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Australia vs Suriname: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 104 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 61 of 104 metrics
Suriname
sur
Leads on 33 of 104 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Suriname: Suriname leads on Major Urban Areas Population (239,000 people) against Australia (5.24 people); Suriname leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (255,500) against Australia (14.91); Suriname leads on Radios (300,000) against Australia (25.50). Across 104 compared metrics, Australia wins on 61 and Suriname wins on 33.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★78.4 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★74.49 points
Radios25.5300,000★
Televisions10.1563,000★
Waterways2,000★1,200

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★165.97M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★4.89B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %10 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %14.43 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★75
Electricity Consumption229.4★1.75
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★61
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1138★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★2
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56504,000★
Electricity Production243★1.97
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★60.9 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.339.2★
Gross National Saving2146.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %2.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★16.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★15,000
Oil Exports312,600★3,058
Oil Imports731,400★5,668
Oil Production549,200★14,460
Oil Proved Reserves3.3278.9★
Population Below Poverty LineNA70 people
Public Debt58★75.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1813,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★14,000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★10,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★7,571
Remittances0.13.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.132.36★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★16.4
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★7.4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M119,181★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.652.52★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bypopulation is concentrated along the northern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year90 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources492★99

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %0.26 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98362.88★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★616 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★386 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant30,792.14 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land19,450★600

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★50.13 %
Administrative Divisions610★
Independence125★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.29★46.48
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.413.8★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★5.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★1.3 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★2.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★84 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %26.4 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,0005,200★
Underweight Children Under 5NA6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★2,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★51.97 %
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★79.05 years
Median age of population38.51 years★28.83 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★5,705.4 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★4.14 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★645,269 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.83
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %14.63 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★39.1 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %6.74 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★162,506.05 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91255,500★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people239,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★172.72
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★73.91 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★1.36 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★1.04 %
Population living in slums0.03 %17.51 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons3,898.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★49.75 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman2.19 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-1,261 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★10.65 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.48
Airports2,257★55
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft1
Heliports392★1

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