7th lowest population density4 per km² · #7 of 209 · 2025
18th highest rainfall2,282 mm · #18 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg
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Surprising facts about Suriname
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Suriname’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Suriname among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Suriname sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Suriname across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Suriname
vs Brazil 
vs Guyana