Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Suriname instead of Swaziland, you would:

Health

be 95.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Swaziland, 26.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.

live 12.7 years longer

In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Suriname, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.

be 60.0% more likely to be obese

In Swaziland, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 91.7% more money

Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.

be 68.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Swaziland, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.

be 18.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Swaziland, 58.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.

pay a 15.2% higher top tax rate

Swaziland has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Suriname, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 72.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Swaziland, approximately 437.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.

be 23.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Swaziland, approximately 39.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Suriname, on the other hand, 30.2 children do as of 2022.

have 34.1% fewer children

In Swaziland, there are approximately 23.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Suriname, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 48.9% more likely to have internet access

In Swaziland, approximately 47.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.

be 23.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 35.8% more on education

Swaziland spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 42.6% more on healthcare

Swaziland spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Swaziland Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

Suriname: At a glance

Suriname is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 156,000 sq km. First explored by the Spaniards in the 16th century and then settled by the English in the mid-17th century, Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of African slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to exert control through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically elected government - a four-party coalition - returned to power in 1991. The coalition expanded to eight parties in 2005 and ruled until August 2010, when voters returned former military leader Desire BOUTERSE and his opposition coalition to power.
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