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Suriname vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 114 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Suriname
sur
Leads on 47 of 114 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 59 of 114 metrics

Summary

Comparing Suriname and Thailand: Suriname leads on Major Urban Areas Population (239,000 people) against Thailand (11.07 people); Suriname leads on Radios (300,000) against Thailand (13.96); Suriname leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (504,000) against Thailand (44.89). Across 114 compared metrics, Suriname wins on 47 and Thailand wins on 59.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇷 Suriname🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)87.4 %89.54 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)78.4 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 78% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score74.49 points★56.72 points
Radios300,000★13.96
Televisions63,000★15.19
Waterways1,2004,000★

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇸🇷 Suriname🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country165.97M $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.89B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)36.2 %★25.36 %
Apple Import Volume427,741 tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)10 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.43 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7584.6★
Electricity Consumption1.75187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6176★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants38★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables216★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity504,000★44.89
Electricity Production1.97181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)60.9 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient39.2★33.5
Gross National Saving46.6★34.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.1 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)16.2 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP★1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption15,000988,000★
Oil Exports3,058269,100★
Oil Imports5,668807,100★
Oil Production14,460406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves78.9435★
Population Below Poverty Line70 people9.9 people★
Public Debt75.861.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.8 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption13,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports14,000278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports10,700134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production7,571★1.33
Remittances3.4★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources2.36★0.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.180.02★
Taxes and Other Revenues16.4★14.38
Top Exporting Countries2.30B USD226.79B USD★
Unemployment Rate7.4 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate53.82 %★66.68 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇷 Suriname🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)119,181★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.52★336.69
Population Distributionpopulation is concentrated along the northern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populatedhighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation14.89 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country90 Cubic meters per year★41.9 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources99438.61★

Geography

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇷 Suriname🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.26 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)362.88★142.5
Agricultural land616 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km160,507.61510,890★
Coastline Length (km)386 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita30,792.14 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land60064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇷 Suriname🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country50.13 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions1076★
Independence25123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇸🇷 Suriname🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)46.4817.57★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)13.8★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita718.55 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.7 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.3 %1 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.9 people/sq km★2.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)84 %34 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)26.4 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS5,200★500,000
Underweight Children Under 56.76.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇷 Suriname🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,000455,000★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇸🇷 Suriname🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)51.97 %★50.17 %
Life expectancy at birth79.05 years80.78 years★
Median age of population28.83 years41.03 years★
Population Change5,705.4 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density4.14 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population645,269 persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.83★0.38
Birth Rate (%)14.63 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate39.1 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)6.74 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age162,506.05 persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate255,500★40.62
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population239,000 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)172.72★169.16
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.91 %★62.64 %
Physician Density1.36 people/sq km★0.54 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.04 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums17.51 %★2 %
Total deaths3,898.9 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)49.75 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate2.19 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-1,261 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate10.65 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇷 Suriname🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.481.01★
Airports55105★
Civil Air Travel141★
Heliports15★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇸🇷 Suriname🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate10 %★1.5 %

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