Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greenland instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Greenland, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Greenland, the GDP per capita is $41,800 as of 2015.
be 76.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Greenland, however, that number is 16.2% as of 2015.
Life
be 71.1% 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 Greenland, on the other hand, 8.8 children do as of 2022.
have 10.3% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Greenland, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 47.2% more on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Greenland spends 10.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 114.2 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Greenland, that number is 44,087 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Greenland: At a glance
How big is Greenland compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.