Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 46.2% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tajikistan, that number is 14.2% of people as of 2016.
live 3.1 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Tajikistan, that number is 69 years (66 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 73.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tajikistan, that number is 2.4% as of 2016.
be 62.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Tajikistan, however, that number is 26.3% as of 2019.
pay a 65.8% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Tajikistan, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 77.0% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2020.
Life
be 85.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Tajikistan, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
have 34.8% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tajikistan, there are 20.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 56.6% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tajikistan, about 30.4% do as of 2022.
be 14.8% 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 Tajikistan, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.8% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Tajikistan spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 26.8% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tajikistan, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: National Center of Legislation under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Tajikistan: At a glance
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