Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Ukraine, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 98.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Ukraine, however, that number is 1.1% as of 2019.
pay a 52.6% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Ukraine, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
make 23.0% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 84.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ukraine, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 75.8% 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 Ukraine, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
have 37.6% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 35.0% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ukraine, about 94.5% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ukraine spends 5.4% 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 Ukraine, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.2 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Ukraine, that number is 2,782 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine.
Ukraine: At a glance
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