Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Aruba, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 5.5 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $7,070 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 18.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 14.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
have 55.7% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 87.4% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 26.1% more on education
Suriname spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 82.3% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Environment
emit 26.8% more CO2
Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
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