Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guyana instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 23.5% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guyana, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
be 18.2% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guyana, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 16.1% more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Guyana, the GDP per capita is $18,700 as of 2020.
be 50.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Guyana, however, that number is 35.0% as of 2006.
be 24.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guyana, that number is 11.1% as of 2013.
Life
be 26.8% 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 Guyana, on the other hand, 22.1 children do as of 2022.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guyana, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 47.1% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guyana, about 37.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guyana spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 49.5% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guyana, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 18.9% more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Guyana, that number is 459 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guyana: At a glance
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