| Attribute |
Gabon × | 
Suriname × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 267,667 | 163,820 |
| Continent | Africa | South America |
| Land area (km²) | 257,667 | 156,000 |
| Water area (km²) | 10,000 | 7,820 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 3,261 | 1,907 |
| Border countries | - Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
- Republic of the Congo
| - Brazil
- French Guiana
- Guyana
|
| Coastline (km) | 885 | 386 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 377 | 246 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | -2 |
| Highest point (m) | 1,575 | 1,230 |
| People | | |
| Population | 2,230,908 | 609,569 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | Protestant |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Gabonese Republic | Republic of Suriname |
| Short country name | Gabon | Suriname |
| Long local name | Republique Gabonaise | Republiek Suriname |
| Short local name | Gabon | Suriname |
| Former name | - | - Dutch Guiana
- Netherlands Guiana
|
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Libreville | Paramaribo |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 36,660,000,000 | 8,688,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 14,930,000,000 | 3,419,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 18,100 | 14,900 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 25.6 | 46.6 |
| Labor force | 557,800 | 144,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 28 | 8.9 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 34.3 | 70 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 2,634,000,000 | 560,700,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 2,914,000,000 | 827,800,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.53 | - |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 17.6 | 16.4 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -1.9 | -7.8 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 62.7 | 69.3 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 2.7 | 22 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 3 | 10 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 15 | 14.43 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 2,357,000,000 | 1,158,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 2,357,000,000 | 1,158,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 2,910,000,000 | 1,608,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -725,000,000 | -2,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 5,564,000,000 | 2,028,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 2,829,000,000 | 1,293,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 981,600,000 | 424,400,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 6,490,000,000 | 1,700,000,000 |
| National currency | Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs | Surinamese dollars |
| National currency (code) | XAF | SRD |
| National currency (symbol) | FCFA | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 605.3 | 7.53 |