Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 9.3 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
pay a 13.2% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
be 21.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 82.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 80.0% 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 48.8% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.3% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 29.8% more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.