Suriname
Add to my board
ShareCountry
FilterAll
Business
Culture
Environment
Health
Politics
Research
Key facts
- Currency: Suriname dollar
- Capital city: Paramaribo
- Region: South America
- Continent: Americas
- Land area: 156,000 km²
- Population: 618,040
- Political Leader: Dési Bouterse (President)
Latest news (see all)
'We live off the forest': fears rise in Suriname as Mennonites look to settle
Read: The Guardian
2023-12-15
Metrics
General information
Business
| GDP | 3,620,990,000.00 current US$ |
| Inflation | 52.45 annual % |
| Self-employed | 22.65 % of total employment |
| Unemployment | 8.02 % of total labor force |
| Vulnerable employment | 19.79 % of total employment |
Environment
| Agricultural land | 780.00 km² |
| Alternative and nuclear energy | 15.19 % of total energy use |
| Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) | 2,601.32 kt |
| Electricity production from coal sources | 0.00 % of total |
| Electricity production from natural gas sources | 0.00 % of total |
| Electricity production from hydroelectric sources | 60.05 % of total |
| Electricity production from nuclear sources | 0.00 % of total |
| Electricity production from oil sources | 39.95 % of total |
| Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric | 0.00 % of total |
| Net energy imports | -43.76 % of energy use |
| Fertility rate | 2.35 births per woman |
| Forest area | 151,840 km² |
| Fossil fuel energy consumption | 76.25 % of total |
| Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 | 237.07 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Median age | 24.10 years |
| Methane emissions | 1,415.67 kt of CO2 equivalent |
| Nitrous oxide emissions | 178.09 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Female Population | 310,416 |
| Male Population | 307,625 |
| Renewable energy consumption | 14.66 % of total final energy consumption |
| Rural land area | 145,003.00 km² |
| Rural population | 208,236 |
| Urban land area | 261.39 km² |
| Urban population | 409,804 |
| Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters | 53.48 % of total population |
Health
| Birth rate | 18.15 per 1,000 people |
| Death rate | 8.67 per 1,000 people |
| Health expenditure per capita | 459.56 current US$ |
| Health expenditure | 6.77 % of GDP |
| Incidence of HIV | 0.71 per 1,000 uninfected population |
| Hospital beds | 3.00 per 1,000 people |
| Life expectancy at birth | 70 years |
| Suicide mortality rate | 25.40 per 100,000 population |
Other
| Access to electricity | 98.82 % of population |
| Individuals using the Internet | 65.94 % of population |
| Net migration | -1,000 |
| Press freedom | 4.77 |
Politics
| Armed forces personnel | 2,000 |
| Democracy score | 6.98 |
| Democracy type | Flawed democracy |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 29.41 % |
Visualizations
Location on a map
Coordinates: [4°0′N, -56°0′S]
Make this Notebook Trusted to load map: File -> Trust Notebook
Cities Population in Suriname
Countries historical Agricultural land in Suriname
Countries historical Alternative and nuclear energy in Suriname
Countries historical Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) in Suriname
Countries historical Access to electricity in Suriname
Countries historical Electricity production from coal sources in Suriname
Countries historical Electricity production from natural gas sources in Suriname
Countries historical Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Suriname
Countries historical Electricity production from nuclear sources in Suriname
Countries historical Electricity production from oil sources in Suriname
Countries historical Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Suriname
Countries historical Net energy imports in Suriname
Countries historical Fertility rate in Suriname
Countries historical Forest area in Suriname
Countries historical Fossil fuel energy consumption in Suriname
Countries historical Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Suriname
Countries historical Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Suriname
Countries historical Individuals using the Internet in Suriname
Countries historical Land area in Suriname
Countries historical Median age in Suriname
Countries historical Methane emissions in Suriname
Countries historical Net migration in Suriname
Countries historical Nitrous oxide emissions in Suriname
Countries historical Population in Suriname
Countries historical Female Population in Suriname
Countries historical Male Population in Suriname
Countries historical Renewable energy consumption in Suriname
Countries historical Rural land area in Suriname
Countries historical Rural Population in Suriname
Countries historical Urban land area in Suriname
Countries historical Urban population in Suriname
Countries historical Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Suriname
Sites per Inscription date in Suriname
Sites Area in Suriname
Sites per Transboundary in Suriname
Wildfires Total Fire Area in Suriname
Countries historical Health expenditure per capita in Suriname
Countries historical Health expenditure in Suriname
Countries historical Incidence of HIV in Suriname
Countries historical Hospital Beds in Suriname
Countries historical Life expectancy at birth in Suriname
Countries historical Suicide mortality rate in Suriname
Countries historical Birth Rate in Suriname
Countries historical Death rate in Suriname
Country covid-19 daily Covid cases per Date in Suriname
Country covid-19 daily Average number of cases over the last 7 days per Date in Suriname
Country covid-19 daily Covid deaths per Date in Suriname
Country covid-19 daily Average number of covid deaths over the last 7 days per Date in Suriname
Companies per Foundation year in Suriname
Companies per Twitter creation date in Suriname
Public companies per Ceo gender in Suriname
Countries historical Central government debt in Suriname
Countries historical Expense in Suriname
Countries historical GDP in Suriname
Countries historical Inflation in Suriname
Countries historical Self-employed in Suriname
Countries historical Tax revenue in Suriname
Countries historical Unemployment in Suriname
Countries historical Vulnerable employment in Suriname
Countries historical Armed forces personnel in Suriname
Countries historical Military expenditure in Suriname
Countries historical Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Suriname
Politicians per Birth date in Suriname
Politicians per Gender in Suriname
Artists per Birth Date in Suriname
Artists per Gender in Suriname
Museums Visitors in Suriname
Universities Total students in Suriname
Universities per Foundation year in Suriname
Datasets
rows
Artists in Suriname
rows
Museums in Suriname
rows
Cities in Suriname
rows
Countries in Americas
rows
Countries in South America
rows
Sites in Suriname
rows
Wildfires in Suriname
rows
Companies in Suriname
rows
Countries where Political Leader equals Dési Bouterse
rows
Political parties in Suriname
rows
Politicians in Suriname
rows
Universities in Suriname
Source
SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders
Updated: 1 day ago
