Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 90.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 6.0 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Suriname, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 53.5% more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 80.9% more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 73.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 38.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
have 38.5% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 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 70.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 36% 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 70.7% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.4% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 14.1% more on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 75.4% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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 Namibia? See an in-depth size comparison.