Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 74.2% more likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 85.7% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
Life
be 23.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.
have 30.8% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kiribati, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 45.7% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kiribati, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.3% 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 Kiribati, that number is 82% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 72.2% more on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kiribati: At a glance
How big is Kiribati compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.