Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bermuda instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Bermuda, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 10.8% more likely to be obese
In Suriname, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bermuda, that number is 34.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 20.1 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $7,070 as of 2025, while in Bermuda, the GDP per capita is $142,250 as of 2024.
Life
be 85.2% 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 Bermuda, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2022.
have 53.8% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bermuda, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.4% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 87.4% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Bermuda, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 34.8% less on education
Suriname spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Bermuda spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 73.3% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Bermuda, that number is 103 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.7 times more home broadband
Suriname has 18.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bermuda has 51.3 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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