Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nicaragua, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 2.4 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 10.2% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nicaragua, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 28.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nicaragua, that number is 6.4% as of 2017.
be 64.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Nicaragua, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2016.
pay a 21.1% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Nicaragua, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 67.1% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 36.9% 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 Nicaragua, on the other hand, 19.1 children do as of 2022.
be 65.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nicaragua, 198.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.5% less likely to be literate
In Suriname, the literacy rate is 94.4% as of 2018. In Nicaragua, it is 82.6% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 35.7% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nicaragua, about 45.0% do as of 2020.
be 16.0% 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 Nicaragua, that number is 83% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 52.8% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Nicaragua spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 13.4% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Nicaragua: At a glance
How big is Nicaragua compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.