Jamaica vs Suriname

Jamaica and Suriname compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Jamaica has about 4.4 times as many people as Suriname: 2.8 million against 639,850 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Jamaica ($8,003) is 13% higher than in Suriname ($7,070) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Suriname (1.8%) than in Jamaica (0.1%), a difference of 1.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Suriname (9.2%) than in Jamaica (4%), a difference of 5.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Suriname (7.8%) than in Jamaica (3.3%), a difference of 4.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Suriname can expect to live 2.2 years longer than one born in Jamaica: 73.8 years against 71.6 years in 2024.
• The population of Jamaica is older: half of its people are over 31.7 years, against 28.1 years in Suriname in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Jamaica (90.1% in 2024) than in Suriname (87.4% in 2023), a difference of 2.7 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Suriname (4.1 tonnes) are 46% higher than in Jamaica (2.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Suriname (91.5%) than in Jamaica (56.5%), a difference of 35 percentage points in 2024.