Suriname vs Uruguay

Suriname (South America) and Uruguay (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

Suriname Uruguay World

0 10k 20k 30k 1960 Suriname: 377.58 Uruguay: 491.03 World: 452.65 1961 Suriname: 394.81 Uruguay: 603.97 World: 471.93 1962 Suriname: 409.11 Uruguay: 659.39 World: 496.11 1963 Suriname: 424.03 Uruguay: 586.82 World: 525.19 1964 Suriname: 434.89 Uruguay: 744.65 World: 563.85 1965 Suriname: 481.72 Uruguay: 705.2 World: 601.89 1966 Suriname: 574.84 Uruguay: 668.18 World: 638.97 1967 Suriname: 644.04 Uruguay: 584.76 World: 664.4 1968 Suriname: 680.6 Uruguay: 578.55 World: 703.46 1969 Suriname: 707.67 Uruguay: 722.59 World: 761.11 1970 Suriname: 724.48 Uruguay: 765.76 World: 817.68 1971 Suriname: 767.99 Uruguay: 1,000.28 World: 884.88 1972 Suriname: 784.95 Uruguay: 775.94 World: 1,002 1973 Suriname: 857.69 Uruguay: 1,397.29 World: 1,201.53 1974 Suriname: 1,041.08 Uruguay: 1,433.18 World: 1,362.19 1975 Suriname: 1,190.02 Uruguay: 1,231.85 World: 1,488.94 1976 Suriname: 1,301.87 Uruguay: 1,268.3 World: 1,589.73 1977 Suriname: 1,665.94 Uruguay: 1,414.24 World: 1,766.28 1978 Suriname: 1,927.91 Uruguay: 1,678.31 World: 2,055.49 1979 Suriname: 2,072.29 Uruguay: 2,442.66 World: 2,335.19 1980 Suriname: 2,117.87 Uruguay: 3,442.81 World: 2,587.01 1981 Suriname: 2,367.77 Uruguay: 3,728.45 World: 2,628.62 1982 Suriname: 2,429.92 Uruguay: 3,084.79 World: 2,554.08 1983 Suriname: 2,332.7 Uruguay: 1,707.14 World: 2,561.17 1984 Suriname: 2,260.64 Uruguay: 1,615.41 World: 2,614.33 1985 Suriname: 2,255.98 Uruguay: 1,568.43 World: 2,690.59 1986 Suriname: 2,271.05 Uruguay: 1,938.81 World: 3,118.57 1987 Suriname: 2,469.07 Uruguay: 2,415.65 World: 3,487.88 1988 Suriname: 2,886.43 Uruguay: 2,677.2 World: 3,829.99 1989 Suriname: 1,328.57 Uruguay: 2,734.37 World: 3,930.51 1990 Suriname: 941.59 Uruguay: 2,995.36 World: 4,338.94 1991 Suriname: 1,079.73 Uruguay: 3,589.02 World: 4,453.9 1992 Suriname: 968.9 Uruguay: 4,101.71 World: 4,679.98 1993 Suriname: 1,022.45 Uruguay: 4,753.01 World: 4,685.3 1994 Suriname: 1,433.54 Uruguay: 5,507.56 World: 4,967.01 1995 Suriname: 1,609.83 Uruguay: 6,050.49 World: 5,463.2 1996 Suriname: 1,962.89 Uruguay: 6,398.44 World: 5,507.22 1997 Suriname: 2,067.6 Uruguay: 7,436.29 World: 5,408.57 1998 Suriname: 2,428.59 Uruguay: 7,836.89 World: 5,302.34 1999 Suriname: 1,898.18 Uruguay: 7,370.57 World: 5,401.23 2000 Suriname: 1,988.22 Uruguay: 6,987.7 World: 5,512.56 2001 Suriname: 1,714.65 Uruguay: 6,382.76 World: 5,404.2 2002 Suriname: 2,202.34 Uruguay: 4,149.76 World: 5,539.32 2003 Suriname: 2,516.1 Uruguay: 3,671.12 World: 6,129.87 2004 Suriname: 2,887.77 Uruguay: 4,168.66 World: 6,818 2005 Suriname: 3,453.43 Uruguay: 5,284.26 World: 7,290.57 2006 Suriname: 5,002.66 Uruguay: 6,001.33 World: 7,803.19 2007 Suriname: 5,530.18 Uruguay: 7,222.05 World: 8,685.33 2008 Suriname: 6,576.09 Uruguay: 9,423.97 World: 9,425.74 2009 Suriname: 7,129.58 Uruguay: 9,881.4 World: 8,827.04 2010 Suriname: 7,943.6 Uruguay: 12,641.06 World: 9,555.07 2011 Suriname: 7,949.89 Uruguay: 15,132.27 World: 10,496.93 2012 Suriname: 8,851.24 Uruguay: 16,259.59 World: 10,597.85 2013 Suriname: 9,043.19 Uruguay: 18,335.26 World: 10,759.35 2014 Suriname: 9,108.19 Uruguay: 18,322.43 World: 10,912.24 2015 Suriname: 8,813.62 Uruguay: 17,125.9 World: 10,191.98 2016 Suriname: 5,644.21 Uruguay: 17,009.76 World: 10,239.47 2017 Suriname: 6,049.52 Uruguay: 19,184.66 World: 10,784.4 2018 Suriname: 6,665.74 Uruguay: 19,249.94 World: 11,344.73 2019 Suriname: 6,629.67 Uruguay: 18,315.74 World: 11,417.6 2020 Suriname: 4,755.39 Uruguay: 15,757.53 World: 10,999.49 2021 Suriname: 5,029.85 Uruguay: 17,881.81 World: 12,472.91 2022 Suriname: 6,084.44 Uruguay: 21,009.29 World: 12,876.24 2023 Suriname: 5,521.98 Uruguay: 23,378.64 World: 13,313.86 2024 Suriname: 6,961.79 Uruguay: 24,308.5 World: 13,717.09 2025 Suriname: 7,069.87 Uruguay: 25,215.82 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Suriname Uruguay World

