Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bolivia, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 23.5% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bolivia, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 55.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bolivia, that number is 4.0% as of 2017.
be 46.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Bolivia, however, that number is 37.2% as of 2019.
pay a 65.8% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Bolivia, the top tax rate is 13.0% as of 2016.
make 50.9% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Bolivia, the GDP per capita is $7,900 as of 2020.
Life
be 26.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bolivia, on the other hand, 22.3 children do as of 2022.
have 21.0% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bolivia, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 29.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bolivia, 155.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 14.3% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bolivia, about 60.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.9% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bolivia, that number is 6.9% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Autoridad de ImpugnaciĆ³n Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia.
Bolivia: At a glance
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