Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Portugal instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 54.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 9.1 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 21.2% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Portugal, that number is 20.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.
be 15.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.
be 76.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Portugal, however, that number is 16.4% as of 2021.
pay a 48.7% higher top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Portugal, the top tax rate is 56.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 87.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Portugal, 12.0 women do as of 2020.
be 91.7% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 45.6% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 24.2% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Portugal, about 82.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 55.9% more on healthcare
Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Portugal, that number is 10.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.6 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.
Portugal: At a glance
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