50 60 70 80 1960 Suriname: 56.6 Uruguay: 67.68 World: 50.94 1961 Suriname: 57.29 Uruguay: 67.81 World: 52.8 1962 Suriname: 58.02 Uruguay: 67.91 World: 55.29 1963 Suriname: 58.5 Uruguay: 68.02 World: 55.65 1964 Suriname: 58.91 Uruguay: 68.11 World: 56.1 1965 Suriname: 59.14 Uruguay: 68.2 World: 55.93 1966 Suriname: 59.23 Uruguay: 68.3 World: 56.45 1967 Suriname: 59.17 Uruguay: 68.41 World: 56.9 1968 Suriname: 59.29 Uruguay: 68.51 World: 57.34 1969 Suriname: 59.39 Uruguay: 68.58 World: 57.68 1970 Suriname: 59.49 Uruguay: 68.73 World: 57.94 1971 Suriname: 59.59 Uruguay: 68.93 World: 58.02 1972 Suriname: 59.69 Uruguay: 69.17 World: 58.84 1973 Suriname: 59.79 Uruguay: 69.35 World: 59.3 1974 Suriname: 59.91 Uruguay: 69.52 World: 59.7 1975 Suriname: 60.04 Uruguay: 69.71 World: 60.13 1976 Suriname: 60.16 Uruguay: 69.89 World: 60.45 1977 Suriname: 60.28 Uruguay: 70.08 World: 61.04 1978 Suriname: 60.4 Uruguay: 70.27 World: 61.39 1979 Suriname: 60.53 Uruguay: 70.26 World: 61.84 1980 Suriname: 60.65 Uruguay: 70.51 World: 62.15 1981 Suriname: 60.8 Uruguay: 70.95 World: 62.52 1982 Suriname: 60.93 Uruguay: 71.53 World: 62.87 1983 Suriname: 61.07 Uruguay: 71.6 World: 63.13 1984 Suriname: 61.21 Uruguay: 71.71 World: 63.44 1985 Suriname: 61.36 Uruguay: 71.86 World: 63.73 1986 Suriname: 61.16 Uruguay: 72.19 World: 64.12 1987 Suriname: 61.31 Uruguay: 72.2 World: 64.46 1988 Suriname: 61.48 Uruguay: 72.41 World: 64.67 1989 Suriname: 61.98 Uruguay: 72.63 World: 64.96 1990 Suriname: 62.09 Uruguay: 72.99 World: 65.11 1991 Suriname: 62.15 Uruguay: 73.2 World: 65.3 1992 Suriname: 62.25 Uruguay: 73.19 World: 65.55 1993 Suriname: 62.38 Uruguay: 73.15 World: 65.74 1994 Suriname: 62.54 Uruguay: 73.16 World: 65.96 1995 Suriname: 62.78 Uruguay: 73.49 World: 66.2 1996 Suriname: 63.08 Uruguay: 73.81 World: 66.52 1997 Suriname: 63.39 Uruguay: 73.92 World: 66.83 1998 Suriname: 63.71 Uruguay: 74.03 World: 67.07 1999 Suriname: 64.04 Uruguay: 74.29 World: 67.31 2000 Suriname: 64.41 Uruguay: 74.69 World: 67.65 2001 Suriname: 64.82 Uruguay: 74.99 World: 67.95 2002 Suriname: 65.27 Uruguay: 74.98 World: 68.23 2003 Suriname: 65.78 Uruguay: 75.09 World: 68.52 2004 Suriname: 66.36 Uruguay: 75.32 World: 68.77 2005 Suriname: 67 Uruguay: 75.83 World: 69.11 2006 Suriname: 67.64 Uruguay: 75.89 World: 69.47 2007 Suriname: 68.31 Uruguay: 76.15 World: 69.81 2008 Suriname: 68.87 Uruguay: 76.28 World: 70 2009 Suriname: 69.32 Uruguay: 76.67 World: 70.38 2010 Suriname: 69.63 Uruguay: 76.69 World: 70.68 2011 Suriname: 69.82 Uruguay: 76.61 World: 70.97 2012 Suriname: 69.96 Uruguay: 76.69 World: 71.26 2013 Suriname: 70.11 Uruguay: 76.95 World: 71.53 2014 Suriname: 70.33 Uruguay: 77.19 World: 71.78 