Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Suriname fits inside Brazil 52 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Suriname: 163,820 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 28% of Brazil, versus 0.5% of Suriname
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Suriname: 0.5% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 1.2 cm taller than in Suriname
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Suriname: 174.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Brazil and Suriname are practically level
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Suriname: 162.3 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Brazil hosts 35 times as many refugees per resident as Suriname
Brazil: 1.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Suriname: 0.038 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Suriname: no data
How many official languages?
Brazil and Suriname are practically level
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Suriname: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
3.0% of people in Brazil live on less than $3 a day, versus 2.2% in Suriname
Brazil: 3% (2024) · Suriname: 2.2% (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: 1.1% (2025) · Suriname: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Brazil: 15.4% (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)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Brazil live 2.3 years longer than in Suriname
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Suriname: 73.8 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Suriname has 14% more hospital beds per person than Brazil
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Suriname: 2.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Suriname is 4 times that in Brazil
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Suriname: 35 per 100k (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
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 23 more World Heritage sites than Suriname (26 against 3)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Suriname: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Suriname 2
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Suriname: 2 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
87% of people in Suriname are online, versus 84% in Brazil
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Suriname: 87% (2023)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 11% faster than in Suriname
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Suriname: 264 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 92% of Suriname, but only 59% of Brazil
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · Suriname: 91.5% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 Brazil are 9% deadlier than in Suriname
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Suriname: 23.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Suriname?
Brazil is larger. Suriname fits inside Brazil 52 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Suriname?
Brazil has 333 times as many people as Suriname (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Suriname?
People in Brazil live 2.3 years longer than in Suriname. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 73.8 in Suriname.
Are people taller in Brazil or Suriname?
Men in Brazil are 1.2 cm taller than in Suriname (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
