Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Nepal, you would:
Health
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nepal, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
be 6.4 times more likely to be obese
In Nepal, 4.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Nepal has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Nepal, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nepal, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 35.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nepal, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.0% more likely to be literate
In Nepal, the literacy rate is 67.9% as of 2018. In Suriname, it is 94.4% as of 2018.
be 20.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Nepal, approximately 25.1 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.
have 12.3% fewer children
In Nepal, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Suriname, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 84.2% more likely to have internet access
In Nepal, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 63.6% more on education
Nepal spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Nepal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Suriname: At a glance
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