live 7.6 years longer
In Laos, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2020.
In Laos, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2020.
In Laos, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Suriname, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2018.
In Laos, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Laos has a GDP per capita of $7,400 as of 2017, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $14,900 as of 2017.
In Laos, 0.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
In Laos, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Laos has a top tax rate of 24.0% as of 2016. In Suriname, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
In Laos, approximately 185.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
In Laos, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2015. In Suriname, it is 94.4% as of 2018.
In Laos, approximately 45.6 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Suriname, on the other hand, 22.1 children do as of 2020.
In Laos, there are approximately 22.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Suriname, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
In Laos, approximately 25.5% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Suriname, about 49.0% do as of 2018.
In Laos, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (94% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Suriname, that number is 97% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Suriname is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 156,000 sq km. First explored by the Spaniards in the 16th century and then settled by the English in the mid-17th century, Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of African slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to exert control through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically elected government - a four-party coalition - returned to power in 1991. The coalition expanded to eight parties in 2005 and ruled until August 2010, when voters returned former military leader Desire BOUTERSE and his opposition coalition to power.
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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
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