Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Algeria, 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 5.6 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 50.5% more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 23.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 12.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 16.0% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Suriname, it is 94.4% as of 2018.
be 53.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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.
have 17.0% fewer children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Suriname, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.1% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.0% more on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 56.5% more on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 61.3% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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
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