Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 80.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 82.6% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 52.6% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
have 40.2% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 36.6% 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 Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 62.9% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 68.1% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 64.9% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.5 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vanuatu: At a glance
How big is Vanuatu compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.