Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 81.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Philippines, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.
be 68.8% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Philippines, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2024.
be 84.3% less likely to die by suicide
Suriname has a suicide rate of 22.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Philippines, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.8 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 51.0% less spent on your healthcare
Suriname spends $1,143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Philippines spends $560 as of 2023.
have 41.5% fewer doctors per person
Suriname has 13.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Philippines has 7.9 as of 2021.
Economy
be 71.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Philippines, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
be 44.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 17.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Philippines, however, that number is 9.7% as of 2025.
make 41.0% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $7,070 as of 2025, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $4,171 as of 2025.
Life
be 46.6% more 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 21.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.0% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 87.4% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Philippines, about 67.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.3% more on education
Suriname spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Philippines spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2025.
Geography
see 94.0 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
Safety
be 33.3% less likely to be murdered
Suriname has a homicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Philippines, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 40.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Suriname, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Philippines, they kill 9.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 61.9% less home broadband
Suriname has 18.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Philippines has 7.1 as of 2024.
live with 7.0 times more strain on fresh water
Suriname withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Philippines withdraws 28% as of 2022.
use 68.1% less electricity
Suriname uses 2,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Philippines uses 925 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 63.1% less CO2
Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Philippines emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Suriname, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Philippines, it causes 92.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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