Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 69.7% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 6.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
live 8.7 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 37.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
Life
have 94.7% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.6 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 Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 78.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.2% 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 Equatorial Guinea, that number is 67% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 62.9% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 31.8% 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 Equatorial Guinea, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 68.0% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.3% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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