Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Iran, you would:
Health
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Iran, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.8 years less
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 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 29.8% more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 24.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 3.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iran, 18.7% live below the poverty line as of 2007. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 10.4% more likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2016. In Suriname, it is 94.4% as of 2018.
be 7.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 94.6% more on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 44.8% more on healthcare
Iran spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.2% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 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 Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.