Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
Health
live 5.4 years longer
In Sao Tome and Principe, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 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 3.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sao Tome and Principe, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Sao Tome and Principe has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 27.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Sao Tome and Principe, 12.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 31.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 44.4 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 45.4% fewer children
In Sao Tome and Principe, there are approximately 28.2 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 37.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (87% in urban areas, and 25% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Sao Tome and Principe, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% more on education
Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 76.4% more on healthcare
Sao Tome and Principe spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 84.7% more coastline
Sao Tome and Principe has a total of 209 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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