Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 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 16.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Libya, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
be 4.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Libya has a suicide rate of 5.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Suriname, it is 22.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 58.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Suriname, that number is 7.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 42.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 59.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Suriname, 84.0 women do as of 2023.
be 87.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 7.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 36.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 73% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 30.7% less on healthcare
Libya spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 78.2% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
Safety
be 52.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Libya, road accidents kill 34.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Suriname, they kill 16.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 4.1 times more home broadband
Libya has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Suriname has 18.8 as of 2024.
live with 99.5% less strain on fresh water
Libya withdraws 817% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Suriname withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 23.7% less electricity
Libya uses 3,796 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Suriname uses 2,897 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 27.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Libya, air pollution causes 54.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Suriname, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 53.1% less CO2
Libya emits 8.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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