Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Syria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
have 12.3% more doctors per person
Suriname has 13.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Syria has 15.2 as of 2021.
be 97.3% less likely to die by suicide
Suriname has a suicide rate of 22.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Syria, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.2 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Syria, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
see 89.3% less spent on your healthcare
Suriname spends $1,143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Syria spends $122 as of 2023.
Economy
be 73.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Syria, that number is 13.6% as of 2025.
make 85.1% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $7,070 as of 2025, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $1,057 as of 2022.
Life
be 76.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 84.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Syria, 20.0 women do as of 2023.
have 35.0% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 19.6% 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 Syria, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Suriname, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 88% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 46.7% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 87.4% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 49.9% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 50.0% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 84.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Suriname, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Syria, they kill 29.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 63.4% less home broadband
Suriname has 18.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Syria has 6.9 as of 2023.
live with 31.5 times more strain on fresh water
Suriname withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Syria withdraws 124% as of 2022.
use 70.5% less electricity
Suriname uses 2,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Syria uses 854 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 68.7% less CO2
Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Syria emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Suriname, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Syria, it causes 83.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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