Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Tunisia, you would:
Health
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Tunisia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 4.4 years less
In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Suriname, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 66.0% more money
Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 42.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Tunisia, 15.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 4.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Tunisia, 15.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 15.4% more likely to be literate
In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2015. In Suriname, it is 94.4% as of 2018.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Tunisia, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Suriname, on the other hand, 30.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 38.6% more on healthcare
Tunisia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 66.4% less coastline
Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Suriname: At a glance
How big is Suriname compared to Tunisia? See an in-depth size comparison.