Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 11.6 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Hong Kong, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 64.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 8.1 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $7,070 as of 2025, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 82.8% 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 Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 71.4% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 32.8% more on education
Suriname spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Hong Kong spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 89.9% more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Safety
be 94.2% less likely to be murdered
Suriname has a homicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Hong Kong, that number is 0.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 2.1 times more home broadband
Suriname has 18.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
use 2.2 times more electricity
Suriname uses 2,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hong Kong uses 6,359 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 13.3% more CO2
Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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