Guyana
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Identity
Formal name: Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Guyana's Kaieteur Falls drops about 225 m in one plunge inside the country's oldest national park.
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Guyana vs Suriname
99 shared metrics.
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Suriname
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of Suriname.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Suriname is one of the world's most forested countries, with nearly all of its land still under tree cover.
Analysis
Guyana leads in 61 of 99 shared metrics, while Suriname leads in 38.
Guyana's GDP Growth Rate is 24.5x that of Suriname (43.82% vs 1.7%).
Guyana's Agricultural Land (%) is 6.7x that of Suriname (3.4% vs 0.45%).
Guyana's Merchant Fleet Size is 5.2x that of Suriname (80 vs 13).
Guyana's GDP (Nominal) is 4.6x that of Suriname ($24,662,709,832.13 vs $4,416,775,112.1).
Guyana's University Enrollment Rate is 4.3x that of Suriname (26.43% vs 4.9%).
Key Comparisons
GDP Growth RateGuyana leads
Guyana
43.82%
Suriname
1.7%
Agricultural Land (%)Guyana leads
Guyana
3.4%
Suriname
0.45%
Merchant Fleet SizeGuyana leads
Guyana
80
Suriname
13
GDP (Nominal)Guyana leads
Guyana
$24,662,709,832.13
Suriname
$4,416,775,112.1
University Enrollment RateGuyana leads
Guyana
26.43%
Suriname
4.9%
GDP Per Capita (PPP)Guyana leads
Guyana
$80,155.04
Suriname
$21,800.53
All Metrics
GDP Growth Rate
GuyanaGuyana
43.82%
Suriname
1.7%
2446% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
GuyanaGuyana
3.4%
Suriname
0.45%
666% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
GuyanaGuyana
80
Suriname
13
515% higher
GDP (Nominal)
GuyanaGuyana
$24,662,709,832.13
Suriname
$4,416,775,112.1
458% higher
University Enrollment Rate
GuyanaGuyana
26.43%
Suriname
4.9%
435% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
GuyanaGuyana
$80,155.04
Suriname
$21,800.53
268% higher
GNI Per Capita
GuyanaGuyana
$20,140
Suriname
$5,690
254% higher
Political Corruption Index
GuyanaGuyana
0.51
Suriname
0.17
195% higher
Homicide Rate
GuyanaGuyana
19.12 per 100k
Suriname
6.5 per 100k
193% higher
Milk Consumption per Person
GuyanaGuyana
141.68 kg/person/yr
Suriname
48.97 kg/person/yr
189% higher
Solar Electricity Share
GuyanaGuyana
1.4%
Suriname
0.57%
154% higher
Irrigated Land
GuyanaGuyana
1.4K km²
Suriname
600 km²
138% higher
Water Withdrawal
GuyanaGuyana
1.4 B m³
Suriname
0.62 B m³
135% higher
Highest Elevation
GuyanaGuyana
2.8K m
Suriname
1.2K m
126% higher
Scientific Publications
GuyanaGuyana
28.87
Suriname
13.33
117% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
GuyanaGuyana
644.93 gCO2/kWh
Suriname
321.84 gCO2/kWh
100% higher
Air Passengers
SurinameGuyana
7.5K
Suriname
149.7K
95% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
SurinameGuyana
20.93 per 1k people
Suriname
392.67 per 1k people
95% lower
Inflation Rate
SurinameGuyana
2.9%
Suriname
16.2%
82% lower
Urban Population (%)
SurinameGuyana
26.48%
Suriname
65.76%
60% lower
Child Mortality
GuyanaGuyana
25.7 per 1k births
Suriname
16.2 per 1k births
59% higher
Infant Mortality
GuyanaGuyana
23.8 per 1k births
Suriname
15.2 per 1k births
57% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
GuyanaGuyana
24.64 kg/person/yr
Suriname
15.94 kg/person/yr
55% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
GuyanaGuyana
$531.63
Suriname
$343.85
55% higher
Land Border Length
GuyanaGuyana
2.9K km
Suriname
1.9K km
54% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
SurinameGuyana
259.0K kW
Suriname
537.0K kW
52% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
GuyanaGuyana
3.0K
Suriname
2.0K
50% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
SurinameGuyana
3.0% of GDP
Suriname
5.9% of GDP
49% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
SurinameGuyana
0.33
Suriname
0.63
48% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
GuyanaGuyana
3.8 Mt CO2e
Suriname
2.6 Mt CO2e
47% higher
Teen Birth Rate
GuyanaGuyana
69.93 per 1k
Suriname
48.03 per 1k
46% higher
Shipping Traffic
SurinameGuyana
58.4K
Suriname
103.9K
44% lower
Protected Land (%)
SurinameGuyana
8.4%
Suriname
14.8%
43% lower
Unemployment Rate
GuyanaGuyana
10.16%
Suriname
7.3%
39% higher
Electricity Generation
SurinameGuyana
1.3 TWh
Suriname
2.1 TWh
37% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
SurinameGuyana
0.52
Suriname
0.78
34% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
SurinameGuyana
50.7% of GDP
Suriname
75.8% of GDP
33% lower
Land Area
GuyanaGuyana
211.1K km²
Suriname
160.5K km²
32% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
GuyanaGuyana
13.33%
Suriname
10.37%
29% higher
Broadband Access (%)
SurinameGuyana
13 per 100 people
Suriname
17.54 per 100 people
26% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
GuyanaGuyana
39.44%
Suriname
31.37%
26% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
SurinameGuyana
34.17% of adults
Suriname
44% of adults
22% lower
Population
GuyanaGuyana
794.1K
Suriname
653.6K
21% higher
Forest Area
GuyanaGuyana
183.9K km²
Suriname
151.6K km²
21% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
SurinameGuyana
112.56 per 100 people
Suriname
142 per 100 people
21% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
GuyanaGuyana
67.17%
Suriname
55.85%
20% higher
Coastline Length
GuyanaGuyana
459 km
Suriname
386 km
19% higher
Nurses & Midwives
GuyanaGuyana
3.5 per 1k
Suriname
3.0 per 1k
18% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
SurinameGuyana
0.13 per 100k people
Suriname
0.15 per 100k people
18% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
SurinameGuyana
12.1%
Suriname
14.5%
17% lower
Alcohol Consumption
SurinameGuyana
5.0 L/adult/yr
Suriname
5.9 L/adult/yr
15% lower
CO2 Per Capita
GuyanaGuyana
5.4 t/person/yr
Suriname
4.7 t/person/yr
15% higher
Elderly Population (%)
SurinameGuyana
6.7%
Suriname
7.9%
15% lower
Birth Rate
GuyanaGuyana
16.68 per 1k
Suriname
14.63 per 1k
14% higher
Youth Population (%)
GuyanaGuyana
29.16%
Suriname
25.64%
14% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
SurinameGuyana
0.77
Suriname
0.89
13% lower
Dependency Ratio
GuyanaGuyana
56% of working-age pop.
