Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 75.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
be 61.7% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
be 94.6% less likely to die by suicide
Suriname has a suicide rate of 22.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.5 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 63.5% less spent on your healthcare
Suriname spends $1,143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 61.3% fewer doctors per person
Suriname has 13.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
have 12.7% less access to essential health services
Suriname scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
be 58.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
be 51.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 17.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Indonesia, however, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 28.4% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $7,070 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
be 66.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 84.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 87.4% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 55.4% less on education
Suriname spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 50.1% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 141.8 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 95.4% less likely to be murdered
Suriname has a homicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 30.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Suriname, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 73.8% less home broadband
Suriname has 18.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
live with 7.5 times more strain on fresh water
Suriname withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 50.1% less electricity
Suriname uses 2,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 29.3% less CO2
Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
be 48.7% more likely to die from air pollution
In Suriname, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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