Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 73.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% 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 Kenya, 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 3.7 times more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.8 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 77.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 93.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
pay a 26.7% higher top tax rate
Kenya 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 64.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.8% more likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 81.5% as of 2018. In Suriname, it is 94.4% as of 2018.
have 41.7% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 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 14.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 97% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 3.9 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
be 39.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.2% more on education
Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 28.0% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Suriname: At a glance
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