Which has higher population, Maldives or Suriname?

Suriname, at 628,892 people against 526,009 people in Maldives as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Maldives and Suriname?

102,883 people, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Suriname?

224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Maldives vs Suriname: Population

Maldives

526,009 people

in 2023

Suriname

628,892 people

in 2023

Maldives rank

173rd

Suriname rank

170th

Population over time

Maldives
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 628,892 people against 526,009 people in Maldives, a difference of 102,883 people.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.

Across all 224 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 173rd and Suriname ranks 170th of 238 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1800s	42,378 people	80,721 people	38,343 people	Suriname
1810s	42,383 people	80,724 people	38,341 people	Suriname
1820s	43,544 people	81,394 people	37,850 people	Suriname
1830s	46,164 people	82,869 people	36,704 people	Suriname
1840s	48,965 people	84,382 people	35,418 people	Suriname
1850s	51,675 people	85,517 people	33,842 people	Suriname
1860s	54,204 people	86,162 people	31,959 people	Suriname
1870s	56,849 people	86,803 people	29,954 people	Suriname
1880s	59,616 people	87,438 people	27,823 people	Suriname
1890s	62,509 people	88,068 people	25,559 people	Suriname
1900s	65,522 people	88,753 people	23,231 people	Suriname
1910s	66,049 people	104,973 people	38,924 people	Suriname
1920s	68,590 people	133,221 people	64,631 people	Suriname
1930s	76,008 people	154,904 people	78,897 people	Suriname
1940s	76,757 people	180,954 people	104,197 people	Suriname
1950s	81,199 people	223,296 people	142,097 people	Suriname
1960s	104,025 people	314,211 people	210,185 people	Suriname
1970s	141,443 people	388,195 people	246,752 people	Suriname
1980s	189,182 people	387,529 people	198,347 people	Suriname
1990s	252,775 people	432,771 people	179,997 people	Suriname
2000s	308,759 people	513,631 people	204,872 people	Suriname
2010s	422,563 people	578,167 people	155,604 people	Suriname
2020s	517,104 people	620,572 people	103,468 people	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Maldives or Suriname?: Suriname, at 628,892 people against 526,009 people in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Maldives and Suriname?: 102,883 people, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Suriname?: 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Suriname rank globally for population?: Maldives ranks 173rd and Suriname ranks 170th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.