Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Suriname instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 3.7 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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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Life

have 2.1 times more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 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 29.8% more likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 11.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Suriname, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 12.5% more likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Suriname, about 87.4% do as of 2023.

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Geography

see 4.8 times more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.

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Infrastructure

find 24.7% less home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Suriname has 18.8 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 74.2% more CO2

British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2021). 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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