Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Grenada instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 54.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Grenada, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2018.
live 3.3 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Grenada, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 19.3% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Grenada, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 45.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Grenada, however, that number is 38.0% as of 2008.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Grenada, that number is 24.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 79.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Grenada, 25.0 women do as of 2017.
be 68.9% 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 Grenada, on the other hand, 9.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.6% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Grenada, about 57.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Grenada spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 48.5% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Grenada, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 68.7% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Grenada, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Grenada: At a glance
How big is Grenada compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.