Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of France, you would:
Health
be 5.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In France, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 9.2 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In France, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2024.
see 83.4% less spent on your healthcare
France spends $6,868 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Suriname spends $1,143 as of 2023.
have 58.7% fewer doctors per person
France has 32.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Suriname has 13.6 as of 2023.
have 25.9% less access to essential health services
France scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Suriname scores 63 as of 2021.
be 34.3% more likely to die by suicide
France has a suicide rate of 16.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Suriname, it is 22.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 12.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Suriname, however, that number is 17.6% as of 2022.
make 85.6% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $48,986 as of 2025, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $7,070 as of 2025.
Life
have 76.8% more children
In France, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Suriname, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Suriname, 84.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Suriname, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 46.1% less on education
France spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Suriname spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 53.1% less on healthcare
France spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 92.0% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
Safety
be 4.9 times more likely to be murdered
France has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In France, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Suriname, they kill 16.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 81.5% less strain on fresh water
France withdraws 21% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Suriname withdraws 4% as of 2022.
find 61.7% less home broadband
France has 48.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Suriname has 18.8 as of 2024.
use 55.1% less electricity
France uses 6,447 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Suriname uses 2,897 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 3.9 times more likely to die from air pollution
In France, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Suriname, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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