Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 11.4 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 11.4% more likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $45,900 as of 2020.
be 36.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Canada, that number is 5.7% as of 2019.
be 86.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
pay a 13.2% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Canada, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 91.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Canada, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 85.5% 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 Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 33.9% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 38.6% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Canada, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.4% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Canada spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2011.
spend 11.3% more on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Canada, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 523.5 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Canada Revenue Agency.
Canada: At a glance
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