Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
be 83.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Dominica, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.8 years less
In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 62.6% more money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $9,900 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 61.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
have 10.6% more children
In Dominica, there are approximately 13.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Suriname, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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 44.0% more on education
Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 76.4% more on healthcare
Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 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 Dominica? See an in-depth size comparison.