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Germany vs Suriname: Compare Statistics

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

Germany
deu
Leads on 62 of 104 metrics
Suriname
sur
Leads on 38 of 104 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and Suriname: Suriname leads on Major Urban Areas Population (239,000 people) against Germany (3.57 people); Suriname leads on Oil Consumption (15,000) against Germany (2.50); Suriname leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (255,500) against Germany (43.77). Across 104 compared metrics, Germany wins on 62 and Suriname wins on 38.

  • 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🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %★78.4 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points★74.49 points
Radios77.8300,000★
Televisions51.463,000★
Waterways7,300★1,200

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $★165.97M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★4.89B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %10 %★
Coal Revenue0.02★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %14.43 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP★8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.7★75
Electricity Consumption536.5★1.75
Electricity Exports78.86★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4161★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants238★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels5★0
Electricity from Other Renewables52★2
Electricity Imports28.34★0
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5504,000★
Electricity Production612.8★1.97
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita★60.9 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.439.2★
Gross National Saving2846.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %2.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %★16.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★1.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.36★0
Natural Gas Exports34.61★0
Natural Gas Imports119.5★0
Natural Gas Production7.9★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5★0
Oil Consumption2.515,000★
Oil Exports470,200★3,058
Oil Imports2.675,668★
Oil Production147,200★14,460
Oil Proved Reserves276★78.9
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people★70 people
Public Debt63.9★75.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.4613,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000★14,000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800★10,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.167,571★
Remittances0.53.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.032.36★
Taxes and Other Revenues11.2316.4★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %★7.4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★119,181
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.192.52★
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliapopulation is concentrated along the northern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year90 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources154★99

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %★0.26 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14362.88★
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km★616 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km★386 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant30,792.14 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land5,065★600

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %★50.13 %
Administrative Divisions16★10
Independence1825★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)13.87★46.48
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.813.8★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP★5.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1.3 %
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km★2.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★84 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %★26.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,0005,200★
Underweight Children Under 50.6★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000★2,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %★51.97 %
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years★79.05 years
Median age of population45.59 years★28.83 years
Population Change-741,055 persons5,705.4 persons★
Population density242.59 per sq. km4.14 per sq. km★
Total population83.60M persons★645,269 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.83
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %14.63 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %★39.1 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %6.74 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons★162,506.05 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77255,500★
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people239,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88★172.72
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %73.91 %★
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km★1.36 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %1.04 %★
Population living in slums0 %17.51 %★
Total deaths1.07M persons3,898.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %★49.75 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman2.19 per woman★
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-1,261 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births★10.65 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.35★0.48
Airports840★55
Civil Air Travel239★1
Heliports449★1

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