Quality of life comparison
If you lived in North Korea instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 74.2% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In North Korea, that number is 6.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 89.4% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in North Korea, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2015.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In North Korea, that number is 25.6% as of 2013.
Life
be 25.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In North Korea, 89.0 women do as of 2017.
be 26.6% 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 North Korea, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 73.3% 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 North Korea, that number is 26% of people on average (36% in urban areas, and 11% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.5 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In North Korea, that number is 2,495 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
North Korea: At a glance
How big is North Korea compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.