Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 85.6% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.8% of people as of 2016.
live 2.5 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 50.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, that number is 4.4% as of 2014.
be 40.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Timor-Leste, however, that number is 41.8% as of 2014.
make 80.1% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Timor-Leste, there are 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 18.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Timor-Leste, 142.0 women do as of 2017.
be 27.9% less likely to be literate
In Suriname, the literacy rate is 94.4% as of 2018. In Timor-Leste, it is 68.1% as of 2018.
be 11.4% 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 Timor-Leste, on the other hand, 33.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.1% 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 Timor-Leste, that number is 86% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 58.6% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Timor-Leste, about 29.0% do as of 2020.
be 11.8% 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 Timor-Leste, that number is 87% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.8% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.9% more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Timor-Leste: At a glance
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