Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Niue, you would:
Health
be 47.2% less likely to be obese
In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 25.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 12.5% less likely to have internet access
In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 83.0% more on healthcare
Niue 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 6.0 times more coastline
Niue has a total of 64 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 Niue? See an in-depth size comparison.