Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mexico, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 10.1% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 67.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
have 13.5% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Suriname, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Suriname, on the other hand, 30.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 67.4% more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 79.6% more on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Suriname: At a glance
How big is Suriname compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.