Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of China, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years less
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.3 times more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 15.6% lower top tax rate
China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Suriname, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In China, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 116.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In China, 0.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
have 54.9% more children
In China, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Suriname, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
China spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 79.6% more on healthcare
China spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.3% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Taxation.
Suriname: At a glance
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