Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
be 6.9 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.0 times more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $16,100 as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Suriname, that number is 8.9% as of 2017.
be 67.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
be 15.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Suriname, 120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 38.6% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Suriname, it is 94.4% as of 2018.
be 10.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 50.3% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 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 13.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Suriname, that number is 97% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Suriname, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
be 13.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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 34.7% more on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Suriname, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 45.3% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Suriname: At a glance
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