Panama vs Suriname: Percentage of children as a proportion of total population
Panama
29.41
in 2025
Suriname
30.49
in 2025
Panama rank
13th
Suriname rank
11th
Percentage of children as a proportion of total population over time
- Panama
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 30.49 against 29.41 in Panama, a difference of 1.08.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 13th and Suriname ranks 11th of 36 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.62 | 49.13 | 0.485 | Panama |
| 1960s | 51.03 | 52.58 | 1.55 | Suriname |
| 1970s | 49.99 | 53.13 | 3.14 | Suriname |
| 1980s | 45.51 | 46.26 | 0.7526 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 40.61 | 42.27 | 1.65 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 36.58 | 36.97 | 0.3986 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 33.22 | 34.42 | 1.2 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 30.41 | 31.33 | 0.9252 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of children as a proportion of total population, Panama or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 30.49 against 29.41 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of children as a proportion of total population between Panama and Suriname?
- 1.08, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Suriname?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Suriname rank globally for percentage of children as a proportion of total population?
- Panama ranks 13th and Suriname ranks 11th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of children as a proportion of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.