Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Switzerland, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 10.8 years less
In Switzerland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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 35.4% more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 76.5% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $68,400 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 4.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 16.0% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
have 48.5% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Suriname, there are 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 24.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 8.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 25.5% less likely to have internet access
In Switzerland, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 14.2% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 46.9% more on education
Switzerland spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Suriname spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Suriname: At a glance
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