Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Costa Rica, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 7.2 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Suriname, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 18.3% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
pay a 2.5 times higher top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Suriname, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 32.9% more on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 70.1% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 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, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Suriname: At a glance
How big is Suriname compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.