Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 54.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2018.
live 4.7 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 13.3% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 22.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 44.7% more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.
be 49.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.
Life
be 72.4% 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2022.
have 20.4% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.7% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 81.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 63.9% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 44.3% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 65.0% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 135 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: At a glance
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