Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Gabon, you would:
Health
be 63.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gabon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.7 years longer
In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Suriname, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 76.0% more likely to be obese
In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.8% more money
Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 68.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 52.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.5% more likely to be literate
In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Suriname, it is 94.4% as of 2018.
have 40.9% fewer children
In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 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 12.9% more likely to have internet access
In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 3.5 times more on healthcare
Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 56.4% less coastline
Gabon has a total of 885 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 Gabon? See an in-depth size comparison.