0.9 % 2024
114th of 147		 -

Labour

Indicator Paraguay Suriname
Unemployment 4.8 % 2025
82nd of 181		 7.8 % 2025
130th of 181
Youth unemployment 11.7 % 2025
86th of 181		 25.4 % 2025
155th of 181
Women in the labour force 59.0 % 2025
54th of 181		 44.9 % 2025
135th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 16.0 % 2025
88th of 181		 7.0 % 2025
120th of 181
Weekly hours worked 41.3 h 2025
64th of 181		 40.1 h 2025
79th of 181
Youth NEET rate 17.3 % 2025
89th of 181		 19.0 % 2025
96th of 181
Labour income share 45.2 % 2023 49.9 % 2025
42nd of 114
Output per hour 16.3 $ 2025
106th of 181		 25.6 $ 2025
82nd of 181

Health

Indicator Paraguay Suriname
Health spending 8.4 % 2023
55th of 192		 5.4 % 2023
119th of 192
Health spending per person 527 US$ 2023
85th of 191		 297 US$ 2023
112th of 191
Physicians 3.89 /1,000 2022
26th of 125		 1.36 /1,000 2023
Under-5 mortality 16.3 ‰ 2024
106th of 196		 15.8 ‰ 2024
104th of 196
Maternal mortality 58 /100k 2023
105th of 194		 84 /100k 2023
124th of 194
Tobacco use 6.4 % 2024
10th of 166		 -
Safe drinking water 64.4 % 2024
96th of 147		 55.8 % 2024
104th of 147

Food

Indicator Paraguay Suriname
Calories per person 3,091 kcal 2024
66th of 155		 2,539 kcal 2023
125th of 155
Protein supply 71.1 g 2022
135th of 174		 71.6 g 2022
133rd of 174
Animal protein supply 28.7 g 2022
122nd of 174		 35.3 g 2022
106th of 174
Fat supply 89.2 g 2022
99th of 174		 69.7 g 2022
121st of 174
Food insecurity 25.8 % 2024
73rd of 134		 35.9 % 2022
Severe food insecurity 7.0 % 2024
77th of 124		 7.2 % 2022
Cereal import dependency -1,894.1 % 2022
160th of 160		 -4.3 % 2022
130th of 160

Education

Indicator Paraguay Suriname
Literacy 94.9 % 2024
12th of 29		 92.9 % 2012
Secondary enrolment 79.1 % 2024
87th of 108		 76.1 % 2023
Education spending 3.5 % 2024
71st of 121		 2.9 % 2023
86th of 121
Expected schooling 14.0 yrs 2023
87th of 195		 11.0 yrs 2023
159th of 195
Mean schooling 8.9 yrs 2023
115th of 193		 8.4 yrs 2023
123rd of 193
Tertiary enrolment - 2.6 % 2024
128th of 128

Society

Indicator Paraguay Suriname
Income inequality 44.2 2024
87th of 93		 39.2 2022
Extreme poverty 2.1 % 2024
58th of 93		 2.2 % 2022
Internet use 81.6 % 2024
95th of 182		 87.4 % 2023
Mobile subscriptions 126.6 /100 2023 142.1 /100 2024
29th of 151
Electricity access 99.8 % 2024
127th of 213		 99.0 % 2024
134th of 213
Women in parliament 23.8 % 2025
104th of 184		 31.4 % 2025
66th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Paraguay Suriname
Refugees hosted 4,621 2025
106th of 177		 24 2025
150th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.7 ‰ 2025
97th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
142nd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 1,659 2025
90th of 177		 3,191 2025
81st of 177
Refugees from the country 162 2025
141st of 199		 56 2025
164th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
151st of 199		 0.1 ‰ 2025
120th of 199

Governance

Indicator Paraguay Suriname
Control of corruption 27.1 /100 2024
169th of 207		 40.2 /100 2024
123rd of 207
Government effectiveness 44.4 /100 2024
135th of 205		 42.5 /100 2024
139th of 205
Rule of law 46.9 /100 2024
141st of 207		 53.4 /100 2024
111th of 207
Regulatory quality 52.6 /100 2024
107th of 205		 40.4 /100 2024
174th of 205
Voice and accountability 54.2 /100 2024
112th of 205		 57.8 /100 2024
96th of 205
Political stability 64.6 /100 2024
114th of 207		 74.1 /100 2024
77th of 207

Environment

Indicator Paraguay Suriname
CO₂ per capita 1.16 t 2024
68th of 202		 4.06 t 2024
136th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 7.9 Mt 2024
119th of 204		 3.0 Mt 2024
147th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
119th of 204		 0.01 % 2024
148th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.2 Gt 2024
128th of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
138th of 204
GHG per capita 5.98 t 2024
140th of 202		 5.78 t 2024
134th of 202
Renewable energy 58.8 % 2021
38th of 211		 14.5 % 2021
126th of 211
Forest area 38.5 % 2023
80th of 212		 94.4 % 2023
1st of 212
PM2.5 exposure 15.3 µg/m³ 2023
86th of 200		 15.7 µg/m³ 2023
88th of 200
Water stress 1.8 % 2022
26th of 176		 4.0 % 2022
46th of 176
Land area 396,012 km² 2023
60th of 214		 160,508 km² 2023
91st of 214

Energy

Indicator Paraguay Suriname
Renewable electricity 100.0 % 2025
7th of 190		 52.9 % 2024
63rd of 190
Wind and solar 0.0 % 2025
187th of 190		 0.6 % 2024
153rd of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
144th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
156th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 100.0 % 2025
7th of 190		 52.9 % 2024
75th of 190
Fossil electricity 0.0 % 2025
7th of 190		 47.1 % 2024
75th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2025
81st of 188		 0.0 % 2024
91st of 188
Carbon intensity of power 25 g/kWh 2025
5th of 190		 323 g/kWh 2024
70th of 190
Electricity per capita 4.23 MWh 2025
80th 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.