Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Morocco 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 Morocco, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 1.7 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Morocco, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
be 30.0% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Morocco, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2024.
be 86.9% less likely to die by suicide
Suriname has a suicide rate of 22.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 2.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 47.0% less spent on your healthcare
Suriname spends $1,143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Morocco spends $606 as of 2023.
have 45.4% fewer doctors per person
Suriname has 13.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Morocco has 7.4 as of 2021.
Economy
be 77.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 17.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Morocco, however, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
be 14.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Morocco, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.
make 33.9% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $7,070 as of 2025, while in Morocco, the GDP per capita is $4,672 as of 2025.
Life
be 16.7% 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 Morocco, 70.0 women do as of 2023.
be 20.1% less likely to be literate
In Suriname, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2021. In Morocco, it is 75.9% as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Suriname spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Morocco spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 12.0% more on healthcare
Suriname spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.8 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Morocco, that number is 1,835 km.
Safety
be 73.8% less likely to be murdered
Suriname has a homicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Morocco, that number is 1.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 14.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Suriname, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Morocco, they kill 18.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 61.1% less home broadband
Suriname has 18.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Morocco has 7.3 as of 2024.
live with 12.8 times more strain on fresh water
Suriname withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Morocco withdraws 51% as of 2022.
use 65.6% less electricity
Suriname uses 2,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Morocco uses 997 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 54.7% less CO2
Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Morocco emits 1.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 51.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Suriname, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Morocco, it causes 59.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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