Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
see 9.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Syria spends $122 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Suriname spends $1,143 as of 2023.
be 16.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Syria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
have 10.9% fewer doctors per person
Syria has 15.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Suriname has 13.6 as of 2023.
be 37.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Syria has a suicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Suriname, it is 22.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 42.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Suriname, that number is 7.8% as of 2025.
make 6.7 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $1,057 as of 2022, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $7,070 as of 2025.
Life
be 16.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 17.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Suriname, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2024.
be 4.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 20.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Suriname, 84.0 women do as of 2023.
have 25.9% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Suriname, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 87.6% more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Suriname, about 87.4% do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 99.6% more on healthcare
Syria spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 100.0% more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
Safety
be 45.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Syria, road accidents kill 29.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Suriname, they kill 16.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.7 times more home broadband
Syria has 6.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Suriname has 18.8 as of 2024.
live with 96.8% less strain on fresh water
Syria withdraws 124% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Suriname withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 3.4 times more electricity
Syria uses 854 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Suriname uses 2,897 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 53.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Syria, air pollution causes 83.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Suriname, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.2 times more CO2
Syria emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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