Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 78.0% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
be 7.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 26.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Malawi, however, that number is 51.5% as of 2016.
pay a 21.1% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Malawi, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 90.7% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Malawi, that number is 20.4% as of 2013.
Life
have 81.7% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malawi, there are 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malawi, 349.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.2% less likely to be literate
In Suriname, the literacy rate is 94.4% as of 2018. In Malawi, it is 62.1% as of 2015.
be 10.5% more 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 Malawi, on the other hand, 33.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 86.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Suriname, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Malawi, that number is 13% of people on average (55% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 80.0% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Malawi, about 14.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 59.7% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 23.7% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malawi, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Malawi: At a glance
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