Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 86.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
be 4.6 times more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 10.7 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 56.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 35.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malawi, 51.5% 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
Malawi 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 65.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 349.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 52.0% more likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In Suriname, it is 94.4% as of 2018.
have 45.0% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 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 7.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% 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 5.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on education
Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 31.1% more on healthcare
Malawi spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Suriname: At a glance
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