Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 28.4% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.8% more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $18,000 as of 2020.
be 23.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 52.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 54.2% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 54.6% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 60.4% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Antigua and Barbuda: At a glance
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