Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Libya instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
be 77.5% less likely to die by suicide
Suriname has a suicide rate of 22.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Libya, it is 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 2.6 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Libya, that number is 71 years (70 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Libya, that number is 18.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 29.8% less 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 Libya, 59.0 women do as of 2023.
be 46.6% 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 Libya, on the other hand, 7.9 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 26.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Suriname, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 73% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 44.4% more on healthcare
Suriname spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Libya, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.6 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Libya, that number is 1,770 km.
Safety
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Suriname, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Libya, they kill 34.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 31.0% more electricity
Suriname uses 2,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Libya uses 3,796 kWh as of 2023.
find 75.9% less home broadband
Suriname has 18.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Libya has 4.5 as of 2022.
live with 206.9 times more strain on fresh water
Suriname withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Libya withdraws 817% as of 2022.
Environment
be 38.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Suriname, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Libya, it causes 54.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.1 times more CO2
Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Libya emits 8.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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