2015 Suriname: 70.57 Uruguay: 77.29 World: 71.97 2016 Suriname: 70.98 Uruguay: 77.35 World: 72.19 2017 Suriname: 71.25 Uruguay: 77.62 World: 72.37 2018 Suriname: 71.47 Uruguay: 77.53 World: 72.64 2019 Suriname: 71.77 Uruguay: 77.5 World: 72.87 2020 Suriname: 72.32 Uruguay: 78.38 World: 72.18 2021 Suriname: 68.94 Uruguay: 75.43 World: 71.22 2022 Suriname: 73.25 Uruguay: 76.47 World: 72.97 2023 Suriname: 73.63 Uruguay: 78.14 World: 73.33 2024 Suriname: 73.76 Uruguay: 78.29 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Suriname Uruguay World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Suriname: 6.59 Uruguay: 2.83 World: 4.69 1961 Suriname: 6.58 Uruguay: 2.85 World: 4.56 1962 Suriname: 6.57 Uruguay: 2.87 World: 5.02 1963 Suriname: 6.51 Uruguay: 2.88 World: 5.31 1964 Suriname: 6.43 Uruguay: 2.86 World: 5.13 1965 Suriname: 6.32 Uruguay: 2.84 World: 5.08 1966 Suriname: 6.2 Uruguay: 2.82 World: 4.97 1967 Suriname: 6.04 Uruguay: 2.78 World: 4.87 1968 Suriname: 5.86 Uruguay: 2.77 World: 4.98 1969 Suriname: 5.7 Uruguay: 2.77 World: 4.88 1970 Suriname: 5.53 Uruguay: 2.77 World: 4.84 1971 Suriname: 5.36 Uruguay: 2.77 World: 4.69 1972 Suriname: 5.18 Uruguay: 2.78 World: 4.55 1973 Suriname: 5.01 Uruguay: 2.86 World: 4.42 1974 Suriname: 4.81 Uruguay: 2.96 World: 4.26 1975 Suriname: 4.63 Uruguay: 3.02 World: 4.07 1976 Suriname: 4.45 Uruguay: 3.01 World: 3.97 1977 Suriname: 4.26 Uruguay: 2.9 World: 3.84 1978 Suriname: 4.08 Uruguay: 2.83 World: 3.77 1979 Suriname: 3.93 Uruguay: 2.71 World: 3.76 1980 Suriname: 3.79 Uruguay: 2.59 World: 3.73 1981 Suriname: 3.75 Uruguay: 2.53 World: 3.71 1982 Suriname: 3.82 Uruguay: 2.51 World: 3.72 1983 Suriname: 3.87 Uruguay: 2.49 World: 3.59 1984 Suriname: 3.8 Uruguay: 2.47 World: 3.57 1985 Suriname: 3.71 Uruguay: 2.47 World: 3.53 1986 Suriname: 3.61 Uruguay: 2.47 World: 3.51 1987 Suriname: 3.53 Uruguay: 2.49 World: 3.48 1988 Suriname: 3.46 Uruguay: 2.5 World: 3.39 1989 Suriname: 3.39 Uruguay: 2.5 World: 3.35 1990 Suriname: 3.23 Uruguay: 2.48 World: 3.31 1991 Suriname: 3.09 Uruguay: 2.45 World: 3.13 1992 Suriname: 3.01 Uruguay: 2.43 World: 3.04 1993 Suriname: 2.94 Uruguay: 2.41 World: 2.97 1994 Suriname: 2.9 Uruguay: 2.43 World: 2.92 1995 Suriname: 2.9 Uruguay: 2.4 World: 2.87 1996 Suriname: 2.92 Uruguay: 2.36 World: 2.82 1997 Suriname: 2.95 Uruguay: 2.33 World: 2.78 1998 Suriname: 2.99 Uruguay: 2.27 World: 2.75 1999 Suriname: 3.02 Uruguay: 2.25 World: 2.72 2000 Suriname: 3.05 Uruguay: 2.2 World: 2.73 2001 Suriname: 3.06 Uruguay: 2.16 World: 2.69 2002 Suriname: 2.96 Uruguay: 2.16 World: 2.66 2003 Suriname: 2.84 Uruguay: 2.12 World: 2.64 2004 Suriname: 2.74 Uruguay: 2.09 World: 2.63 2005 Suriname: 2.71 Uruguay: 