Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 3.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ecuador, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.1 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 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 32.7% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 56.3% more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 55.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 66.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 75.6% more on education
Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 24.4% more on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.7% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Suriname: At a glance
How big is Suriname compared to Ecuador? See an in-depth size comparison.