Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 10.7 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $48,700 as of 2020.
be 42.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Australia, that number is 5.2% as of 2019.
pay a 18.4% higher top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 95.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Australia, 6.0 women do as of 2017.
be 90.0% 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 Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 20.0% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Australia, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 28.6% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Australia, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.2% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Australia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 66.7 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Australian Taxation Office.
Australia: At a glance
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