2.1 World: 2.61 2006 Suriname: 2.73 Uruguay: 2.07 World: 2.61 2007 Suriname: 2.74 Uruguay: 2.05 World: 2.6 2008 Suriname: 2.73 Uruguay: 2.03 World: 2.6 2009 Suriname: 2.71 Uruguay: 2.02 World: 2.59 2010 Suriname: 2.69 Uruguay: 2.01 World: 2.57 2011 Suriname: 2.67 Uruguay: 1.99 World: 2.55 2012 Suriname: 2.67 Uruguay: 2.01 World: 2.56 2013 Suriname: 2.65 Uruguay: 2.03 World: 2.53 2014 Suriname: 2.62 Uruguay: 2.03 World: 2.52 2015 Suriname: 2.57 Uruguay: 2.04 World: 2.49 2016 Suriname: 2.5 Uruguay: 1.97 World: 2.49 2017 Suriname: 2.43 Uruguay: 1.82 World: 2.46 2018 Suriname: 2.38 Uruguay: 1.68 World: 2.39 2019 Suriname: 2.35 Uruguay: 1.57 World: 2.35 2020 Suriname: 2.31 Uruguay: 1.5 World: 2.28 2021 Suriname: 2.3 Uruguay: 1.45 World: 2.25 2022 Suriname: 2.27 Uruguay: 1.43 World: 2.22 2023 Suriname: 2.25 Uruguay: 1.41 World: 2.2 2024 Suriname: 2.23 Uruguay: 1.4 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Suriname Uruguay World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Suriname: 17.19 Uruguay: 8.95 World: 5.12 1992 Suriname: 17.28 Uruguay: 8.96 World: 5.28 1993 Suriname: 15.64 Uruguay: 8.35 World: 5.54 1994 Suriname: 12.7 Uruguay: 9.04 World: 5.79 1995 Suriname: 8.39 Uruguay: 10.02 World: 5.92 1996 Suriname: 10.88 Uruguay: 11.93 World: 5.98 1997 Suriname: 10.56 Uruguay: 11.44 World: 6.01 1998 Suriname: 10.63 Uruguay: 9.36 World: 6.16 1999 Suriname: 13.6 Uruguay: 10.47 World: 6.28 2000 Suriname: 12.87 Uruguay: 12.63 World: 6.11 2001 Suriname: 12.05 Uruguay: 15.05 World: 6.19 2002 Suriname: 11.19 Uruguay: 16.65 World: 6.41 2003 Suriname: 10.34 Uruguay: 16.66 World: 6.48 2004 Suriname: 9.49 Uruguay: 12.98 World: 6.33 2005 Suriname: 9.3 Uruguay: 12.01 World: 6.22 2006 Suriname: 9.14 Uruguay: 10.84 World: 5.97 2007 Suriname: 9.02 Uruguay: 9.4 World: 5.77 2008 Suriname: 8.85 Uruguay: 8.03 World: 5.82 2009 Suriname: 8.72 Uruguay: 7.74 World: 6.41 2010 Suriname: 7.15 Uruguay: 7.16 World: 6.28 2011 Suriname: 7.54 Uruguay: 6.31 World: 6.15 2012 Suriname: 8.1 Uruguay: 6.45 World: 6.15 2013 Suriname: 6.6 Uruguay: 6.44 World: 6.1 2014 Suriname: 6.94 Uruguay: 6.55 World: 5.96 2015 Suriname: 7.22 Uruguay: 7.49 World: 6 2016 Suriname: 7.92 Uruguay: 7.84 World: 5.97 2017 Suriname: 7.91 Uruguay: 7.89 World: 5.9 2018 Suriname: 7.82 Uruguay: 8.34 World: 5.76 2019 Suriname: 7.76 Uruguay: 8.84 World: 5.59 2020 Suriname: 8.97 Uruguay: 10.41 World: 6.59 2021 Suriname: 8.71 Uruguay: 9.33 World: 6.05 2022 Suriname: 7.97 Uruguay: 7.88 World: 5.23 2023 Suriname: 7.7 Uruguay: 8.36 World: 4.85 2024 Suriname: 7.62 Uruguay: 8.21 World: 4.81 2025 Suriname: 7.83 Uruguay: 7.52 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Suriname Uruguay World

