Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Suriname instead of American Samoa, you would:

Health

live 0.8 years longer

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 59.4% less likely to be obese

In American Samoa, 75.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 60.8% less money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $18,017 as of 2022, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $7,070 as of 2025.

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Life

have 14.4% more children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Suriname, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 47.1% more likely to die during infancy

In American Samoa, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Suriname, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 68.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In American Samoa, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In American Samoa, approximately 40.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Suriname, about 87.4% do as of 2023.

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Geography

see 3.3 times more coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Suriname: At a glance

Suriname is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 156,000 sq km. First explored by the Spaniards in the 16th century and then settled by the English in the mid-17th century, Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of African slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to exert control through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically elected government - a four-party coalition - returned to power in 1991. The coalition expanded to eight parties in 2005 and ruled until August 2010, when voters returned former military leader Desire BOUTERSE and his opposition coalition to power.
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