How much coast is there?

Brazil’s coastline is 19 times as long as Suriname’s.

Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Suriname: 386 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Brazil’s highest peak towers 1,764 m above Suriname’s.

Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Suriname: 1,230 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Brazil has 333 times as many people as Suriname.

Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Suriname: 639,850 (2025)

How crowded is it?

Brazil is 6.4 times as densely populated as Suriname.

Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Suriname: 4 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Brazil is 5.8 years older than in Suriname.

Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Suriname: 28.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Suriname have 0.6 more children on average than in Brazil.

Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Suriname: 2.23 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 8.2% in Suriname.

Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Suriname: 8.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Brazil: 0 (2025) · Suriname: no data

How many official languages?

Brazil and Suriname are practically level.

Brazil: 1 (2026) · Suriname: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Brazil’s economy is 504 times the size of Suriname’s.

Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Suriname: $4.52 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Brazil produces 3% more per person than Suriname.

Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Suriname: Int$22,652 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Suriname (Gini 11.1 points higher).

Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Suriname: 39.2 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 7.8% in Suriname, versus 6.0% in Brazil.

Brazil: 6% (2025) · Suriname: 7.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Brazil: 1% (2024) · Suriname: no data

How expensive is it?

Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Suriname’s.

Brazil: 46% (2025) · Suriname: 31% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Brazil spends 3.4 times as much on health per person as Suriname.

Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Suriname: $297 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Suriname is 20% more likely to die before turning one than in Brazil.

Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Suriname: 14.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Brazil has 74% more doctors per person than Suriname.

Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Suriname: 1.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

Brazil and Suriname are practically level.

Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Suriname: 30.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Suriname: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Brazil rate their lives 0.37 points higher than in Suriname.

Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Suriname: 6.27 (2015)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Brazil drink 72% more alcohol than in Suriname.

Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Suriname: 6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Brazil has 2.2 times as much meat per person as Suriname.

Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Suriname: 48.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Brazil has 884 kcal more food per person per day than Suriname.

Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Suriname: 2,539 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Suriname: no data

How long do people go to school?

Suriname and Brazil are practically level.

Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Suriname: 8.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Suriname welcomed 15 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).

Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Suriname: 0.47 (2017)

How many people are online?

87% of people in Suriname are online, versus 84% in Brazil.

Brazil: 84% (2024) · Suriname: 87% (2023)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Brazil have electricity, versus 99% in Suriname.

Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Suriname: 99% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 66% in Suriname.

Brazil: 88% (2025) · Suriname: 66% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Suriname has 142 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.

Brazil: 102 (2024) · Suriname: 142 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Suriname: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Brazil fly 92% more passengers per resident than those from Suriname.

Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Suriname: 0.23 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 94% of Suriname, but only 59% of Brazil.

Brazil: 59% (2023) · Suriname: 94.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Suriname emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Brazil.

Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Suriname: 4.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 53% in Suriname.

Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Suriname: 52.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Brazil carries 13% more fine dust than in Suriname.

Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Suriname: 13.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Suriname.

Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Suriname: 6.5 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Suriname are 3% deadlier than in Brazil.

Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Suriname: 16.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Suriname is on average 0.9 °C warmer than Brazil.

Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Suriname: 26.2°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Suriname gets 37% more rain than Brazil.

Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Suriname: 2,282 mm (2016–2025 avg)