Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Moldova instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 27.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Moldova, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.
be 28.4% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Moldova, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 43.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Moldova, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.
be 89.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Moldova, however, that number is 7.3% as of 2018.
pay a 52.6% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Moldova, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
make 23.6% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Moldova, the GDP per capita is $12,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 84.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Moldova, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 61.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Moldova, on the other hand, 11.6 children do as of 2022.
have 33.7% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Moldova, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.3% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Moldova spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 34.0% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Moldova, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, State tax Service.
Moldova: At a glance
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