Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Slovenia, you would:
Health
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Slovenia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 9.4 years less
In Slovenia, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 30.7% more likely to be obese
In Slovenia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 24.0% lower top tax rate
Slovenia has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Suriname, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
make 55.9% less money
Slovenia has a GDP per capita of $36,500 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 16.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Slovenia, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 5.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Slovenia, 12.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
have 85.3% more children
In Slovenia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Suriname, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 17.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Slovenia, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Slovenia, approximately 1.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 19.5% less likely to have internet access
In Slovenia, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.9% more on education
Slovenia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 14.1% more on healthcare
Slovenia 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 8.3 times more coastline
Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Tax Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Suriname: At a glance
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