Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mongolia 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 Mongolia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
be 18.5% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mongolia, that number is 25.1% of people as of 2024.
have 3.0 times more doctors per person
Suriname has 13.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Mongolia has 41.3 as of 2022.
be 16.9% less likely to die by suicide
Suriname has a suicide rate of 22.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mongolia, it is 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.4 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Mongolia, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 33.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mongolia, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
be 54.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 17.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mongolia, however, that number is 27.1% as of 2022.
Life
be 51.2% 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 Mongolia, 41.0 women do as of 2023.
be 24.3% 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 Mongolia, on the other hand, 11.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Suriname, approximately 98% of people have access to drinking water (99% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Mongolia, that number is 86% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 81.5% more on education
Suriname spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mongolia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 12.2% more on healthcare
Suriname spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mongolia, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 23.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Suriname, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mongolia, they kill 12.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 13.9% less strain on fresh water
Suriname withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mongolia withdraws 3% as of 2022.
find 15.8% less home broadband
Suriname has 18.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mongolia has 15.8 as of 2024.
Environment
be 3.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Suriname, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mongolia, it causes 120.0 as of 2019.
emit 93.3% more CO2
Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mongolia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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