Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Zambia instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 69.3% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Zambia, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2016.
be 10.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Zambia, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2020.
live 6.2 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Zambia, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 22.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Zambia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2015.
make 79.5% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Zambia, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 68.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Zambia, that number is 15.0% as of 2008.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Zambia, there are 34.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 77.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Zambia, 213.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.7% 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 Zambia, on the other hand, 37.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 62.0% 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 Zambia, that number is 37% of people on average (76% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 71.4% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Zambia, about 20.0% do as of 2020.
be 27.7% 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 Zambia, that number is 72% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 57% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Zambia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 45.4% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Zambia, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Zambia: At a glance
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