South America · Capital Paramaribo

Suriname

Suriname ranks #1 in the world for forest per person and forest by area.

#1 in the world: 2 rankings
Top 10 placings: 4 / 14
Population: 639,850
Land area: 160,508 km²

Every ranking

Best placings first. The bar shows how far up the ranking Suriname is.

Forest per person

#1 of 194

0.2369 km² of forest per person

World Bank · 2023

Forest by area

#1 of 194

94.4 % of land area covered by forest

World Bank · 2023

Land area per person

#6 of 194

0.251 km² of land per person

World Bank · 2023

Airports per person

#9 of 192

85.96 airports per million people

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Rainfall

#19 of 179

2,331 mm of precipitation per year

3rd in South America · World Bank · 2022

Forest

#43 of 194

151,596 km² of forest

10th in South America · World Bank · 2023

Airports

#82 of 193

55 airports

11th in South America · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Land area

#90 of 194

160,508 km² of land

12th in South America · World Bank · 2023

GDP per person

#95 of 182

7,070 GDP per person (US$)

World Bank · 2025

Airports by area

#103 of 191

3.43 airports per 10,000 km²

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Coastline

#107 of 151

386 km of coastline

10th in South America · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

GDP

#153 of 182

4,523,657,797 US$ (current prices)

12th in South America · World Bank · 2025

Population

#165 of 195

639,850 people

12th in South America · World Bank · 2025

Population by area

#189 of 194

3.99 people per km²

World Bank · 2025

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