Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Paraguay, you would:
Health
be 3.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Paraguay, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 6.0 years less
In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 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.
be 30.0% more likely to be obese
In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 30.9% more money
Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 56.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Paraguay, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Paraguay, 23.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 42.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Paraguay, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 30.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 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 2.1 times more on education
Paraguay spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 34.7% more on healthcare
Paraguay spends 7.2% 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
How big is Suriname compared to Paraguay? See an in-depth size comparison.