Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
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 Jamaica, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 27.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Jamaica, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 13.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Jamaica, that number is 7.7% as of 2019.
be 75.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Jamaica, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2016.
pay a 34.2% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Jamaica, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.
make 46.0% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Jamaica, the GDP per capita is $8,700 as of 2020.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Jamaica, 80.0 women do as of 2017.
be 63.1% 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 Jamaica, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.4% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Jamaica, about 55.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Jamaica spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 37.1% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Jamaica, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Jamaica, that number is 1,022 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Tax Admministration of Jamaica.
Jamaica: At a glance
How big is Jamaica compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.