0 2 4 6 1970 Suriname: 1.65 Uruguay: 1.94 World: 4.14 1971 Suriname: 1.6 Uruguay: 1.92 World: 4.04 1972 Suriname: 1.82 Uruguay: 2.06 World: 4.16 1973 Suriname: 1.9 Uruguay: 1.94 World: 4.32 1974 Suriname: 1.72 Uruguay: 1.86 World: 4.23 1975 Suriname: 1.92 Uruguay: 1.97 World: 4.14 1976 Suriname: 1.84 Uruguay: 2 World: 4.31 1977 Suriname: 2.03 Uruguay: 1.92 World: 4.36 1978 Suriname: 2.1 Uruguay: 1.99 World: 4.42 1979 Suriname: 2.1 Uruguay: 2.14 World: 4.46 1980 Suriname: 2.06 Uruguay: 1.9 World: 4.33 1981 Suriname: 1.75 Uruguay: 1.79 World: 4.18 1982 Suriname: 1.55 Uruguay: 1.66 World: 4.05 1983 Suriname: 1.13 Uruguay: 1.32 World: 4.01 1984 Suriname: 0.99 Uruguay: 1.18 World: 4.07 1985 Suriname: 1.27 Uruguay: 1.1 World: 4.05 1986 Suriname: 1.27 Uruguay: 1.07 World: 4.04 1987 Suriname: 0.99 Uruguay: 1.21 World: 4.1 1988 Suriname: 1.2 Uruguay: 1.54 World: 4.16 1989 Suriname: 1.4 Uruguay: 1.66 World: 4.16 1990 Suriname: 2.66 Uruguay: 1.27 World: 4.15 1991 Suriname: 3.02 Uruguay: 1.43 World: 4.1 1992 Suriname: 2.93 Uruguay: 1.56 World: 4.01 1993 Suriname: 2.93 Uruguay: 1.47 World: 3.97 1994 Suriname: 2.93 Uruguay: 1.37 World: 3.94 1995 Suriname: 2.94 Uruguay: 1.49 World: 3.99 1996 Suriname: 2.84 Uruguay: 1.74 World: 4.01 1997 Suriname: 2.86 Uruguay: 1.76 World: 4.02 1998 Suriname: 2.85 Uruguay: 1.82 World: 3.98 1999 Suriname: 2.73 Uruguay: 2.12 World: 3.95 2000 Suriname: 3.11 Uruguay: 1.71 World: 4.01 2001 Suriname: 3.13 Uruguay: 1.53 World: 4.01 2002 Suriname: 2.25 Uruguay: 1.41 World: 4.02 2003 Suriname: 2.44 Uruguay: 1.4 World: 4.15 2004 Suriname: 2.71 Uruguay: 1.75 World: 4.28 2005 Suriname: 3.25 Uruguay: 1.69 World: 4.39 2006 Suriname: 2.92 Uruguay: 1.97 World: 4.48 2007 Suriname: 2.66 Uruguay: 1.86 World: 4.59 2008 Suriname: 2.72 Uruguay: 2.4 World: 4.56 2009 Suriname: 2.67 Uruguay: 2.37 World: 4.45 2010 Suriname: 3.18 Uruguay: 1.95 World: 4.67 2011 Suriname: 3.52 Uruguay: 2.34 World: 4.76 2012 Suriname: 4.35 Uruguay: 2.66 World: 4.77 2013 Suriname: 4.02 Uruguay: 2.29 World: 4.81 2014 Suriname: 4.56 Uruguay: 2.01 World: 4.78 2015 Suriname: 4.69 Uruguay: 2.05 World: 4.7 2016 Suriname: 5.04 Uruguay: 2.02 World: 4.65 2017 Suriname: 4.13 Uruguay: 1.89 World: 4.67 2018 Suriname: 3.59 Uruguay: 2.02 World: 4.73 2019 Suriname: 4.39 Uruguay: 2.11 World: 4.7 2020 Suriname: 4.25 Uruguay: 2.03 World: 4.47 2021 Suriname: 4.4 Uruguay: 2.52 World: 4.68 2022 Suriname: 4.59 Uruguay: 2.39 World: 4.67 2023 Suriname: 3.97 Uruguay: 2.42 World: 4.68 2024 Suriname: 4.06 Uruguay: 2.57 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2023

