Quality of life comparison

be 38.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.

live 10.3 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Suriname, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.

make 2.6 times more money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.

be 34.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.

be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Suriname, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.

be 50.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.

be 32.8% more likely to be literate

In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Suriname, it is 94.4% as of 2018.

be 48.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 58.9 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.

have 63.2% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Suriname, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (61% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 97% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2018.

be 94.4% more likely to have internet access

In Angola, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.

be 49.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 4.0 times more on education

Angola spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 3.9 times more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.

see 75.9% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.