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Canada vs Suriname: Compare Statistics

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

Canada
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Leads on 55 of 104 metrics
Suriname
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Leads on 41 of 104 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Suriname: Suriname leads on Major Urban Areas Population (239,000 people) against Canada (6.37 people); Suriname leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (14,000) against Canada (1.11); Suriname leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (255,500) against Canada (22.87). Across 104 compared metrics, Canada wins on 55 and Suriname wins on 41.

  • 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🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %★78.4 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★74.49 points
Radios32.3300,000★
Televisions21.563,000★
Waterways6361,200★

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★165.97M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★4.89B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %10 %★
Coal Revenue0.08★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %14.43 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.6★75
Electricity Consumption522.2★1.75
Electricity Exports73.35★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2361★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants56★38
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables12★2
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5504,000★
Electricity Production649.6★1.97
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★60.9 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.939.2★
Gross National Saving20.846.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %2.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★16.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★1.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★0
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06★0
Oil Consumption2.2115,000★
Oil Exports1.933,058★
Oil Imports1.095,668★
Oil Production3.4814,460★
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★78.9
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★70 people
Public Debt61.3★75.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4513,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.1214,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★10,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.017,571★
Remittances03.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.082.36★
Taxes and Other Revenues12.8316.4★
Unemployment Rate6.5 %★7.4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★119,181
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.852.52★
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiapopulation is concentrated along the northern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★90 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.999★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %0.26 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43362.88★
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★616 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★386 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant30,792.14 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land9,045★600

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★50.13 %
Administrative Divisions1010
Independence125★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.49★46.48
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.713.8★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★5.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1.3 %
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %★84 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %26.4 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA5,200
Underweight Children Under 5NA6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000★2,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %51.97 %★
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★79.05 years
Median age of population40.75 years★28.83 years
Population Change437,571 persons★5,705.4 persons
Population density4.46 per sq. km4.14 per sq. km★
Total population40.51M persons★645,269 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.83
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %14.63 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA39.1 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %6.74 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★162,506.05 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87255,500★
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people239,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★172.72
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %★73.91 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★1.36 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %1.04 %★
Population living in slums1.2 %17.51 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons3,898.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★49.75 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman2.19 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★-1,261 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★10.65 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★0.48
Airports1,459★55
Civil Air Travel636★1
Heliports506★1

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