Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 87.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In India, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
be 74.0% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In India, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2024.
be 43.6% less likely to die by suicide
Suriname has a suicide rate of 22.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In India, it is 12.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.5 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In India, that number is 72 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
see 69.7% less spent on your healthcare
Suriname spends $1,143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). India spends $346 as of 2023.
have 46.6% fewer doctors per person
Suriname has 13.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. India has 7.2 as of 2020.
Economy
be 46.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In India, that number is 4.2% as of 2025.
make 61.8% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $7,070 as of 2025, while in India, the GDP per capita is $2,702 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.7% less likely to be literate
In Suriname, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2021. In India, it is 78.2% as of 2024.
be 57.4% more 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 India, on the other hand, 23.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.9% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 87.4% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In India, about 70.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 38.3% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In India, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 42.9% more on education
Suriname spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. India spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 18.1 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
Safety
be 56.7% less likely to be murdered
Suriname has a homicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In India, that number is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 83.2% less home broadband
Suriname has 18.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. India has 3.1 as of 2024.
live with 16.8 times more strain on fresh water
Suriname withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. India withdraws 66% as of 2022.
use 59.2% less electricity
Suriname uses 2,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. India uses 1,182 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 46.6% less CO2
Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. India emits 2.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Suriname, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In India, it causes 83.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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