Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Louisiana instead of Suriname, you would:
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Louisiana, the GDP per capita is $55,662 as of 2024.
be 49.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Louisiana, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 28.6% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Louisiana, about 84.9% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