Suriname
50.46% of working-age pop.
11% higher
Suicide Rate
GuyanaGuyana
24.78 per 100k
Suriname
22.26 per 100k
11% higher
Beer Consumption
SurinameGuyana
2.5 L/person/yr
Suriname
2.8 L/person/yr
10% lower
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
SurinameGuyana
2.6 per 1k
Suriname
2.9 per 1k
10% lower
Median Age
SurinameGuyana
25.6 years
Suriname
28.1 years
9% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
GuyanaGuyana
21.31 per 100k
Suriname
19.52 per 100k
9% higher
Fertility Rate
GuyanaGuyana
2.0 children/woman
Suriname
1.9 children/woman
9% higher
Women in Senior Management
GuyanaGuyana
45.87% of managers
Suriname
42.17% of managers
9% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
SurinameGuyana
0.81
Suriname
0.88
8% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
SurinameGuyana
87.09%
Suriname
94.45%
8% lower
Food Waste per Person
SurinameGuyana
145.8 kg/person/yr
Suriname
158.39 kg/person/yr
8% lower
Human Development Index
GuyanaGuyana
0.78
Suriname
0.72
7% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
GuyanaGuyana
45.22 kg/person/yr
Suriname
42.4 kg/person/yr
7% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
SurinameGuyana
25.46 µg/m³
Suriname
27.31 µg/m³
7% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
SurinameGuyana
39.9% of adults
Suriname
42.5% of adults
6% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
SurinameGuyana
15.2 per 100k
Suriname
16.2 per 100k
6% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
GuyanaGuyana
40 pts
Suriname
38 pts
5% higher
Internet Users (%)
GuyanaGuyana
82%
Suriname
78%
5% higher
Death Rate
GuyanaGuyana
7.0 per 1k
Suriname
6.7 per 1k
5% higher
Life Expectancy
SurinameGuyana
70.2 years
Suriname
73.6 years
5% lower
Airports
GuyanaGuyana
59
Suriname
56
5% higher
Spirits Consumption
SurinameGuyana
2.3 L/person/yr
Suriname
2.4 L/person/yr
4% lower
Water Stress (%)
SurinameGuyana
0.60%
Suriname
0.62%
4% lower
Obesity Rate
SurinameGuyana
28%
Suriname
28.98%
3% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
GuyanaGuyana
1.4 per 1k
Suriname
1.4 per 1k
2% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
SurinameGuyana
24.9% of youth labor force
Suriname
25.44% of youth labor force
2% lower
Electricity Access (%)
SurinameGuyana
98.9%
Suriname
99.6%
1% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
GuyanaGuyana
91.31%
Suriname
90%
1% higher
Time Zones Count
GuyanaGuyana
2.0 time zones
Suriname
2.0 time zones
equal
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
GuyanaGuyana
12 days/yr
Suriname
12 days/yr
equal
Population Density
SurinameGuyana
3.9 /km²
Suriname
3.9 /km²
equal
Coal Electricity Share
GuyanaGuyana
0%
Suriname
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
GuyanaGuyana
0%
Suriname
0%
ranked higher
Capital Elevation
GuyanaGuyana
3.0 m
Suriname
3.0 m
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
GuyanaGuyana
0 per 1M people
Suriname
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
GuyanaGuyana
0 m
Suriname
-2 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
GuyanaGuyana
1.0
Suriname
1.0
equal
Informal Employment Share
GuyanaGuyana
50.97% of employed people
Suriname
50.94% of employed people
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
GuyanaGuyana
12.9% of GDP
Suriname
-53.3% of GDP
ranked higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
GuyanaGuyana
34.99% of GDP
Suriname
-0.85% of GDP
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
SurinameGuyana
0 sites
Suriname
3.0 sites
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
SurinameGuyana
0 per 1M people
Suriname
3.1 per 1M people
ranked lower
Border Neighbors
GuyanaGuyana
3.0
Suriname
3.0
equal
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