Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Botswana instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 28.4% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Botswana, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
be 18.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Botswana, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2020.
live 6.8 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Botswana, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 72.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Botswana, however, that number is 19.3% as of 2009.
pay a 34.2% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Botswana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Botswana, that number is 20.0% as of 2013.
Life
be 16.8% 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 Botswana, on the other hand, 25.2 children do as of 2022.
have 31.9% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Botswana, there are 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Botswana, 144.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 39.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Suriname, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Botswana, that number is 59% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 29% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 37.1% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Botswana, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Botswana Unified Revenue Service.
Botswana: At a glance
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