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Guyana vs Suriname: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Guyana
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Leads on 41 of 108 metrics
Suriname
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Leads on 51 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Guyana and Suriname: Guyana leads on Electricity Consumption (790.10) against Suriname (1.75); Suriname leads on Dam capacity per capita (30,792 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Guyana (949.96 cubic meters per inhabitant); Guyana leads on Industrial Production Growth Rate (%) (53.30 %) against Suriname (2.10 %). Across 108 compared metrics, Guyana wins on 41 and Suriname wins on 51.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)79.36 %87.4 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.72 %★78.4 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 82% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score60.12 points74.49 points★
Radios420,000★300,000
Televisions46,00063,000★
Waterways3301,200★

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.82B $★165.97M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars32.87B $★4.89B $
Apple Import Volume1.54M tonnes★427,741 tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.5 %10 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13 %14.43 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index55.575★
Electricity Consumption790.1★1.75
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels89★61
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants038★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables11★2
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity428,000504,000★
Electricity Production1.011.97★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)46.05 USD per capita60.9 USD per capita★
Gross National Saving10.546.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)53.3 %★2.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.9 %★16.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP1.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption00
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption10,00015,000★
Oil Exports03,058★
Oil Imports10,480★5,668
Oil Production014,460★
Oil Proved Reserves078.9★
Population Below Poverty Line35 people★70 people
Public Debt50.7★75.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)43.4 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption14,000★13,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports014,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports13,720★10,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production07,571★
Remittances3.23.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources4.56★2.36
Taxes and Other Revenues28.1★16.4
Unemployment Rate10.2 %7.4 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate54.99 %53.82 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)131,397119,181★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.642.52★
Population Distributionpopulation is heavily concentrated in the northeast in and around Georgetown, with notable concentrations along the Berbice River to the east; the remainder of the country is sparsely populatedpopulation is concentrated along the northern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated
Protected Land Area for Adaptation8.37 sq km14.89 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country103 Cubic meters per year★90 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources271★99

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.2 %0.26 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)498.96★362.88
Agricultural land7,212 sq. km★616 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)459 km★386 km
Dam capacity per capita949.96 cubic meters per inhabitant30,792.14 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,430★600

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Rule of Law Index by Country44.69 %50.13 %★
Administrative Divisions1010
Independence26★25
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water67.17 %★55.85 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)102.0146.48★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★13.8
Health Care Spending per Capita1,720.86 USD★718.55 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP5.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.4 %1.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.6 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)75 %★84 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.2 %★26.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS9,0005,200★
Underweight Children Under 59.46.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3,000★2,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Currently married (Percent)59.33 %★51.97 %
Life expectancy at birth76.66 years79.05 years★
Median age of population26.51 years28.83 years★
Population Change3,816.3 persons5,705.4 persons★
Population density4.27 per sq. km4.14 per sq. km★
Total population840,885.5 persons★645,269 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.760.83★
Birth Rate (%)16.68 %★14.63 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate29.9 %39.1 %★
Death Rate (%)7.05 %6.74 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age216,417.05 persons★162,506.05 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate292,200★255,500
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population110,000 people239,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)170.21172.72★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.98 %★73.91 %
Physician Density1.39 people/sq km★1.36 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.35 %1.04 %★
Population living in slums7.98 %17.51 %★
Total deaths5,179 persons3,898.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.81 %49.75 %★
Total fertility rate2.35 per woman★2.19 per woman
Total net-migration-7,117.6 persons-1,261 persons★
Under-five mortality rate20.11 per live births10.65 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇾 Guyana🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.48★
Airports5555
Civil Air Travel3★1

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