Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 34.8% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.
be 10.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.
live 6.0 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 75.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.
make 44.7% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $8,900 as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Namibia, that number is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 62.6% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Namibia, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 62.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Namibia, 195.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 41.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Suriname, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 41.4% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Namibia, about 41.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.4% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Namibia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 30.6% more on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Namibia spends 9.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.1 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Namibia: At a glance
How big is Namibia compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.