Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Croatia 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 Croatia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 4.8 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Croatia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 64.6% more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Croatia, the GDP per capita is $26,500 as of 2020.
be 73.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Croatia, however, that number is 18.3% as of 2018.
pay a 24.2% higher top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Croatia, the top tax rate is 47.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 93.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Croatia, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 71.1% 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 Croatia, on the other hand, 8.7 children do as of 2022.
have 43.8% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Croatia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Croatia, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.8% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Croatia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 27.8% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Croatia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.1 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Croatia, that number is 5,835 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Croatia Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Croatia: At a glance
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