Suriname Uruguay World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Suriname: 6.4 Uruguay: 20.09 World: 15.6 2006 Suriname: 9.5 Uruguay: 29.4 World: 17.2 2007 Suriname: 14.11 Uruguay: 34 World: 20.2 2008 Suriname: 21.06 Uruguay: 39.3 World: 22.8 2009 Suriname: 31.36 Uruguay: 41.8 World: 25.3 2010 Suriname: 31.59 Uruguay: 46.4 World: 28.4 2011 Suriname: 32 Uruguay: 51.4 World: 30.9 2012 Suriname: 34.68 Uruguay: 54.45 World: 33.3 2013 Suriname: 37.4 Uruguay: 57.69 World: 35.3 2014 Suriname: 40.08 Uruguay: 61.46 World: 37.4 2015 Suriname: 42.76 Uruguay: 64.57 World: 39.9 2016 Suriname: 45.4 Uruguay: 66.4 World: 43.6 2017 Suriname: 48.95 Uruguay: 70.32 World: 46.3 2018 Suriname: 55.1 Uruguay: 80.73 World: 49.4 2019 Suriname: 62.03 Uruguay: 83.35 World: 53.9 2023 Suriname: 87.4 Uruguay: 90.93 World: 69.2 2005 2011 2014 2023

