Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 36.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
be 74.6% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 6.7% of people as of 2016.
live 10.6 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 10.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 63.0% as of 2014.
make 93.2% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $1,100 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are 40.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 473.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.4% less likely to be literate
In Suriname, the literacy rate is 94.4% as of 2018. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is 77.0% as of 2016.
be 2.0 times more 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 60.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 90.8% 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 9% of people on average (19% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 80.0% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 14.0% do as of 2020.
be 40.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Suriname, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 59% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 79.2% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 63.9% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 90.4% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 37 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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