Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Romania, you would:
Health
be 8.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Romania, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 2.7 years less
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
see 56.3% less spent on your healthcare
Romania spends $2,614 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Suriname spends $1,143 as of 2023.
have 62.6% fewer doctors per person
Romania has 36.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Suriname has 13.6 as of 2023.
have 19.2% less access to essential health services
Romania scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Suriname scores 63 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Romania has a suicide rate of 9.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Suriname, it is 22.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 30.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Suriname, that number is 7.8% as of 2025.
make 68.6% less money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $22,538 as of 2025, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $7,070 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Romania, there are approximately 7.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Suriname, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Romania, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Suriname, 84.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 6.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 12.5% less on education
Romania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Suriname spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 71.6% more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
Safety
be 5.9 times more likely to be murdered
Romania has a homicide rate of 1.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 68.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Romania, road accidents kill 9.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Suriname, they kill 16.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 48.2% less strain on fresh water
Romania withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Suriname withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 12.1% more electricity
Romania uses 2,585 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Suriname uses 2,897 kWh as of 2023.
find 47.6% less home broadband
Romania has 35.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Suriname has 18.8 as of 2024.
Environment
be 15.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Romania, air pollution causes 46.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Suriname, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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