Quality of life comparison

be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Denmark, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.

live 9.2 years longer

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

be 25.4% less likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 3.5 times more money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $55,900 as of 2020.

be 65.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Denmark, that number is 3.0% as of 2019.

be 82.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.5% as of 2018.

pay a 46.8% higher top tax rate

Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Denmark, the top tax rate is 55.8% as of 2017.

be 96.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Denmark, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 90.0% 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 Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.

have 27.0% fewer children

In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Denmark, there are 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 38.6% more likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Denmark, about 97.0% do as of 2020.

see 18.9 times more coastline

Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.