Population

Indicator Suriname Uruguay
Population 639,850 2025
168th of 215		 3.4 mn 2025
133rd of 215
Population density 3.9 /km² 2023
208th of 214		 19.4 /km² 2023
186th of 214
Population growth 0.85 % 2025
109th of 215		 -0.06 % 2025
171st of 215
Life expectancy 73.8 years 2024
116th of 215		 78.3 years 2024
63rd of 215
Fertility rate 2.23 2024
89th of 215		 1.40 2024
177th of 215
Birth rate 17.2 ‰ 2024
88th of 215		 9.8 ‰ 2024
160th of 215
Infant mortality 14.8 ‰ 2024
112th of 196		 6.2 ‰ 2024
57th of 196
Urban population 65.8 % 2025
103rd of 215		 95.7 % 2025
16th of 215
Aged 65+ 8.2 % 2025
114th of 215		 16.3 % 2025
58th of 215
Living in cities 39.5 % 2025
100th of 215		 52.8 % 2025
46th of 215
Living in towns 33.9 % 2025
93rd of 215		 33.7 % 2025
94th of 215
Living in rural areas 26.6 % 2025
93rd of 215		 13.5 % 2025
178th of 215

Human development

Indicator Suriname Uruguay
Human Development Index 0.722 2023
114th of 193		 0.862 2023
49th of 193
Gender Inequality Index 0.391 2023
97th of 172		 0.218 2023
56th of 172
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.747 2023
53rd of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI - 0.804 2023
5th of 156

Economy

Indicator Suriname Uruguay
GDP 4.5 bn US$ 2025
156th of 186		 85.3 bn US$ 2025
83rd of 186
GDP per capita 7,070 US$ 2025
99th of 186		 25,216 US$ 2025
51st of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 22,652 int. $ 2025
86th of 185		 38,315 int. $ 2025
57th of 185
GNI per capita 6,140 US$ 2025
103rd of 182		 24,020 US$ 2025
47th of 182
GDP growth 1.8 % 2025
139th of 186		 1.8 % 2025
140th of 186
Inflation 9.2 % 2025
18th of 165		 4.7 % 2025
38th of 165
FDI inflows 45.1 % 2025
9th of 192		 1.3 % 2025
187th of 192
Manufacturing 19.8 % 2024 10.0 % 2025
78th of 132
Agriculture 6.8 % 2024 6.4 % 2025
82nd of 158
Trade - 49.7 % 2025
106th of 138
Exports - 27.1 % 2025
92nd of 138
Tax revenue - 17.9 % 2024
47th of 89
Government debt - 65.3 % 2024
30th of 56
Military spending - 2.3 % 2024
39th of 147

Labour

Indicator Suriname Uruguay
Unemployment 7.8 % 2025
130th of 181		 7.5 % 2025
128th of 181
Youth unemployment 25.4 % 2025
155th of 181		 25.1 % 2025
154th of 181
Women in the labour force 44.9 % 2025
135th of 181		 57.3 % 2025
64th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 7.0 % 2025
120th of 181		 8.1 % 2025
115th of 181
Weekly hours worked 40.1 h 2025
79th of 181		 33.7 h 2025
146th of 181
Youth NEET rate 19.0 % 2025
96th of 181		 15.1 % 2025
74th of 181
Labour income share 49.9 % 2025
42nd of 114		 55.7 % 2017
Output per hour 25.6 $ 2025
82nd of 181		 38.0 $ 2025
56th of 181

Health

Indicator Suriname Uruguay
Health spending 5.4 % 2023
119th of 192		 9.0 % 2023
44th of 192
Health spending per person 297 US$ 2023
112th of 191		 2,076 US$ 2023
38th of 191
Physicians 1.36 /1,000 2023 4.67 /1,000 2022
10th of 125
Under-5 mortality 15.8 ‰ 2024
104th of 196		 7.4 ‰ 2024
57th of 196
Maternal mortality 84 /100k 2023
124th of 194		 15 /100k 2023
61st of 194
Safe drinking water 55.8 % 2024
104th of 147		 -
Tobacco use - 19.3 % 2024
84th of 166

