Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 56.9% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 71.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2024.
see 53.8% less spent on your healthcare
Nauru spends $2,474 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Suriname spends $1,143 as of 2023.
Economy
make 51.7% less money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $14,640 as of 2025, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $7,070 as of 2025.
Life
be 69.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nauru, approximately 273.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Suriname, 84.0 women do as of 2023.
be 92.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.7 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.
have 30.2% fewer children
In Nauru, there are approximately 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Suriname, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 50.3% less on education
Nauru spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Suriname spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 70.3% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 18.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 12.9 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
Safety
be 2.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Nauru, road accidents kill 8.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Suriname, they kill 16.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 88.3% more home broadband
Nauru has 10.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Suriname has 18.8 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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Suriname: At a glance
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