India vs Suriname: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing India and Suriname: Suriname leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (14,000) against India (1.30); Suriname leads on Major Urban Areas Population (239,000 people) against India (32.94 people); Suriname leads on Oil Consumption (15,000) against India (3.18). Across 104 compared metrics, India wins on 50 and Suriname wins on 49.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %77.65 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points74.49 points
Radios116300,000
Televisions6363,000
Waterways14,5001,200

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $165.97M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $4.89B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %10 %
Coal Revenue1.150
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %14.43 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7175
Electricity Consumption1.141.75
Electricity Exports5.150
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7161
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1238
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables162
Electricity Imports5.620
Electricity Installed Capacity367.8504,000
Electricity Production1.391.97
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita60.9 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient25.539.2
Gross National Saving28.846.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %2.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %16.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP1.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption55.430
Natural Gas Exports76.450
Natural Gas Imports23.960
Natural Gas Production31.540
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.290
Oil Consumption3.1815,000
Oil Exports825,6003,058
Oil Imports3.065,668
Oil Production954,00014,460
Oil Proved Reserves5.6878.9
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people70 people
Public Debt46.575.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.5213,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.3114,000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,30010,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.97,571
Remittances3.53.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.142.36
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.252.18
Taxes and Other Revenues12.0216.4
Unemployment Rate4.3 %7.4 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M119,181
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.822.52
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivpopulation is concentrated along the northern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country432 Cubic meters per year90 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.9199

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %0.26 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.7362.88
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km616 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km386 km
Dam capacity per capita167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant30,792.14 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land754,562600

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %50.13 %
Administrative Divisions2810
Independence1525
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.513.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP5.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %1.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %84 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %26.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.35,200
Underweight Children Under 531.56.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3.07M2,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %51.97 %
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years79.05 years
Median age of population29.19 years28.83 years
Population Change14.13M persons5,705.4 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km4.14 per sq. km
Total population1.48B persons645,269 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.83
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %14.63 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %39.1 %
Death Rate (%)8.7 %6.74 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons162,506.05 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.69255,500
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people239,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95172.72
Military Service Age and Obligationages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %73.91 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km1.36 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %1.04 %
Population living in slums5.41 %17.51 %
Total deaths8.28M persons3,898.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %49.75 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman2.19 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons-1,261 persons
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births10.65 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.140.48
Airports31555
Civil Air Travel931
Heliports2891

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