Suriname
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and South America.
- Capital
- Paramaribo
- Continent
- South America
More South America quizzes - Land neighbours
- Brazil, Guyana
- Population
- 639,850 (2025)
- Total area
- 163,820 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 4.1° N, 55.9° W
Suriname at a glance
Suriname is a country in South America. Its capital is Paramaribo. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Brazil and Guyana.
Worldwide, Suriname has the highest share of land under forest (94.4% in 2023, among 191 countries with data). Within South America, it also has the smallest population (about 640,000 people in 2025) and the smallest area (163,820 km² in 2023).
Flag of Suriname
Suriname’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
Suriname in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in South America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 639,850 | 165thof 195 | 12thof 12 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 163,820 km² | 90thof 194 | 12thof 12 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $4.524B | 153rdof 182 | 12thof 12 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $7,070 | 95thof 182 | 9thof 12 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 73.8 years | 97thof 195 | 9thof 12 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.23 | 85thof 195 | 4thof 12 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $297 | 112thof 191 | 10thof 12 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 65.8% | 88thof 195 | 10thof 12 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 94.4% | 1stof 191 | 1stof 12 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 4.06 t | 58thof 181 | 2ndof 12 |
No figure is published for Suriname on internet users.
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Suriname compared with its neighbours
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Suriname · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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