Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 63.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 9.1 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.5 times more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 86.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 77.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 529.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.4% more likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Suriname, it is 94.4% as of 2018.
be 37.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Cameroon, approximately 48.7 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 56.7% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 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 39.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 32% 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 84.2% more likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
be 26.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 56% 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Cameroon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Suriname: At a glance
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