Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
be 12.6% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Fiji, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.8 years less
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 46.4% more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 97.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
pay a 90.0% higher top tax rate
Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Suriname, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 40.0% more likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.2% more on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 65.8% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Suriname: At a glance
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