Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kuwait, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 6.7 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 43.6% more likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.1 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 87.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 90.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 75.4% 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 Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2022.
have 15.6% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.4% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.3% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 29.3% more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kuwait: At a glance
How big is Kuwait compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.