General information
| Suriname | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | South America | North America |
| Area: | 163,820 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Government form: | Presidential republic | Federal presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 1975 n.Chr. | 1776 n.Chr. |
| Capital: | Paramaribo | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| Suriname | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 581,363 | 328,240,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 3.5 | 33.4 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 68 years | Ø 76 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 75 years | Ø 81 years |
| Average age: | Ø 28.5 years | Ø 37.4 years |
| Birthrate: | 18.54 ‰ | 11.60 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 7.34 ‰ | 8.60 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | 0.53 ‰ | 3.03 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)Visit also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life (in german only)
| Suriname | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 44 | 72 |
| Civil rights: | 43 | 83 |
| Health: | 53 | 74 |
| Climate: | 31 | 64 |
| Cost of Living: | 55 | 34 |
| Popularity: | 35 | 86 |
Economy
| Suriname | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Surinam Dollar (1 SRD = 100 Cents) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 8.7 % | 8.3 % |
| Inflation rate: | 22.00 % | 1.81 % |
| Cost of Living: | 49.83 % | 118.33 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 27.90 % | 36.60 % |
| Average income: | 5,420 US$ | 65,850 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 38 (bad) | 67 (moderate) |
| SUR: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 3,697 M US$ | 6.36 M US$ | 21,433,226 M US$ | 65.30 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 3,149 M US$ | 5.42 M US$ | 21,615,818 M US$ | 65.85 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 2,287 M US$ | 3.93 M US$ | 2,528,267 M US$ | 7.70 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 2,413 M US$ | 4.15 M US$ | 3,105,132 M US$ | 9.46 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| SUR: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 4,304 km | 7.40 km | 6,586,610 km | 20.07 km |
| Waterways: | 1,200 km | 2.06 km | 41,009 km | 0.12 km |
| Harbours: | 10 | 0.017 | 3,673 | 0.011 |
| Airports: | 55 | 0.095 | 13,513 | 0.041 |
Energy balance
| SUR: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 1.75 bn kWh | 3.01 m kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.89 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 1.97 bn kWh | 3.38 m kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.48 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,536.36 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 221,545.53 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 1.74 m t | 2,989.80 t | 5.01 bn t | 15,251.98 t |
Telecommunication
| Suriname | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +597 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .sr | .us |
| SUR total | SUR per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 92,756 | 160 | 107,281,000 | 327 |
| Mobile phones: | 813,844 | 1400 | 404,577,000 | 1233 |
| Internet server: | 188 | 0 | 505,000,000 | 1539 |
| Internet users: | 284,549 | 489 | 286,441,830 | 873 |
Healthcare system
| Suriname | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 pop.: | 3.10 | 2.90 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 1.23 | 2.59 |
| Diabetes: | 12.5 % | 10.8 % |
| HIV: | 0.75 % | 0.22 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 0.3 % | 0.0 % |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 87.0 % | 79.0 % |
| Smokers: | 25.0 % | 25.1 % |
Climate
Detailed info for: Suriname and United States| Suriname | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 31.9 °C | 18.8 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 22.9 °C | 7.3 °C |
| Rain days: | 16.8 | 7.1 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 4.7 | 7.2 |
Native languages
| Suriname | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| English: | n/a | 82.1 % |
| Sranantonga: | 81.0 % | n/a |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| Chinese: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| French: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| other: | 19.0 % | 2.6 % |
Religions
| Suriname | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 48.0 % | 78.5 % |
| Hinduism: | 27.4 % | 1.0 % |
| Islam: | 19.6 % | 1.1 % |
| Native religions: | 5.0 % | n/a |
| Jewry: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| other: | 0.0 % | 15.3 % |