Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Niue instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 89.4% more likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Niue, that number is 50.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 64.0% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Niue, the GDP per capita is $5,800 as of 2003.
be 34.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Niue, that number is 12.0% as of 2001.
Basic Needs
be 14.3% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Niue, about 80.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 45.4% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Niue, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 83.4% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Niue, that number is 64 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Niue: At a glance
How big is Niue compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.