Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Lithuania, you would:
Health
be 8.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lithuania, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 3.4 years less
In Lithuania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (73 years for men, 82 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 44.5% more likely to be obese
In Lithuania, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2024.
see 72.3% less spent on your healthcare
Lithuania spends $4,127 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Suriname spends $1,143 as of 2023.
have 69.7% fewer doctors per person
Lithuania has 44.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Suriname has 13.6 as of 2023.
have 16.0% less access to essential health services
Lithuania scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Suriname scores 63 as of 2021.
Economy
be 15.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lithuania, 20.9% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Suriname, however, that number is 17.6% as of 2022.
be 16.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Lithuania, 6.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Suriname, that number is 7.8% as of 2025.
make 78.5% less money
Lithuania has a GDP per capita of $32,959 as of 2025, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $7,070 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Lithuania, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Suriname, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lithuania, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Suriname, 84.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lithuania, approximately 2.8 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.
Expenditures
spend 32.5% less on education
Lithuania spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Suriname spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 28.8% less on healthcare
Lithuania spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.3 times more coastline
Lithuania has a total of 90 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
Safety
be 2.5 times more likely to be murdered
Lithuania has a homicide rate of 2.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Lithuania, road accidents kill 6.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Suriname, they kill 16.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 32.7% less home broadband
Lithuania has 27.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Suriname has 18.8 as of 2024.
live with 82.0% more strain on fresh water
Lithuania withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Suriname withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 34.0% less electricity
Lithuania uses 4,387 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Suriname uses 2,897 kWh as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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