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Cayman Islands vs Suriname
Side-by-side comparison of Cayman Islands and Suriname from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Suriname
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 51 years
In short
Suriname has 8.4 times the population of Cayman Islands. Suriname is 621 times larger than Cayman Islands by land area. Suriname has an economy 2.1 times the size of Cayman Islands (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Cayman Islands 75,844 and Suriname 639,850 (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $92,201 in Cayman Islands and $22,652 in Suriname (2025, international dollars). People in Cayman Islands live on average 6.8 years longer (80.5 vs 73.8 years).
Of 18 indicators reported by both countries, Cayman Islands ranks higher in the world on 16 and Suriname on 2. Cayman Islands is clearly stronger in infrastructure & digital, tourism and trade. Suriname is clearly stronger in main industries, natural resources and environment & energy.
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Cayman Islands and Suriname.
Cayman Islandsbetter
100.0%
1st of 215
Suriname
99.0%
135th of 215
Regulatory qualityInstitutions & safety
Cayman Islandsbetter
67.1
45th of 205
Suriname
41.8
164th of 205
GNI per person (Atlas)Economy
Cayman Islandsbetter
$81,920
9th of 201
Suriname
$6,140
119th of 201
GDP per personEconomy
Cayman Islandsbetter
$104,293
7th of 210
Suriname
$7,070
120th of 210
Fixed broadbandInfrastructure & digital
Cayman Islandsbetter
56.4
2nd of 208
Suriname
18.8
91st of 208
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Cayman Islands has been ahead of Suriname in GDP per person (PPP) in every year since 2006.
Suriname has been ahead of Cayman Islands in GDP (PPP) in every year since 2006.
Cayman Islands has been ahead of Suriname in life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Suriname has been ahead of Cayman Islands in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
Cayman IslandsSuriname All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Cayman Islands | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 264201st/216 · 2024 | 163,82091st/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 240201st/216 · 2024 | 160,50891st/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 75,844198th/217 · 2025 | 639,850168th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 1.85%57th/217 · 2025 | 0.85%110th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 310.239th/216 · 2024 | 4.0210th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 100.0%1st/217 · 2025 | 65.8%104th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 16.1%164th/217 · 2025 | 25.3%93rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 9.5%103rd/217 · 2025 | 8.2%116th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $7.77 bn160th/210 · 2024 | $4.52 bn171st/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $6.87 bn168th/199 · 2024 | $14.49 bn159th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $6.03 bn168th/199 · 2024 | $12.39 bn159th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $104,2937th/210 · 2024 | $7,070120th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $92,20111th/199 · 2024 | $22,65297th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $81,9209th/201 · 2024 | $6,140119th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 3.8%87th/210 · 2024 | 1.8%152nd/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | -0.6%2016 | 9.2%158th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | — | 7.8%132nd/187 · 2025 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | — | 96.9%165th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | — | -8.3%180th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 0.5%185th/197 · 2024 | 6.8%93rd/197 · 2024 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 7.6%192nd/200 · 2024 | 35.1%32nd/200 · 2024 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 0.9%185th/192 · 2024 | 19.8%21st/192 · 2024 |
| Services % of GDP | 86.5%8th/200 · 2024 | 50.8%142nd/200 · 2024 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $3.37 bn2020 | $2.30 bn2010 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $2.59 bn2020 | $1.68 bn2010 |
| Exports % of GDP | 59.6%2020 | 52.5%2010 |
| Imports % of GDP | 45.8%2020 | 38.4%2010 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 105.5%2020 | 91.0%2010 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 52.3%24th/170 · 2024 | 0.0%157th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 26.0%97th/171 · 2024 | 2.2%160th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 3.8%144th/171 · 2024 | 2.4%149th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 3.8%73rd/171 · 2024 | 0.6%146th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 85.5%1st/168 · 2024 | 10.4%62nd/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | — | -53.3%191st/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 40.9%3rd/196 · 2024 | 45.4%2nd/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.0%187th/209 · 2021 | 9.6%47th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | 7.93%21st/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.01%80th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.00%183rd/209 · 2021 | 1.65%41st/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 0.8%184th/206 · 2024 | 0.3%199th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | — | 158,8673rd/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 660,000112th/194 · 2020 | 279,000146th/194 · 2017 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $964.0 m77th/175 · 2019 | $19.0 m164th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 22.9%31st/168 · 2019 | 0.8%157th/168 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 80.550th/217 · 2024 | 73.8118th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | — | 15.8104th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 1.941997 | 1.3696th/174 · 2023 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.01990 | 2.963rd/145 · 2022 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | — | 69%172nd/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 95.3%2015 | 50.0%114th/153 · 2022 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 84.8%121st/173 · 2024 | 76.1%134th/173 · 2023 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 12.8%108th/217 · 2025 | 12.3%115th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | — | 5.4%120th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 98.9%2017 | 92.9%2012 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 33.0%2008 | 2.6%150th/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | — | 0.722114th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | — | 39.281st/108 · 2022 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | — | 2.2%62nd/108 · 2022 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 99.0%135th/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | — | 55.8%106th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | — | 25.1%118th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 81.1%2017 | 87.4%73rd/186 · 2023 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 13944th/210 · 2022 | 14236th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 56.42nd/208 · 2022 | 18.891st/208 · 2024 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | — | 149,672132nd/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 5.00150th/203 · 2024 | 4.06136th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 0.0%207th/212 · 2022 | 14.5%126th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | — | 15.788th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 53.0%49th/214 · 2024 | 91.5%2nd/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | — | 1,68868th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 74.137th/205 · 2025 | 52.1108th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 60.257th/207 · 2025 | 40.3124th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 74.538th/207 · 2025 | 55.0113th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 91.76th/207 · 2025 | 76.171st/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 67.145th/205 · 2025 | 41.8164th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 78.229th/205 · 2025 | 62.186th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 4.493rd/145 · 2020 | 6.5104th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Armed forces personnel people | — | 2,000154th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | — | 0.85%82nd/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | — | 12.0 m103rd/163 · 2024 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| Scientific articles articles | — | 26169th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Cayman Islands or Suriname?
Suriname has the larger population: 639,850 (2025) compared with 75,844 for Cayman Islands (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Cayman Islands or Suriname?
Suriname is larger: 163,820 km² (2024) compared with 264 km² for Cayman Islands (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Cayman Islands or Suriname?
Suriname has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $14.49 bn intl. (2025) compared with $6.87 bn intl. for Cayman Islands (2024). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Cayman Islands or Suriname?
Cayman Islands has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $92,201 intl. (2024) compared with $22,652 intl. for Suriname (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Cayman Islands or Suriname?
Cayman Islands has the higher life expectancy at birth: 80.5 years (2024) compared with 73.8 years for Suriname (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Cayman Islands vs Suriname — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/cayman-islands-vs-suriname. Data as of 26 October 2026.