Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
be 16.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Maldives, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 7.5 years less
In Maldives, the average life expectancy is 81 years (80 years for men, 83 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 72.4% more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2024.
see 50.1% less spent on your healthcare
Maldives spends $2,288 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Suriname spends $1,143 as of 2023.
be 15.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Maldives has a suicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Suriname, it is 22.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 73.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Maldives, 4.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Suriname, that number is 7.8% as of 2025.
be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 5.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Suriname, however, that number is 17.6% as of 2022.
make 51.6% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $14,615 as of 2025, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $7,070 as of 2025.
Life
have 61.9% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Suriname, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 32.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Suriname, 84.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 4.7 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 44.5% less on education
Maldives spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Suriname spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 41.5% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 40.1% less coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
Safety
be 12.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Maldives, road accidents kill 1.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Suriname, they kill 16.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 74.8% less strain on fresh water
Maldives withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Suriname withdraws 4% as of 2022.
Environment
be 34.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Maldives, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Suriname, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 13.7% more CO2
Maldives emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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