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Brazil vs Suriname: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 105 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Brazil
bra
Leads on 58 of 105 metrics
Suriname
sur
Leads on 42 of 105 metrics

Summary

Comparing Brazil and Suriname: Suriname leads on Major Urban Areas Population (239,000 people) against Brazil (22.62 people); Suriname leads on Oil Consumption (15,000) against Brazil (2.65); Suriname leads on Oil Production (14,460) against Brazil (2.75). Across 105 compared metrics, Brazil wins on 58 and Suriname wins on 42.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)84.15 %★78.4 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 84% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.8 points74.49 points★
Radios71300,000★
Televisions36.563,000★
Waterways50,000★1,200

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country183.08B $★165.97M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.67T $★4.89B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7 %10 %★
Coal Revenue0.01★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)46.92 %★14.43 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.5 % of GDP★8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.175★
Electricity Consumption509.1★1.75
Electricity Exports219★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels1761★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants64★38
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables18★2
Electricity Imports41.31★0
Electricity Installed Capacity150.8504,000★
Electricity Production567.9★1.97
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)48.89 USD per capita60.9 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient51.6★39.2
Gross National Saving1546.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.3 %★2.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.4 %★16.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP1.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption34.35★0
Natural Gas Exports134.5★0
Natural Gas Imports10.51★0
Natural Gas Production23.96★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves377.4★0
Oil Consumption2.6515,000★
Oil Exports699,000★3,058
Oil Imports720,000★5,668
Oil Production2.7514,460★
Oil Proved Reserves12.8678.9★
Population Below Poverty Line4.2 people★70 people
Public Debt8375.8★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.9613,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports279,000★14,000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports490,400★10,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.817,571★
Remittances0.23.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.622.36★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.852.18★
Taxes and Other Revenues14.7316.4★
Unemployment Rate7.7 %7.4 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-980,384★119,181
Carbon Dioxide Emissions437.772.52★
Population Distributionthe vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of S o Paolo, Bras lia, and Rio de Janeiropopulation is concentrated along the northern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country645.6 Cubic meters per year★90 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources8.6599★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %★0.26 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)171.92362.88★
Agricultural land2.37M sq. km★616 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,491 km★386 km
Dam capacity per capita3,259.26 cubic meters per inhabitant30,792.14 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land91,833★600

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Rule of Law Index by Country37.95 %50.13 %★
Administrative Divisions26★10
Independence725★
Suffrage Participation Ratevoluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age note: military conscripts by law cannot vote18

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)35.81★46.48
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.613.8★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.9 % of GDP★5.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.6 %★1.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)67 %★84 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %★26.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS930,0005,200★
Underweight Children Under 53.5★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)762,000★2,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Currently married (Percent)55.24 %★51.97 %
Life expectancy at birth80.44 years★79.05 years
Median age of population35.25 years★28.83 years
Population Change856,607.6 persons★5,705.4 persons
Population density25.56 per sq. km4.14 per sq. km★
Total population213.63M persons★645,269 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.83
Birth Rate (%)13.04 %14.63 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate80.5 %★39.1 %
Death Rate (%)7.07 %6.74 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.6 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age55.29M persons★162,506.05 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate106.79255,500★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.62 people239,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)173.55★172.72
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.8 %★73.91 %
Physician Density2.36 people/sq km★1.36 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.58 %1.04 %★
Population living in slums13.19 %17.51 %★
Total deaths1.41M persons3,898.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)72.6 %★49.75 %
Total fertility rate1.59 per woman2.19 per woman★
Total net-migration-225,796.9 persons-1,261 persons★
Under-five mortality rate13.14 per live births10.65 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇷 Brazil🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.48★
Airports5,297★55
Civil Air Travel198★1
Heliports1,871★1

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