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Colombia vs Suriname: Compare Statistics

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

Colombia
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Leads on 55 of 105 metrics
Suriname
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Leads on 42 of 105 metrics

Summary

Comparing Colombia and Suriname: Suriname leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (504,000) against Colombia (16.89); Suriname leads on Major Urban Areas Population (239,000 people) against Colombia (11.51 people); Suriname leads on Radios (300,000) against Colombia (21). Across 105 compared metrics, Colombia wins on 55 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🇨🇴 Colombia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)77.34 %78.4 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 77% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score49.8 points74.49 points★
Radios21300,000★
Televisions4.5963,000★
Waterways24,725★1,200

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country34.31B $★165.97M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars481.81B $★4.89B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.75 %10 %★
Coal Revenue0.75★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.69 %14.43 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.6 % of GDP8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index70.175★
Electricity Consumption68.25★1.75
Electricity Exports460★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels2961★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants69★38
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables22
Electricity Imports378★0
Electricity Installed Capacity16.89504,000★
Electricity Production74.92★1.97
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)29.31 USD per capita60.9 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient53.9★39.2
Gross National Saving18.946.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.3 %2.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)6.6 %★16.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP★1.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption10.08★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports48.14★0
Natural Gas Production10.02★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves113.9★0
Oil Consumption296,000★15,000
Oil Exports400,700★3,058
Oil Imports6,045★5,668
Oil Production800,100★14,460
Oil Proved Reserves1.978.9★
Population Below Poverty Line35.7 people★70 people
Public Debt71.3★75.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.7 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption333,000★13,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports56,900★14,000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports57,170★10,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production303,600★7,571
Remittances2.83.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.12.36★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)9.272.18★
Taxes and Other Revenues15.2816.4★
Unemployment Rate9.7 %7.4 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.67M119,181★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions85.882.52★
Population Distributionthe majority of people live in the north and west, where agricultural opportunities and natural resources are found; the vast grasslands of the llanos to the south and east, which make up approximately 60% of the country, are sparsely populatedpopulation is concentrated along the northern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country510 Cubic meters per year★90 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.3699★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.75 %★0.26 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)184.13362.88★
Agricultural land399,320.2 sq. km★616 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)3,208 km★386 km
Dam capacity per capita205.63 cubic meters per inhabitant30,792.14 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land6,506★600

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Rule of Law Index by Country35.28 %50.13 %★
Administrative Divisions32★10
Independence2025★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)19.11★46.48
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.413.8★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9 % of GDP★5.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.5 %★1.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1.7 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)59 %★84 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %★26.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS180,0005,200★
Underweight Children Under 53.7★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)428,000★2,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Currently married (Percent)51.96 %51.97 %★
Life expectancy at birth82.52 years★79.05 years
Median age of population32.9 years★28.83 years
Population Change549,237.4 persons★5,705.4 persons
Population density48.06 per sq. km4.14 per sq. km★
Total population53.96M persons★645,269 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.60.83★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %★14.63 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate81 %★39.1 %
Death Rate (%)6.96 %6.74 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age14.47M persons★162,506.05 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate26.82255,500★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population11.51 people239,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.5172.72★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.4 %★73.91 %
Physician Density2.54 people/sq km★1.36 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.54 %1.04 %★
Population living in slums8.21 %17.51 %★
Total deaths246,856.2 persons3,898.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)68.9 %★49.75 %
Total fertility rate1.6 per woman2.19 per woman★
Total net-migration107,090.9 persons★-1,261 persons
Under-five mortality rate10.94 per live births10.65 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇴 Colombia🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.58★0.48
Airports661★55
Civil Air Travel83★1
Heliports57★1

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