Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
be 22.2% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Dominican Republic, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 74.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
pay a 52.0% higher top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Suriname, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 26.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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 14.7% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Suriname, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 80.0% more on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 64.4% more on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 70.0% less coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 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, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.
Suriname: At a glance
How big is Suriname compared to Dominican Republic? See an in-depth size comparison.