Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Suriname
United States
Population
634.4K 169th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$4.4B 174th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$6,962 120th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$20,000 101st
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
1.7% 153rd
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
163,820 km² 91st
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
3.9 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
2.2 89th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
65.8% 104th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
7.9% 116th
17.9% 45th

Health

Suriname
United States
Life Expectancy
73.6 yrs 118th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
15.2 112th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
84.0 124th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$297 115th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
5.4% 121st
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
1.35 112th
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
2.87 75th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Suriname
United States
Unemployment Rate
7.6% 133rd
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
22.82 183rd
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
6.8%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
35.1%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
50.8%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
52.5%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
38.4%
14.3%

Education & Society

Suriname
United States
Literacy Rate
92.9% 85th
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
2.9% 155th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
39.2 116th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
2.2% 79th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
6.5 140th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
31.4% 62nd
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
44.9% 138th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
N/A
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Suriname
United States
Internet Users
78.4% 114th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
157.2 24th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
99.6% 137th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
98.0% 98th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
90.0% 125th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
14.5% 126th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
94.4% 1st
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Suriname

Population pyramid of Suriname

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Suriname

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Suriname

United States

Population Over Time

Suriname

United States

GDP Over Time

Suriname

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Suriname

United States

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