Guyana vs Suriname
Guyana vs Suriname: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 93% in Guyana and 99% in Suriname, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Suriname, by 6 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Guyana.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Suriname has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1999.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Guyana | Suriname | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 93 | 99 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 98.9 | 99.6 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 93 | 99 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 92.9 | 98.8 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 92.3 | 98.4 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 91.6 | 97.9 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 90.9 | 97.4 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 90 | 96.6 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 89 | 95.8 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 88 | 95 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 86.9 | 94.6 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 86 | 94.6 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 85.1 | 94.6 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 84.2 | 94.6 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 83.3 | 91.2 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 77.6 | 94.6 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 79.1 | 94.7 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 78.5 | 94.7 | 82 |
| 2006 | 73.4 | 91 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 77.5 | 94.9 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 76.8 | 95 | 80 |
| 2003 | 76.2 | 95.1 | 80 |
| 2002 | 75.7 | 95.2 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 75.1 | 95.3 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 74.6 | 95.4 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 73.9 | 99.6 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 73.3 | – | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 72.6 | – | – |
| 1996 | 72 | – | – |
| 1995 | 71.4 | – | – |
| 1994 | 70.7 | – | – |
| 1993 | 72.4 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guyana vs Suriname
Health
- Life expectancyGuyana: 70.2 years in 2023Suriname: 73.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuyana: 2.5 per 100 live births in 2024Suriname: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuyana: 21.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Suriname: 14.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuyana: 4.14% in 2017Suriname: 3.97% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuyana: 26.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Suriname: 24.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuyana: 826,400 people in 2023Suriname: 628,900 people in 2023
- Population growthGuyana: 0.55% a year in 2023Suriname: 0.91% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuyana: 2.41 births per woman in 2023Suriname: 2.25 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuyana: 26.5% in 2025Suriname: 65.8% in 2025
- Median ageGuyana: 25.6 years in 2023Suriname: 28.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuyana: 6.5% in 2023Suriname: 7.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuyana: -7.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Suriname: -1.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelGuyana: 3,000 people in 2020Suriname: 2,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuyana: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Suriname: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuyana: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Suriname: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuyana: 5 million TIV in 2025Suriname: 12 million TIV in 2024