Food

Indicator Suriname Uruguay
Calories per person 2,539 kcal 2023
125th of 155		 3,323 kcal 2023
45th of 155
Protein supply 71.6 g 2022
133rd of 174		 103.2 g 2022
62nd of 174
Animal protein supply 35.3 g 2022
106th of 174		 61.8 g 2022
48th of 174
Fat supply 69.7 g 2022
121st of 174		 121.6 g 2022
50th of 174
Food insecurity 35.9 % 2022 15.5 % 2024
58th of 134
Severe food insecurity 7.2 % 2022 2.4 % 2024
38th of 124
Cereal import dependency -4.3 % 2022
130th of 160		 -60.5 % 2022
146th of 160

Education

Indicator Suriname Uruguay
Literacy 92.9 % 2012 98.9 % 2024
2nd of 29
Secondary enrolment 76.1 % 2023 119.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 2.6 % 2024
128th of 128		 80.0 % 2023
26th of 128
Education spending 2.9 % 2023
86th of 121		 4.8 % 2023
35th of 121
Expected schooling 11.0 yrs 2023
159th of 195		 17.5 yrs 2023
21st of 195
Mean schooling 8.4 yrs 2023
123rd of 193		 10.5 yrs 2023
82nd of 193

Society

Indicator Suriname Uruguay
Income inequality 39.2 2022 40.0 2024
69th of 93
Extreme poverty 2.2 % 2022 0.2 % 2024
17th of 93
Internet use 87.4 % 2023 92.0 % 2024
47th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 142.1 /100 2024
29th of 151		 145.5 /100 2024
28th of 151
Electricity access 99.0 % 2024
134th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
112th of 213
Women in parliament 31.4 % 2025
66th of 184		 31.3 % 2025
67th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Suriname Uruguay
Refugees hosted 24 2025
150th of 177		 3,195 2025
110th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
142nd of 177		 0.9 ‰ 2025
89th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 3,191 2025
81st of 177		 27,288 2025
33rd of 177
Refugees from the country 56 2025
164th of 199		 126 2025
145th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
120th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
137th of 199

Governance

Indicator Suriname Uruguay
Control of corruption 40.2 /100 2024
123rd of 207		 78.8 /100 2024
19th of 207
Government effectiveness 42.5 /100 2024
139th of 205		 64.8 /100 2024
54th of 205
Rule of law 53.4 /100 2024
111th of 207		 73.3 /100 2024
42nd of 207
Regulatory quality 40.4 /100 2024
174th of 205		 65.1 /100 2024
52nd of 205
Voice and accountability 57.8 /100 2024
96th of 205		 78.3 /100 2024
23rd of 205
Political stability 74.1 /100 2024
77th of 207		 87.7 /100 2024
9th of 207

Environment

Indicator Suriname Uruguay
CO₂ per capita 4.06 t 2024
136th of 202		 2.57 t 2024
103rd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 3.0 Mt 2024
147th of 204		 8.0 Mt 2024
118th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
148th of 204		 0.02 % 2024
118th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
138th of 204		 0.5 Gt 2024
104th of 204
GHG per capita 5.78 t 2024
134th of 202		 13.18 t 2024
183rd of 202
Renewable energy 14.5 % 2021
126th of 211		 57.8 % 2021
41st of 211
Forest area 94.4 % 2023
1st of 212		 12.0 % 2023
152nd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 15.7 µg/m³ 2023
88th of 200		 10.9 µg/m³ 2023
52nd of 200
Water stress 4.0 % 2022
46th of 176		 12.1 % 2022
92nd of 176
Land area 160,508 km² 2023
91st of 214		 175,020 km² 2023
90th of 214

Energy

Indicator Suriname Uruguay
Renewable electricity 52.9 % 2024
63rd of 190		 97.8 % 2025
9th of 190
Wind and solar 0.6 % 2024
153rd of 190		 45.7 % 2025
8th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
156th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
171st of 180
Low-carbon electricity 52.9 % 2024
75th of 190		 97.8 % 2025
9th of 190
Fossil electricity 47.1 % 2024
75th of 190		 2.2 % 2025
9th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
91st of 188		 0.0 % 2025
104th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 323 g/kWh 2024
70th of 190		 80 g/kWh 2025
18th of 190
Electricity per capita 2.74 MWh 2024
93rd of 191		 4.37 MWh 2025
69th 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.