Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 68.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2024.
live 1.5 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
see 19.7% more spent on your healthcare
Suriname spends $1,143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mexico spends $1,368 as of 2023.
have 91.0% more doctors per person
Suriname has 13.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Mexico has 25.9 as of 2022.
have 19.0% more access to essential health services
Suriname scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mexico scores 75 as of 2021.
be 68.8% less likely to die by suicide
Suriname has a suicide rate of 22.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mexico, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 21.3% more likely to be obese
In Suriname, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 37.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 65.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mexico, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
make 96.5% more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $7,070 as of 2025, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $13,889 as of 2025.
be 68.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 17.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mexico, however, that number is 29.6% as of 2024.
Life
be 50.0% 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 Mexico, 42.0 women do as of 2023.
be 18.2% 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 Mexico, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 41.5% more on education
Suriname spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mexico spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 24.2 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
Safety
be 25.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Suriname, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mexico, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.8 times more likely to be murdered
Suriname has a homicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Mexico, that number is 24.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 15.9% more home broadband
Suriname has 18.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mexico has 21.7 as of 2024.
live with 11.4 times more strain on fresh water
Suriname withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mexico withdraws 45% as of 2022.
Environment
be 23.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Suriname, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mexico, it causes 30.0 as of 2019.
emit 10.3% less CO2
Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mexico emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
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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