Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 68.6% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 16.7 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 95.0% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.9 times more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 81.5% 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 Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 97.1% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
be 15.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Suriname, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.8 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.