Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years less
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 35.0% more likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 22.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Suriname, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2024.
see 17.3% less spent on your healthcare
Ukraine spends $1,382 per person on healthcare as of 2021 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Suriname spends $1,143 as of 2023.
have 61.6% fewer doctors per person
Ukraine has 35.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Suriname has 13.6 as of 2023.
have 17.1% less access to essential health services
Ukraine scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Suriname scores 63 as of 2021.
Economy
be 24.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ukraine, 23.2% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Suriname, however, that number is 17.6% as of 2022.
make 20.5% more money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $5,866 as of 2025, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $7,070 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 5.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Suriname, there are 17.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ukraine, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Suriname, 84.0 women do as of 2023.
be 94.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.6 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.
Expenditures
spend 44.2% less on education
Ukraine spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Suriname spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 34.0% less on healthcare
Ukraine spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2021. In Suriname, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 86.1% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
Safety
be 72.5% more likely to be murdered
Ukraine has a homicide rate of 3.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Suriname, that number is 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 54.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Ukraine, road accidents kill 10.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Suriname, they kill 16.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 37.3% less strain on fresh water
Ukraine withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Suriname withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 15.1% more electricity
Ukraine uses 2,516 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Suriname uses 2,897 kWh as of 2023.
find 13.4% less home broadband
Ukraine has 21.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Suriname has 18.8 as of 2024.
Environment
be 40.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ukraine, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Suriname, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 29.7% more CO2
Ukraine emits 3.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Suriname emits 4.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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