Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cuba, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 7.2 years less
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Suriname, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 30.9% more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 52.1% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Suriname, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 7.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Suriname, on the other hand, 30.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 43.8% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 14.2% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.7% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Suriname: At a glance
How big is Suriname compared to Cuba? See an in-depth size comparison.