Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Morocco, you would:
Health
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Morocco, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.3 years less
In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Suriname, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Morocco has a GDP per capita of $6,900 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 14.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 27.9% more likely to be literate
In Morocco, the literacy rate is 73.8% as of 2018. In Suriname, it is 94.4% as of 2018.
be 71.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Morocco, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Morocco, approximately 19.2 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.
have 11.7% fewer children
In Morocco, there are approximately 17.4 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 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Morocco, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.8% more on education
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 83.0% more on healthcare
Morocco spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 79.0% less coastline
Morocco has a total of 1,835 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
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