Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of El Salvador, you would:
Health
be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In El Salvador, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 3.0 years less
In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 98.8% more money
El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $8,100 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 27.1% more likely to be unemployed
In El Salvador, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In El Salvador, 22.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
pay a 26.7% higher top tax rate
El Salvador has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Suriname, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In El Salvador, approximately 46.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In El Salvador, approximately 12.1 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.
have 13.9% fewer children
In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.9 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 27.3% more likely to have internet access
In El Salvador, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
El Salvador spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 34.7% more on healthcare
El Salvador spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 25.7% more coastline
El Salvador has a total of 307 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.
Suriname: At a glance
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