Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 63.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Costa Rica, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 7.2 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Costa Rica, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 22.4% more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Costa Rica, the GDP per capita is $19,700 as of 2020.
be 70.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Costa Rica, however, that number is 21.0% as of 2019.
pay a 60.5% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Costa Rica, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 77.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Costa Rica, 27.0 women do as of 2017.
be 72.3% 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 Costa Rica, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.7% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Costa Rica, about 81.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 24.7% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Costa Rica, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Costa Rica, that number is 1,290 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: At a glance
How big is Costa Rica compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.